94 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XX. 2,364. 



Trin:dad varieties from Seedlings raised in 1917. 

 Results of Ratoon Canes 



Th: first plot results, as ratoons, o? the Trinidad SeaclinTS 

 raised in 1917 are given in Table IX. The plant c nes were reaped 

 from May 1 1 to 16, 1921, at iS^months of age and th ; first ratoons 

 Irom May 11 to 17, 1922 when liiey^,w^re 12 mo th old. The best 

 results were obtained from T. 49/, T. 455 and T. 301, all of which 

 have given a yield per acre of over 30 tons of canes contammg more 

 than 4 ton: of sucrose. T. 491, T. 496 and T. 487 are also promi ing 

 varieties which have given a yield of over zO tons of canes ccntainmg 

 more than 2' 75 tons of sucrose in the juice per acre. 



