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TABLE 26. MAPLE SERUP. INOCULATED WITH Bacillus (ICCris 



MAPLE SIRUP. INOCULATED WITH BdvillUS (ICdis 



Calculated to a moisture-free basis 



The moisture content of these sirups varied from 27.91 to 

 32.56 and averaged 29.93%. 



The sucrose showed relatively small variations, ranging from 

 61.30 to 65.49 and averaging 63.87^ . 



The invert sugars tend to run high, an average of 3.29' < 

 being found with extremes of 1.16 to 5.09%. The fact that 



