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The'^ sample of juice from the mixed canes of the 10 plots as ex- 

 pressed by the estate mill gave the following results — 



Analysis of Juice. 



Juice by Mill ... 70 . 27 per cent. 



Brix ... 20.30 

 Specific gravity 30-17.5 C .. 1 . 0807 



Sucrose lbs. per gallon ... 1.8963 



Glucose " ... 0.0825 



Non-Sugars " ... 0.2142 



Purity ... 86,47 



Glucose Ratio ... 4.35 



It will be noticed that the average returns from the 9 manured plots 

 are practically identical with that from the unmanured plots. The 

 small difference of half a ton per acre in favour of the unmanured plot 

 is less than the inevitable error involved in an agricultural experiment 

 of this sort. These results indicate that manures are not profitable 

 on this soil under the conditions obtaining during the crop season of 

 1902. 



The ratoon results are to be recorded, and the Hon. J. W. Mitchell 

 has approved of a proposal for a manurial experiment on this estate 

 on a poorer soil under irrigation conditions so soon as the service of 

 water has been established. 



MoNEYMusK Estate. 



Experimental plots have been established at Carlisle, one of the four 

 estates grouped together under the proprietorship of the Hon. Col C. 

 J. Ward, C M G., and worked on central factory lines at Money Musk. 

 Unfortunately Carlisle lands suffered severely from the prevalent 

 drought and it was not considered practicable to weigh the returns. 

 A repetition of the experiment under more favourable conditions is 

 to be carried out 



The plots were arranged as follows : — 



Canes — " Monei/musk Ustaie," Vere — Isaac Fox, Esq. 



10 Plots each tj • oi Nitrate of Muriate of 



^VAcre. Basic Slag. g^^^ p^^^^j^^ 



Plot 1 No Manure - - - ' 



' 2 Complete Manure 3 cwt. \\ cwt. \ cwt. 



' 3 No Nitrogen 3 " - | " 



< 4 Double Nitrogen 3 " 3 cwt. | " 



• 5 No Phosphate - 1^ " | " 



' 6 Double Phosphate 6 " 1\ " | " 



« 7 No Potash 3 " l| " | " 



' 8 Double Potash 3 " l| " 



' 9 " Complete 6 " 3 " 1 " 



' 10 Lime, 10 cwt. - _ 



Samples of soil and subsoil were taken with the soil-auger from two sec- 

 tions of the field known as " Little Leicester" upon which the experiments 

 were to be carried out, and gave the following results on analysis. 



