soon as it is cut." We may consequently conclude 

 from the above that the working cannot be carried on 

 in the winter (the time most favorable, and, in our 

 mind, the only practicable period in the Northern 

 States). 



If we should admit that the cane sugar exists 

 in sufficient quantities immediately after cutting, 

 storage is impossible, and this should be sufficient to 

 condemn it, as we have already stated. But this is 

 not the only difficulty ; for, even if the entire freshly 

 cut amber cane should be sent to the mill in one day, 

 the juice, in the process of manufacture, undergoes 

 changes, for example : " The juice of a healthy, fresh- 

 cut cane was tested before it .passed into the defecator, 

 and also subsequently ; the juice, before being worked, 

 contained 3.61 per cent, of grape sugar, and 8.16 per 

 cent, of cane sugar. The resulting syrup was again 

 analyzed : it contained grape sugar, 37.87 per cent. ; 

 cane sugar, 37.48 per cent." The conclusions to be 

 drawn from these experiments are exactly the same as 

 our own, and we quote, " It will be generally conceded 

 that the sugar production from syrup like the above 

 must remain a mere incidental feature in the amber 

 cane industry in our section of the country [Mass.]." 



What is here stated applies, we consider, to all 

 the Northern States. In conclusion, we would say 

 that we are convinced excellent results may be ob- 

 tained in the South from the early amber, as shown 

 by the Government analysis. The results are more 

 satisfactory than with sorghum ; but to extract the 

 sugar from it is extremely difficult; and the percent- 

 age obtained decreases upon Northern cultivation. 



