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Samples of tho caues taken from the silo on the 26th of Decemher were sent to 

 Professor Swenson, superintendent of tho Hutchinson Sugar Works. On the 4th of 

 January, 1885, Professor Swenson reported the following as the results of his exami- 

 nation of the Link's Hybrid cane : 



JUICE. 



Per cent. 



Sucrose 15.25 



Glucose 1.10 



Other solids 3.94 



ENTIRE CANE. 



Insoluble solids 11. 72 



Sucrose 13. 73 



Glucose 1. 00 



Other soluble solids 2. 25 



Water 71.00 



Total 100.00 



Mr. J. C. Hart, superintendent of the farm of the Hutchinson Sugar Works, reported 

 the following results of examinations of tho Early Orange cane taken from the silo 

 December 26 : 



Analysis of January 5, sucrose and glucose taken from diffusion juice. 



Per cent. 



Water 67.7 



1 1 1 so 1 u b 1 es = o . . . . 13.9 



Sucrose D . . DB . 14.8 



Glucose o ..o= 1.6 



Gums, etc 2.0 



Total 100.0 



Analysis of January 7, from expressed juice. 



Sucrose 14. 



Glucose 3.2 



Gum, etc 4.8 



On the 9th of January canes were again taken from the silo and submitted to Prof. 

 M. A. Scovell, superintendent of the Sterling works, for analysis. The following re- 

 sults are taken from his report : 



LINK'S HYBRID. 



Amount of canes taken pounds.. 18 



Amount of juice expressed do 7 



Juice ... per cent.. 41$ 



Density of juice, 10.6 B. 



Glucose per cent.. 5.53 



Sucrose do 9.73 



ORANGE. 



Amount of canes taken pounds.. 12 



Amount of juice, 4 pounds per cent.. 33 



Density of juice, 10.7 B. 



Glucose percent.. 5.83 



Sucrose.. do.... 8.84 



