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First Selection of 1920 Seedlings. 



The following are the results of the seedlings raised in 1920, 

 which have been selected for their combined field characters and 

 analytical results, and are being kept for a further trial. They were 

 planted out in the field from bamboo pots during March and 

 April, 1921, and were consequently about 14 months old when tested 

 between May 4 and June 23, 1 922. The rainfall from March 1 , 1 92 1 

 to April 30, 1922, was 81*72 inches. Very little rain, viz :—0' 34 

 inches fell during April and up to May 17, 1922 and most of the 

 seedlings tested up to June 8, were giving juice of good quality. 

 Between May 18 and June 8, 1922, 5" 56 inches of rain were 

 registered and from June 9 an appreciable change in the quality of the 

 juice was noticeable. The seedlings raised from H.? were tested after 

 June 9 and most of the seedlings which gave less than 1*75 lb. 

 sucrose per gallon were retained for further trial, as there can be no 

 doubt that had it not been for j,the large amount of rain which fell 

 during the three weeks preceding the test, these seedlings would have 

 shown a much higher sucrose content. 



