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REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF 



rometer to give the apparent sugar present, and then the clarified juice 

 tested for glucose by Fehling's test, and finally the sugar in the juice esti- 

 mated by polarized light. The following table gives the results of such 

 examination. 



Average weight of beets, in ounces 



Total solids on evaporation, per cent 



"Water, loss by evaporation, per cent 



Specific gravity of the juice 



Apparent per cent of sugar by saccharometer 



Glucose, by Fehling's test 



Cane sugar in juice by polarization 



Cane sugar in whole beet, per cent 



Beets that contain 12 to 13 per cent of crystalizable sugar are worthy of 

 consideration and compare favorably with German and French sugar beets. 

 While sugar beets require a soil of good quality for full development, it may 

 be found that much of the land from which the pine has been removed for lum- 

 ber will afford good crops of beets. The sandy soil would probably furnish 

 roots rich in sugar. The ease with which such crop could be raised on this 

 sandy soil, and the ability of the beet to withstand frost and drought make 

 this crop an interesting if not a promising one for many districts in our 

 State. There is no question about the value of these beets for feeding stock. 



ANALYSIS OF SUGAR BEETS FROM OTHER LOCALITIES. 



Five specimens of sugar beets grown the past season were sent to me for 

 analysis by Hon. E. W. Cottrell — three from the farm of Hon. T. W. Palmer. 

 The results of analyses are presented to show the capacity of beets grown in 

 this State to produce sugar and that the climate is suited to the formation 

 of sugar. 



No. 1 — Seed imported from Germany, a cross of vilurorin and imperial 

 beets, per cent sugar, 14.58. 



No. 2 — Sugar beets, grown without manure, per cent sugar, 11.40. 



No. 3 — Manured with 200 pounds superphosphates and 200 pounds nitrate 

 of soda per acre, per cent sugar, 11.40. 



No. 4 — Beets raised by Mr. Klein of Oakland county, per cent sugar, 12.12. 



No. 5 — Beets raised in Livingston county, per cent sugar, 7.86. . 



All of these beets except No. 5 contain sugar in quantity that would pay 

 for manufacturing purposes. A beautiful specimen of sugar was made from 

 No. 2 of this series, and can be seen in the Museum of the Chemical 

 Laboratory. 



