[Syrupmakers] Re: Re: Cane Give-Away Day(clean crop)

[mb58 at bellsouth.net]

Bill. I had trouble with grass for a few years. I mean embarrassing trouble. My cane patch would look like a hay field late in the year. This year I spaced my rows 50 inches apart. This allowed me to plow with my cub tractor in between stands. Later I used the lawn mower to keep the grass down. It worked great. I have a beautiful cane crop this year. Very clean! 

Monty
Crowville,Louisiana
> 
> From: Bill Outlaw <bill at southernmatters.com>
> Date: 2006/11/13 Mon AM 06:10:06 EST
> To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Cane Give-Away Day
> 
> Perfect, Don. Thanks.
> 
> At 07:07 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:
> >Hello Syrup-Makers,
> >
> >On Monday, November 6, the North Florida Research and Education 
> >Center at Quincy, FL held its annual Cane Give-Away day.  I found 
> >this year's event to be helpful and a lot of fun.  It was good to 
> >see some old friends again, hear some helpful information and secure 
> >some new varieties of sugar cane.  I deeply appreciate the Research 
> >Center making this available to us each year.
> >
> >And, while unexpected, I also appreciated the opportunity I had to 
> >say something about the Southern Syrup-Makers' Association.  We have 
> >40 members now, and are already getting dues being paid for 2007.
> >
> >I really needed the lecture on grass and weed control, and I need to 
> >hear it and hear it again.  This is one of the great battles I fight 
> >on my farm each year.
> >
> >One thing I wish we could have, and that is a description of each 
> >new variety other than "syrup cane" and "chewing cane."  Is it a 
> >soft or brittle chewing cane?   Does it stand well in the 
> >wind?  Does it come back from stubble well?  Is it frost tolerant?
> >
> >This is not to minimize what the Center is doing for us, which is 
> >deeply appreciated.  I wish all you syrup-makers could have been 
> >there.  John, our son, and I got about ten stalks of seven 
> >varieties.  Now I can hardly wait until spring to get them going.
> >
> >Happy cooking to all you Syrup-makers.
> >
> > 
> >Don
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