206 SORGHUM. 



ghum under consideration differ in composition and in value, as 

 sources of sugar, from other members of the Sorghum family to which, 

 botanically, they are so closely allied : 



ANALYSES. — JUICES BROOM CORNS. 



Variety. No. Anal. Sucrose. Glucose. Solids, 



pr. ct. pr. ct. pr. ct. 



Valley 6 1.4,5 1.5.5 2.25 



Chinese Evergreen 5 2.40 2.25 2.49 



Evergreen 4 2.50 1.97 2.40 



Average 15 2.12 1.92 2.38 



ANALYSES. — JUICES DOURA CORNS. 



Variety. No. Anal, Sucrose. Glucose. Solids, 



pr. ct. pr. ct. pr. ct. 



Rice, or Egyptian 17 6.57 .84 3.49 



Doura 6 5.77 2.,S3 2.71 



Brown Dnura 2 3.70 1.75 8.70 



White Doura 1 8.70 1.90 7.00 



Average 26 6.19 1.71 5.48 



Comparison of Siigar-Cane xvitli Sorghum. 

 The results represented upon the tables and charts which have been 

 given, will appear the more surprising if compared with the average 

 analyses of the juices of sugar-cane. 



Analyses af Louisiana Cane. 

 The following analyses of specimens of Louisiana cane, were made 

 at the Department of Agriculture, by the same methods pursued in 

 the analyses of the sorghum ; so the results are entirely comparable. 



