406 



SORGHUM. 



PROXIMATE ANALYSES OF STALKS, BAGASSE, AXD LEAVES OF SWEET CORN' AXD 

 SORGHUM, CALCULATED TO THE DRY SUBSTANCE. 



The amount of sugar in the Early Amber cane, dry, is to the amount present in Early 

 Amber bagasse, dry, as 100 is to 5'). 74 

 In Honduras cane, dry : Honduras bagasse, dry : : 100 : 57 OS. 

 In Egyptian sugar corn, dry : Egyptian sugar corn bagasse, dry : : 100 : 38.75. 



As will be seen from these analyses : 



Percent sugar. 



The Honduras cane, fresh, contained 7 62 



Tlie Early Amber cane, fresh, contained 8.42 



The Egyptian sugar corn, fresh, contained 3.91 



While the sugar remaining in the bagasse, calculated to the fresh cane which produced 



these bagasses, gave as follows : ^ 



Per cent sugar. 



Honduras sorglium 182 



Early Amber sorghum 1 '_0 



Egyptian sugar corn "" 



In other words, it will appear that there was occasioned a loss of— 



23 8 per cent of the sugar present in Honduras sorghum. 

 18 per cent of the sugar present in Early Amber sorghum. 

 15 2 per cent of the sugar present in Egyptian sugar corn. 



Tlie followiug testimony as to the value of sorghum for fodder has- 

 lieen gathered. For this alone, the plant appears to be one of the most 

 valiuiLle agricultural products : 



At the Kan?as Wool Growers' meeting, ^Ir. Wadsworth said he had 

 4,500 sheep feeding in one plain, and 2,:]03 in anotlier, during the 

 winter. He had about 350 acres of sorghum. He thought 50 acres 

 of sorghum, drilling in about one peck to the acre, being careful not 



