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SORGHUM. 



The following table gives the temperatures at which solutions of su- 

 gar of different degrees of concentratiou boil, the jx^rcentage of sugar 

 present iu each case, the degrees Beaume and density of each at the 

 temjDerature of boiling, and also at the ordinary temperature of 15° C. 

 or 59°F. 



For example, a solution containing 79.5 per cent of sugar will boil at 

 110° C. or 230° F., and at this temperature will have a density of 

 38°. 5 Beaume, or specific gravity of 1.364 ; and when cooled to 15° C. 

 or 59° F. will have a density of 42°. 8 Beaume, and a specific gi-avity 

 of 1.4215. 



TABLE OF BOILING POINT, DEGREES BEAUME, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, AND PER CENT 

 OF SUGAR OP SACCHARINE SOLUTIONS. 



The following table, calculated by Mategczeh, Scheibler, and Stam- 

 mer, shows the comparison of degrees Beaume with specific gravity, 

 as also with the scale of Brix, which represents the percentage of total 

 solids present in the solution. It also gives the number of pounds 

 avoirdupois which an American gallon of the solution of each density 

 would weigh. For example, a juice of 10° Beaume would have a 

 specific gravity of 1.0744, would contain 18 per cent of solids, and 

 would Aveigh 8.96 pounds to the gallon; or a syrup of 43° Beaume 



