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From the above it will be seen that four varieties — T. 487 

 T. 496, T. 301 and T, 399 have given better results than the Badilla 

 and B. 156 ; four others. T. 491, T. 499, T. 407 and T. 303 have 

 done better than B.H. 10 (12) and Ba, 6032. The best of these 

 varieties viz : — T. 487 has given \'2 tons of indicated sucrose in the 

 juice per acre more than either the Badilla or B. 1 56 and approximately 

 2-0 tons more than B.H. 10 (12) and Ba. 6032. T. 496 which comes 

 next has given half a ton and 1*44 tons of sucrose per acre more than 

 the yield obtained for B. 156 and B.H. 10 (12) respectively. 



NEWLY INTRODUCED AND OTHER VARIETIES. 



Comparison of the Badilla and B. 156 as Plant Canes. 



On July 3, 1920, approximately two acres each of the Badilla and 

 B. 156 were planted in Field 20 to test the relative value of these two 

 varieties. The canes were reaped and tested between February 23 

 and March I, 1922 at I9i to 20 months of age. It will be seen 

 (Table VI) that B. 1 56 has given a much better yield of canes per acre 

 than the Badilla but that the latter has given juice of superior quality 

 to that o\ B. 156. When these two factors and the extraction of the 

 juice .re taken inti consideration, the Badilla shows slightly better 

 results viz: — 4' 10 tons of indicated sucrose per acra as against 

 3-96 tons for B. 156. 



