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sucrose to glucose was about the same as in the semi-sirups, showing 

 that there was not any inversion in the strike-pan. 



The percentage of ash found in the masse cuite is 1.5 per cent, and 

 in the molasses 1 per cent, higher than the average found at Fort 

 Scott in 18S7. This we may fairly attribute to the large amount of 

 gypsum in the water. After pond water was substituted for the well 

 water, except on one or two days when lime in the battery was in 

 excess, the coi responding percentage of ash was diminished. 



The indirect readings of sucrose are either lower or correspond closely 

 with the direct readings. This points to a large amount of starch in 

 the juices, which will further explain the high readings in the mill 

 juices and apparent inversion in the battery. The solids not sugar aic 

 also higher than heretofore noted 5 also to be attributed to starchy and 

 gummy matter. 



The proportion of glucose to sucrose in the molasses is about 1 : 3. 

 This high ratio is doubtless due to mineral and organic matters (not 

 sugar) present, which, while not causing inversion, prevent crystalliza- 

 tion. Further, the sugar boiler was troubled with gummy matter in 

 the strike pan, and the masse cuite was very gummy in the centrifugals. 

 On several occasions quite a quantity of white gummy matter was taken 

 out by the proof stick. This fully explains why such a large proportion 

 of sucrose was left in the molasses. The analysis of sample 122 shows 

 proportion of glucose to sucrose 1 : 1.6. This sample was from the first, 

 lot of mixed cane worked, which contained but little sucrose. 



The percentage of albuminoids in the juices from fresh chips is high. 

 The per cent, in diffusion juice is .25 lower, and in clarified juices .01 

 less than in diffusion, showing that the defecation had removed a com- 

 paratively small proportion of the albuminoids. 



The figures show further that the cane contained an unusually large 

 amount of fiber and organic matter not sugars, which went into the 

 diffusion juice. This further accounts for the large amount of gummy 

 matter in the strike pan, and, together with the large amount of mineral 

 matter, explains the low yield of sugar from the rich cane. 



The color of the sugars was a grayish yellow, and rated on the mar- 

 ket as a little better than C brown. The grain was large and firm. 



The mean polarization of raw gummy sugars was 82.52, and of first 

 sugars 96.80. 



The following is the record of the number of tons of cane worked, 

 sugar and molasses made : 



Total number of tons of cane passed over the scales 2, 991 



Of this 430.5 tons were Early Amber, mixed with unripe Sterling 

 Orange. 



Two thousand five hundred and sixty and five-tenths tons were chiefly 

 Orange, with a small quantity of Link's Hybrid. The estimated average 

 tonnage per acre is 10; the highest tonnage, 13.5 per acre. Twenty- 

 five tons were left on the cane rack when work stopped, so that the act- 

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