PART VI. 



TOURS. 



The work is the outcome of two visits to Jessore district. It 

 was first taken up at the end of January 1911 by which time, however, 

 the greater part of the sugar producing season is over. The results 

 obtained on that occasion could hardly be used to judge of the 

 capabilities of the industry, for it is well recognised that towards the 

 end of the season there is a marked falling-ofE in the quality of the 

 produce. 



Accordingly it was decided to spend the greater part of the cold 

 weather 1911-12 in the date sugar districts. By this means only 

 could reliable information be obtained. 



In the first place it is of great importance to determine what is 

 the average yield of sugar per tree per season. The estimates 

 of this up to the present have varied within very wide limits. 



The losses during manufacture had to be investigated and 

 opinion had to be formed whether or no the industry was possible 

 and worthy of improvement. In this case then data had to be 

 obtained in order to show in what directions the industry could 

 be improved. 



The first visit to Jessore district lasted from January 31st 

 to March 6th, 1911. The second and main tour lasted from November 

 29th to February 14th, 1912. Thus practically the whole of the 

 date sugar producing season was included. About 2,000 individual 

 measurements of yields of juice per tree were made during this 

 time in different parts of the district. The specific gravity of the 

 juice was taken in each case. During the second tour, a garden 

 was selected near Kotechandpur which was kept under careful 

 observation. In this garden 20 trees were taken at random and 



