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SORGHUM. 



Effects of Fertilizers on the Ash of Sorghum Juices. 



A small number of determinations (34) were made of the ash of 

 various sorghum juices ; it was originally intended to make a larger 

 number of estimations for the purpose of showing the effect of these 

 four fertilizers on the amount and composition of the ash in sorghum 

 canes and juices. The pressure of other work and the limited num- 

 ber of assistants prevented the completion of the work, and the results 

 here recorded are given for what they luay be worth. 



If these results are considered sufficiently numerous to warrant any 

 conclusions, it appears that the amounts of ash are least with fer- 

 tilizer A, and increase regularly in the order A, B, C, D. 



I seems hardly safe, however, to draw any conclusions. We can 

 safely infer, however, that the ash in sorghum juices does not vary 

 greatly from 1 per cent. 



The following are the results obtained : 



EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS OX THE ASH. 



Effect of Fertilizers iipon the Production of Sugar in Sorghum. 



iNlany experiments have been made with a view to the determination 

 of this question. A limited number of these being taken, conclusions 

 apparently well established would follow from such limited examiua- 



