52 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



The analytical values obtained were as follows: — 



The effect of windrowing at low temperatures for a 

 period of four months has been very marked. The weight 

 of the individual canes decreases considerably, and this is 

 accompanied by a decrease in the percentage of juice, show- 

 ing that there has been a drying-up of the canes. This in 

 turn has led to a concentration of the juice, but the purity 

 of the juice tends to increase rather than to decrease, so 

 that windrowing will not lead to the introduction of 

 increased difficulties in the production of sugar. 



The question whether or not windrowing leads to a loss 

 of sugar is more difficult of solution, but an attempt was 

 made to determine this by carefully checked weighings of 

 the canes and juice produced. As a result it would appear 

 that there is an actual loss, though comparatively small, in 

 the case of Ashy Mauritius canes, but that in the case of 

 Local Pounda there is a marked increase. This fact is of 

 great importance and requires confirmation before being 

 accepted, but if confirmed it opens out a field for further 

 investigation. 



