APPENDIX. 549 



At Sterling, Kansas, some 200,000 pounds of sugar, besides the 

 molasses. 



At Dundee, Kansas, 10,000 pounds of sugar, though their product 

 was mainlv svrup, of which 50,000 gallons were made. 



At Kinsley, Kansas, 10,000 pounds of sugar, and a large quantity of 

 syrup. 



At Lawrence, Kansas, some 10,000 pounds of sugar. 



At Rio Grande, X. J., 282,711 pouuds of sugar, and 55,000 gallons 

 of molasses. A large portion of their cane failing to ripen, owing to 

 the unusual season. 



Tlie Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports the 

 following summary of the year 1883 for Kansas: 



Acres planted in sorghnm 102,012 



Acres manufactured into syrup 4S,271 



Acres planted for forase 5:5,771 



Tons of cane manufactured •14",S59 



Gallons of syrup made 4,6-S4,023 



Value of syrup made 52,058,127.60 



The entire number of counties reporting was 81, and of these, 



32 gi-ew from 50 to 500 acres 

 20 " 500 " 1000 " 



10 " 1000 " 2000 " 



10 " 2000 " 3000 " 



5 " 3001 > '^ 4000 " 



4 " 4000 " 8000 " 



10 counties produced over 100,000 gallons of syrup each, and 2 

 counties produced over 8100,000 worth of syrup each, while 17 coun- 

 ties produced each over 830,000 worth of syrup. 



The value of syrup averaged from each acre 642.65, without count- 

 ing the product of seed. The yield averaged 9.3 tons of cane per 

 acre. 



