TEARL MILLET. 



445 



time more valuable as sources of sugar. Such a result appears clearly 

 foreshadowed in the work already done upon this distinctively native 

 cereal Zea mais. 



COMPARISOX OF JUICES OF SORGHT75I AXD MAIZE. 



18S1 1 Sorghum 

 Iv^l Maize . 

 1881 Sorghum 

 ISSl'Mafze. . 

 1881 Sorghum 

 1881 Sorghum 

 lS81|Maize 



ISSO.Sorshum 

 IS^O] Maize.. . 

 1880 1 Sorghum. 

 1880 Maize. 

 1880 Sorgiium 

 188(1 Maize.... 

 1880| Sorghum 



80-81 Sorghum 

 80-^51 Maize. .. . 



80-8l|Sorehum 

 80-«l Maize. . . . 



1014-TS 

 1014-7S 

 lO-XVTO 

 IC-O-TO 

 1070-9"i 

 1019-7.? 

 1019-73 



1019.73 

 lit] 9-73 

 1019-79 

 1019-79 

 1030-70 

 10"it>-7(l 

 1070-90 



1019.73 

 1019- 



lO-iO-70 

 1050-70 



2^-9^ 

 •P-9^ 



9° .>-12= .i 

 ■>^ 6-0=> 

 2=". (5-9° 9 



2° 6-9° 9 



•2^ 6-10=' .5 

 2=.6-10=..i 



7^-:P .5 

 9° .5-12=' . 



2°. 6-9° 9 

 2^ 6-9° 9 



7^-9° 5 

 7^-9^ 5 



5.03 2 99 3 00 



5 8;ri.54 2.53 

 9 Jo 2.773 l.i 



10 .^3 2 25 2 4 

 15 85 1 55 3 fi2 

 5.-19 3 11 3.07 

 6.38 2.64^2.60 



6 37 3 27 2 22 



7 47 1 19 2 89 

 7 10 3 10 2 ;>6 

 7 95 1 16 3 10 

 9 67, 2. (-.7 2 62 



in 29 1 14 3 65 

 14.26il.56i4 W 



5 9313. 1912 65 



6 93 1 92 2 75 



9 .t6|2.72|2.S9 

 10^41 1 70.3 06 





11 02:45 6 



10 90 53 5 

 15 37 61 

 15 25 71 

 21.02 75 4 



11 67 47 (I 

 11 62 54 9 



11 SO 



11 .55 



12 56 

 12 21 



14 9ii 



15 08 

 19 86 



11 77 

 11 60 



15.17 

 15.17 



722 38 

 202| 8 

 336,38 



42 8 

 485.8 

 694 38 



ISSi li 



2133 .3» 

 188, 9 



2486."^ 

 1961 9 



liM.SS 

 114 9 

 77S3S 



2827 38 

 376 9 



.53 7 

 64 7 

 .56 5 

 twi 1 



64 6 



65 2 

 71 S 



50.4 

 59 7 



63 1687138 

 68.6 15l>! 9 



The effects of frost upon the sugitr in the maize stalk, and of allow- 

 ing the stalks to remain unworked after having heen cut, are in all re- 

 spects identical with those which have already heen fully set forth in the 

 chapters upon sorghum, see pages 154 and 126. 



PEARL MILLET. 



The following analyses were made of the stalks of this plant, and, 

 as will be seen, the content of sugar was remarkable, after the plant 

 had fully matured — in this resembling the sorghums : 



