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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Anahjses of sugar hcets. 

 1. 



H. 



Analysis of sugar-beet sliced and dried. 



From J. S. Pitman, Providence, R. I. 



Water ^ras added to the dried powdered root in quantity to make tlio 



moistui-e of tlie material 77.3 per cent. From this mixture G7.0 per cent. 



of juice, specific gravity 1.086, wa.s obtained, which gave, calculated to 



the dry root — 



Per cent. 



Sucrose 17.21 



Glncoso 1.31 



The press-cake from the foregoing operation was exhausted three 

 times in succession with water, each time an amount being taken equal 

 to ten times the weight of root taken; from these combined washings 

 the following results "calculated to the dry root were obtained : 



Per cent. 



Sucrose - 8.30 



Glucose 0. 43 



The combined results are — 



Water 9.24 



Total sucrose 2.'). 51 



Total gluco«o 1.79 



Uudetermiucd G3. 46 



100. 00 

 ANALYSES OF MARLS, SOILS, CLAYS, ETC. 



Frequent applications are made to the department for analyses of 

 marls, soils, clays, peat, and similar substances, and referred to this 

 division, and in many cases the analyses have been made, the results of 

 some of whicli are given in the follovdng pages. 



It is ob-^aously impossible to comply with all the demands made for 

 such work, and in view of the purely local, if not personal, character of 

 the work, it hardly seems desirable that the limited force in the labors,- 



