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10, C. O. Pearson, McHenry County, Illinois, 160 gallons, fine quality. 
11. EK. W. Stewart, Erie County, New York, 156 gallons. 
12. J. J. W. Smith, Marshall County, Mississippi, 145 gallons. 
13. H. Silver, Pope County, Minnesota, 144 gallons. 
14, J. 8S. Thompson, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 144 gallons. 
The average of the above returns is a little more than 200 gallons of 
sirup from an acre. The sorghum giving these results was in every 
ease the Minnesota Early Amber. Ten different States are included 
in the above returns. There is, therefore, no reason to doubt that 
with ordinary care the production of sirup may be equal to at least 200 
gallons to the acre, and by proper means in its preparation at least 8 
pounds of sugar to the gallon may be secured, or 1,600 pounds of sugar 
to the acre, besides the molasses, which would amount to 800 or 1,000 
pounds more. 
ANALYSES OF CANE, MAIZE, AND SORGHUM SUGARS. 
I give below for comparison the results of analyses of several sugars 
received at the department from different sources. These are all open- 
pan sugars, similar to and comparable with the sugars made at the 
department from maize and sorghum. 
No. 1. Tahiti, from sugar cane. 
No. 2. Porto Rico, from sugar cane. 
No. 3. New Orleans, from sugar cane. 
No. 4. Maize, from F. L. Stewart, Murrysville, Pa. 
No. 5. Maize, from F. L. Stewart, Murrysville, Pa. 
No. 6. Sorghum, from L. C. Mattox, Homerville, Ga. 
No. 7. Sorghum, from William Hughes, Dupont, Ga. 
No. 8 Sorghum, from F. L. Stewart, Murrysville, Pa. 
Number of analysis. Sucrose. Poe 
Per cent. | Per cent. 
BN SSE epee Jo ose te Be EEC Boonies OS MIERO cia oe HOC CeeenisceU see 87 6.85 
IN O22 Bee a = bore © njane woes rae ae ie Se ee ee Ce ee a ee eee 89 7.47 
IN Ds GB SSE SB Sst Besse CaS eas ene sc as so See chie p senna ME 55 Se Se Soe sat 84 9.78 
INDE eos pln saints om ee antes een eebtans jo nscekscias sauce eae roe dn Sees ee cones 89 7. 28 
I/D: Dae Sed Senco GOR! Jo ee On be eam oea eee cao nee bo tem Sue ese ee occ oon ooe 52 | 7. 95 
MSR eeewrest tan aaence seeeemee se ce ciae - ote cee ema nee te ee nae ee eee ee ere eee 94 2. 52 
DR er er eee oa bo Bee os See es epee ea: oe soe sees eo teen ee 91 | 5. 08 
"ig a AE A Me Rel RRS ACRE) ENOEN CIE I) 2.8 83 11.03 
It will be observed that the sugars from corn and sorghum compare 
favorably with those from sugar cane in the abeve list. 
ASH ANALYSES OF SUGAR CANES FROM DEMERARA AND OF SORGHUM 
(EARLY AMBER). 
No. 1. Plant cane, from Demerara. 
No. 2. Rattoon cane, from Demerara. 
No. 3. Rattoon cane, from Demerara. 
No. 4. Early Amber sorghum, from Riggs’s farm, near Washington. 
No. 5. Early Amber sorghum, from Montgomery County, Maryland. 
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. Sorghum, from Tennessee. 
