1910.] 



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The averacje results of plant canes and first ra toons t'loni Fields 1 

 and 10, Yalsayn are given Table IX. Eight varieties have given better 

 results as first ratoons than as plant canes ; with the exception of 

 M. 905? all the varieties have done better than the Bourbon. The 

 highest results were obtained from 13. 6308, B. 1:>6, Ba. G0J2, B. 347, 

 B. -208, B. 4934, D. 109, D. 116, M. 1237, and Badilla, all of which 

 have given an indicated yield of sucrose in the juice of over 3 tons 

 per acre. 



Table X gives the average results for plant canes, first and second 

 ratoons from Field 1, St. Augustine. The bast results were obtained 

 from B. 208, B. 156, B. 147, D. 141, and T. 75 ; these have given an 

 indicated sucrose in the juice of over three tons per acre for the three 

 years average. With the exception of Badilla, H- 27, and B. 4578, the 

 second ratoons gave better results than the first. 



Table IX. — Average Results of Plant Canes and First Ratoons. 



1' celdd 1 and lU, Vulbuijn, 



Cane. 



Sucrose in Juice — Tons per Acre. 



Plant canes 1918, 

 19 months old. 



1st Ratoons 1919, 

 12 months old. 



Average for 

 2 years. 



*M. 00 



oa 



3-73 

 4-54 

 3-87 

 3-78 

 3-99 

 2-9(; 

 3-72 

 3-98 

 3-27 

 311 

 2-72 

 2-73 

 4-0() 

 2-65 

 2 -04 

 2-70 

 2-39 

 2-88 

 2 -4.0 

 3-34 

 2-04 

 2-()0 

 2-31 

 2-52 

 2-15 

 2-25 

 112 



216 



1-59 



4-00 



2-75 

 2-99 

 2-97 

 271 

 3-63 

 2-69 

 2-22 

 2-92 

 2-98 

 2-85 

 2-79 

 1-.39 

 2-75 

 2-71 

 2-44 

 2-42 

 l-7<! 

 2-17 

 1-27 

 1-77 

 1-75 

 1-98 

 1T.8 

 1-93 

 1-21 

 2-25 



109 



1-51 



3-86 

 3-64 

 3 43 

 3-37 

 3-35 

 3-29 

 3-20 

 3-10 

 3-09 

 3 04 

 2-78 

 2-70 

 2-72 

 2-70 

 2-67 

 2-57 

 2-40 

 2-32 

 2-31 

 2-30 

 2-20 

 217 

 2.15 

 210 

 2 04 

 1-73 

 1-68 



1-62 

 1-55 



Plants 17^ months and If^t Ratoons 11 n.outbs old when reaped. 



