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to seriously impair the crystallizability of the sap. 
Horse manure being violent in its action, and yielding a 
large proportion of ammonia, is more unsuitable than 
that of horned cattle, but the latter, even, is inferior 
to the plowing in of clover, and other green crops. 
From the analysis given by M. Avequin, of New 
Orleans, which will be found in the Appendix, it will be 
seen that the most important ingredients in the ash of 
the sorgho are the phosphates of lime and magnesia, 
acetate, muriate, and sulphate of potash, together with 
hydrated silica and oxides of iron and manganese. 
Lacoste gives in his pamphlet the following analysis by 
M. Hetet, from the “ Revue Coloniale,” 1856, page 164. 
Water, 70-000) The 0:537 contains 
Salts, 0°587 | Silica, 0-062 
Sugar, Chlorine, 
Woody fibre, bane Acid, 0:537 
Albumen, 29-463 +} Phosph. “ 
Fatty matter, Carbonic “ \40°475 
Cerosie, Potash, 
——— | Lime, 
100-000 } Magnesia, 
The water given in the Sorgho analysis, he thinks some- 
what less than it should be, say two per cent. 
The bagasse, or crushed canes that have passed 
through the mill, should be returned to the field and 
plowed under, for like those of ordinary sugar cane they 
will prove highly advantageous. Sicard mentions the 
fact that one M. Lautier sowed some Chinese Sugar 
