234 SORGHUM. 



COMPARISON' OF THE UPPER AXD LOWER HALVES OF SORGHCM-CANES. 



Per cent. 



Average per cent of water in 17 specimens of Liberian sorghum tops. 



Average per cent of water in 1(> specimens of Liberian sorghum butts. 



Average per cent of water in 2i) specimens of Honduras sorghum tops 



Average per cent of water in 20 specimens of Honduras sorghum butts 



Average per cent of water ia 2:! specimens of Wliite Liberian sorghum., tops 

 Average per cent of water in 23 specimens of White Liberian sorghum, butts 



Average percent of water in 22 specimens of Early Amber sorghum tops 



Average per cent of water in 22 siiecimenS of Karly Amber sorglium butts. 



Average per cent of juice from 10 specimens of Liberian sorglium tops 



Average per cent of juice from 10 specimens of Liberian sorghum butts. 



Average per cent of juice from 10 specimens of Honduras sorghum tops. 



Average per cent of juice from 17 specimens of Honduras sorglium .. . butts 

 Average per cent of juice from 13 specimens of White Liberian sorghum, tops 

 Average per cent of juice from 13 specimens of White Liberian so-ghum, butts. 44 50 

 Average per cent of juice from 11 specimens of Early Amber sorghum ..tops . ■- — 

 Average per cent of juice from 11 specimens of Early Amber sorgh\im bxuts . 

 Average specific gravity of juice from 17 specimens of Liberian .sorghum, tops. . 

 Average specific gravity of juice from 17 specimens of Liberian sorghum, butts 

 Average specific gravity of juice from 21 specimens of Hondurassorghnm, tops 

 Average specific gravity of juice from 21 specimens of Hondurassorghnm, butts 

 Average speeitic gravity of juice from 24 specimens of White Liberian sorghum, 



tops " 10753 



Average specific gravity of juice from 24 specimens of White Liberian sorghum, 



butts ■ 10730 



Average speeiflc gravity of juice from 22 specimens of Early Amber sorghum, 



tops 



Average specific gravity of juice from 22 specimens of I'^arly -Vmber sorghum, 



butts 



Average percent of solid matter in juice from 16 specimens of Liberian sor- 

 ghum tops. 



Average percent of solid matter in juice from 17 specimens of Liberian sor- 

 ghum butts. 



Average percent of solid matter in juice from 19 specimens of Honduras sor- 

 ghum tops.. 



Average per cent of .solid matter in juice from 20 specimens of Honduras sor- 

 ghum 'intts 



Average per cent of solid matter in juice from 23 specimens of ^^hite Libeiian 



sorghum t'lps 



Average per cent oi solid matter in juice from 22 specimens of White Liberian 



sorghum bnlts 



Average per cent of solid matter in juice from 19 specimens of Early Amber 



sorghum tops . 



Average per cent of solid matter in juice from 21 specimens of Early Amber 



sorghum butts . 



Average per cent of water in tops, 79 specimens 



Avera.ge per cent of water in butts, 79 specimens, 



Average per cent of juice from tops, 50 specimens 4:> iHj 



Average per cent of juice from butts, 51 specimens 40 90 



Average per cent of solids in juice from tops, V7 specimens 1(! 18 



Average per cent of solids in juice from butts, SO specimens 10 02 



Average specific gravity of juice from tops, 84 specimens lo 71 



Average specific gravity of juice from butts, 84 specimens 10 70 



From the above comparison it will appear, that there exists no 

 marked difference in the amount of juice present in the upper and 

 lower halves of the canes, nor in the quality of this juice, as indi- 

 cated by either the relative specific gravities or the total amount of 

 solid matter present in the juices. 



It will also appear that, during this early and immature state of the 

 plant, the relative amount of crystallizable sugar (sucrose), as com- 

 pared with the total sugars present, is much greater in the lower half 

 of the canes. This condition remains, apparently, until the seed has 

 reached the milky state, at which time the juices in both parts of the 

 plant appear to be of equal value. But it must not be understood 

 that the maximum content of sugar in the plant has been reached at 



