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result shows that, at present, our knowledge is too limited to enable 

 us to speak with any positive assurance. It has been urged, that new 

 land was better than old, on account of the greater ease of cultivation, 

 and greater freedom from weeds; but in the main, at present, the 

 quality of soil best adapted to the cultivation of sorghum, is far more 

 a matter of opinion than established by fact. 



A general opinion prevails, that a sandy upland soil, well drained, 

 and not freshly manured, is the best. 



Professors Weber and Scovell, of the Illinois Industrial University, 

 in the report of their experiments with sorghum, give the following 

 results: 



Effects of Soils. — The following analyses were made to study the effect of 

 different varieties of soil upon the production of sugar in sorghum. But, as 

 other circumstances (as, locality from which seed was obtained, time of plant- 

 ing, and manner of cultivation) may affect the amount of sugar, many more 

 investigations would have to he made before definite conclusions could be 

 reached. The table, however, shows that sorghum can be grown successfully 

 on all varieties of soil specified: 



TABLE SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SOILS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 



SUGAR IN SORGHUM. 



