REPORT OF THE CHEMIST 



169 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Manitoba. — At the request of the Department of Agriculture for the province, a 

 further examination of sugar beets grown in the Red River valley in the vicinity of 

 Winnipeg, has been made. The beets were received in excellent condition. Mr. Hugh 

 McKellar, Chief Clerk, Department of Agriculture, Winnipeg, in furnishing the cul- 

 tural data says : ' In a general way, the season was not considered favourable, there 

 being too much rain.' In the foregoing tabular statement are given the varieties of 

 seed used, the names of the growers, and other information respecting the beets, as 

 furnished by Mr. McKellar. 



The data for sugar-content and purity indicate, we regret to say, in by far the 

 larger number of instances, beets too poor for profitable manufacture. 



The appearance of the beets in several of the samples showed that the roots had 

 not been kept earthed up. This fact, no doubt, accounts in part for the low results, 

 and a further cause may be found in the unfavourable weather of the past year. 



Table IV. — Analysis of Sugar Beets from Manitoba, 1901. 



No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



Variety. 



Vilmorin's Improved 



Klein Wanzleben 



it 



Vilmorin's Improved 



u 



Klein Wanzleben Improved 



it it 



Vilmorin's Improved 



Klein Wanzleben Improved 

 New Danish Improved 



it it 



Klein Wanzleben Improved 



it H 

 Vilmorin's Improved 



Percentage 

 of Solids 

 in Juice. 



15 

 14 

 15 

 14 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 12 

 16 

 14 

 14 

 12 

 14 

 11 

 6 



■27 

 •64 



01 



24 

 •51 

 •91 

 •34 

 ■50 

 •59 

 •88 

 ■46 



26 

 •56 

 •16 



19 



Co-efficient 



of 



Purity. 



Average 

 Weight of 

 one Hoot. 



Lbs. Oz. 



12 



8 



9 



1 



13 



12 



10 



15 



5 



6 



3 



2 







10 



3 



Though the results, both this year and last, are far from encouraging and certainly 

 give but little promise of successful beet culture in the Red River valley, it is possible 

 that the exceptional character of the season and neglect of special culture may in a 

 large measure be answerable for the low averages obtained. 



Sample 15, in our opinion, is not a sugar beet. In appearance it resembles the 

 Golden Tankard, or possibly the Giant Yellow Globe mangel, and its sugar content con- 

 forms closely to that of these roots. 



Prince Edward Island. — In the report of this Division for 1900 will be found the 

 analyses of six samples of sugar beets grown in this province. This year we present 

 data of seven samples forwarded by Mr. Callaghan, of Charlottetown, respecting which 

 we are informed the seed was sown between May 15 and June 1, and the roots pulled 

 between October 15 and 20. 



