REPORT OF THE CHEMIST 



175 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Dry Matter and Sugar in G{.te fost and Giant Yellow Globe Mangels. 



SUGAK BEETS, FOR EACTORT PURPOSES. 



Following the course adopted some years ago, we have again analysed the three 

 chief varieties of sugar beets used for sugar extraction, as grown on the several Experi- 

 mental Farms. The names of the varieties are Vilmorin's Improved, IQein's Wanzle- 

 ben, and Tres Riche (French Very Rich). 



Sugar Beets Grown on the Dominion Experimental Farms, 1906. 



Variety. 



Locality. 



Vilmorin's Improved. - 



iNappan, N.S . . . . 



. Ottawa, Ont 



„ Brandon, Man . . . . 



„ Indian Head, Sask . 



„ ... Agassiz, B.C 



Klein Wanzleben iNappan, N.S 



„ lOttawa, Out 



„ j LrandoTi, Man. . .. 



„ Indian Head, Sask- . 



„ I Agassiz, B.C 



Tr^8 Riche : Nappan, N.S 



„ [Ottawa, Out 



„ i'randon, Man 



„ . . Indian Head, Sask 



,, I Agassiz, B.C 



Percentage 



of 



Sugar in 



Juice. 



15-81 

 15-48 

 10 03 

 14-65 

 14-48 

 15-90 

 12-25 

 15-97 

 10'- 87 

 13-68 

 19-53 



15 

 14 



39 



.50 



13 20 



14 53 



Percentage 



of 



Solids in 



Juice. 



22 01 



18 23 

 17-89 

 19-83 

 17-80 

 19-87 

 20 33 



19 17 

 21-46 



17 10 

 23-89 



18 23 

 16 09 

 17-83 

 18 -06 



Co-efficient 



of 



Purity. 



Average 

 Weight of 

 One Hoot. 



Lbs. 





 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 



12 



10 



13 



8 



4 



11 



5 



1 



10 



8 



9 



11 



9 



13 



15 



Any detailed discussion of these data is scarcely necessary, the season at all the 

 branch farms apparently being favourable to sugar production, though not in all cases 

 being suitable to a satisfactory tonnage. 



The highest percentages are from beets grown at Nappan, N.S., and this may be 

 acounted for by the fact that the roots were much smaller than usual owing to the 

 drought that prevailed there last summer. 



