240 
Soil, texture, etc., of, 63. 
influence upon cane, different kinds, 
63 
of calcareous soil, 64. 
western “ Biuff,’ 65. 
natural drainage of, 66. 
of Ohio terraces, 67. 
of Northern China, 215. 
the Zulu country, 216. 
Sorghum sugar cane, sketch of its his- 
tory, 20-24. 
south African or imphee, 20. 
relations to soil and climate, 28. 
true character, how known, 24. 
relationship to Indian-corn, 25. 
systematic culture of, 26, 
Chinese variety, 27. 
imphee canes, 27. 
unequal development of stem and 
roots of, 31. 
how adapted to our climate, 31. 
length of periods of growth of, 33. 
analogy of, to oats, 31-33. 
“volunteer,” 35. 
general condition of, in 1864, 181. 
Chinese, composition of staik, 124. 
food of the plant. 46. 
analysis of ash of seed, 51. 
ash of dried plant, 52. 
influence of gypsum upon, 59. 
influence of soil upon, 63. 
northern range of, 69. 
period of growth of, 70. 
influence of tillering upon, 78. 
analogy to wheat, 79. 
Species, what are, 219. 
are Chinese and imphee of different, 
211. 
Specific distinctions, based upon what, 
Specific gravity bottle, 190. 
Stalk of cane, how its balk increased, 59. 
Store-houses for cane, 86-88. 
Storing of cane, 85. 
Stripping of cane, 82. 
Sugar, per cent. of, in sorghum, 181. 
in syrups, Wetherill, 182. 
fruit, what, 185. 
grape, what, 186. 
in cells of cane (illustrated), 186. 
distinction between cane and grape 
in the solid form, 187. 
in solution, 189. 
estimation of, by copper test, 193, 
195. 
how niade to crystallize, 93. 
Peligot’s method, 198. 
from starch, 18. 
in honey, 18. 
grape, low rank of, 18. 
from maize, 18. 
production in the U. §., 19. 
plants which yield, 17. 
making at home, 169. 
separation of, 156. 
of cane, action of lime on, 133. 
INDEX. 
Sugar, liquid, what, 95. 
grape, 133. 
in the plant, whence derived, 51. 
pro.iuction, how retarded, 71. 
how graded, 116. 
white, how made, 118. 
moulds, 116. 
yield, how increased, 125. 
production, value of, from sorghum, 
70. 
production, Lovering’s experiments, 
78 
Sugar cane (tropical) and sorghum con- 
trasted in botanical characters, 
201. 
period of growth, 202. 
propagation, mode of, 202. 
tillering, 203. 
climate, 208. 
soil, 203. 
manures, 204. 
maturity of juice, 204. 
chemical composition, 
juice, 208, 
history of, 16. 
Sugar beet, 20. 
Suyar cane in Louisiana, 19. 
maple, geographical range, 17. 
product of, 19. 
Subacetate of lead (test), 191. 
Sulphate of ammonia as a fertilizer, 60. 
Superphosphate of lime, 58. 
Swallow, G. C., Missouri Geol. Rept., 66. 
Syrups, analyses of, 182. 
stalk, 207. 
Tables, 232-236. 
Tang, how removed, 231. 
Tank, juice described, 98, 100. 
Tannic acid in defecaiion, 134. 
Test paper, use of, 101. 
Tests, quantitative, of sugars, 192. 
Thatching with trash, 87. 
Thermometer, use of, 108. 
Tillering and early planting, 44. 
opposite opinions coucerning, recon- 
ciled, 74. 
natural to sorghum, 77-80. 
and deep culture, 79. 
Tilt pan, how used, 107. 
Topping of cane, best mode of, 83. 
Under draining, 41. 
Vacuum pans, 152. 
Variition, capacity of sorghum for, 216. 
Varieties, what, 211. 
Vinegar from sorghum, 227. 
Waste products, how utilized, 223. 
Wetherill, Dr., analysis by, 180. 
White imphee, 219. 
Wine, how improved, 226. 
Wray, Leonard, account of imphees, 217~ 
222. 
Zulu country ia South Africa, 216. 
