ANALYSES OF BAGASSES. ETC. 381 



ment. in place of com, iu the manufacture of starch and glucose, ■will 

 doubtless tend to maintain its price at approximately that of com. 



Analyses of BagaAse^s from Sorghum. 



The following table gives the analyses of twenty samples of bagasses 

 from nine varieties of sorghum ; also, for purpose of comparison, analy- 

 ses of the juices expressed from the canes. 



Excluding the analyses of suckers and leaves as not being com- 

 parable with the others, the average result of the proximate analyses 

 is as follows : 



AVERAGE COMPOSmOX OF EIGHTEES BAGASSES. 



Per cent. 



Ether extract ffats. chlorophyl. etc.) 1-13 



Alehohol extract 'sugars, sal t5. etc.) — 30 7-5 



Water extract (solnbfe albamenoids. gam, etc.) 1 -IS 



Insoluble matter (fiber, silica, etc.) 76 34 



ICO 00 



Albnmcnoids (X. X 6.B) 3 17 



Crud? fiber 2J 19 



Puerose 9W 



Glucose. 3 84 



Ash 2 77 



Water 4 41 



ITndetermined 52 6S 



100 OD 



The average percentage of juice and bagasse obtained, and the 

 composition of the juice, was as follows : 



Per cenL 



Jaice expressed - 57 61 



B:\i3sse . 42 39 



Water :ii bagasse - &4 34 



Prv t«Aea.<se 45 76 



Si" r <:- i-> juice 12 92 



G ■ - juice 129 



■ -ugsir in juice - 2.94 



i : of juice 12.72 



Specific gravity of juice, 1.0726. 



