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The yields of the farmers’ crops varied widely, the maximum being 
1,970 pounds of raw sugar and 120 gallons of molasses per acre.. — 
This was made from 17 tons and 675 pounds of field cane. 
540 pounds of sugar and 60 gallons of molasses. 
the farmers was the same. The variationsin yield were caused by the — 
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‘field cane” means neither stripped nortopped. The minimum was 
Ail the seed used by 
difference in cultivation. Other yields were as follows per acre: 
| First. Second. | Third. | Fourth. 
ISPS ESR Oa a rs ells eee nee Rear aS ele gallons.. 
S151 253) eget eae Sane as Sep ARTE eek cath tecs See pounds. . | 1,970 | 1,560 
| 420 | 120 
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1,254 
The company grew this cane on shares, giving the farmers one- 
half the products, viz, sugar, molasses, and seed. The basis of settle- 
ment was for raw sugar 4 cents per pound and molasses at 25 cents 
per gallon. Consequently the four best-acres yielded (reduced to a. 
cash basis) as follows: 
Quantity. 
Eparaim Hildrith: ( 
BSPPAD Oe CRCENUS) Oe rato oN actals ja ani «Salevia se ee te sak ccle ton pounds.. 1,970 
MOJASSESNEb IO CONUS HS 2 sta be EP Ta hs oP eee ek seam eiteict gallons. . 120 | 
Joseph Richardson: 
RASS Eb A IGCOTIOS Socrates Saf ainygice acter Sa Slams wee eieis dane =e ooraye pounds.. 1,560 | 
IMGIASRER AD OOICEMES is, c).2 ¢hat sal see ela e coe em eee eee gallons. . 120 
William Hollingshead: 
; PRU EM RIFALOCNES Sees cubes ical cee Ooveke costae tebe Geek ee pounds... 1, 444 |} 
MIOASSES AGT CONST bh AS. - Lae tkwdgec Raciteee tee gallons... 80 
J ya Brown: 
RIGAETS NEU et CONUS $4 Sate nfo. is eh Rralidar oder Peeveld tole biclere Sablon pounds... 1, 254 
Molasses, Bb eo COnts fA sees tee ones ESE ees nee eee gallons. . 116 
Amount. 
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Total. 
$108. 80 
92. 40 
77.76 
79.16 
This does not include the seed, which has not been thrashed. — 
WORKING SEASON. 
The company commenced breaking in its machinery on September 
5 and closed on November 8, making fifty-two days. 
in the commencement of the season were consumed in training men 
to manage the new machinery. The working season was the most 
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unfavorable since 1880. Frost occurred in the last week in Septem- 
ber, but did little damage. Ice one-half inch thick was found on. 
Twelve days 
October 15. The crop at that time was growing beautifully and the 
sugar tests rising rapidly, and the day following this freeze the leaves 
turned white and died. 
At that time we were working on the Kansas Orange fields. 
This 
variety did not deteriorate for several days, but at the expiration of 
this time it gradually declined until October 28, when the purity of 
the juice was reduced so low that it did not warrant our working any 
longer for sugar. During this period there were several frosts. 
Another effect of the ice on this variety of cane was to make it un- 
able to withstand the repeated heavy gales of wind, which finally 
blew it down and broke it badly. 
It was especially our desire to study the effects of frost on the dif- 
ferent varieties, and we were fully aware that we could at any time 
increase our average sugar per acre by leaving this variety and work- 
ing the Late Orange. After October 28 we commenced cutting on 
the Late Orange fields, which had withstood frost and ice in marked 
contrast with the other cane. This variety stood the freezes and 
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