1919.] SUGAR CANE EXPERIMENTS. 145- 



Small plots of the two latest introductions from Barbados were 

 planted in Field 8, Valsayn, on November 11, 1917, and reaped on 

 April 15, 1919 at 17 months of age. They gave the following results : — 



Ba. 7924 on a plot of 625 sq. ft. gave a return at the rate of 28*75 tons 

 of cane containing 3*31 tons of sucrose in the juice per acre. On 

 analysis the canes gave 66-9 per cent, of juice containing 17*23 per cent. 

 Sucrose, 0-89 per cent. Glucose, 93-6 per cent. Quotient of purity, and 

 1-854 lb. of sucrose per gallon of juice. 



B.H. 10 (12) on a plot of 2,125 sq. ft. gave a return at the rate of 

 27"93 tons of cane containing 3*28 tons of sucrose in the juice per 

 acre. On analysis the canes gave 64-2 per cent, of juice -containing 

 18-29 per cent. Sucrose, 1-29 per cent. Glucose, 92*4 Quotient of purity, 

 and 1-980 lb. of sucrose per gallon of juice. 



The plant canes in Field 7, St. Augustine, Table V, were 17^ months 

 old when reaped. The best results were obtained from E. 6308, Badilla, 

 B. 156, B. 6450, D. 504 and B. 1753 ; all the other varieties gave 

 rather poor results, which in a great measure may be accounted for by 

 the fact that that portion of the field adjoins a cacao field and is 

 overshaded by immortel trees. This field gave an average of 24*44 tons- 

 of canes per acre. 



