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Block No. 10. 



This block was plowed 10 inches deep and subsoiled to a depth of 16 inches. It 

 was planted as follows : In plat 33, six rows of Early Amber were listed on the 22d 

 of April. Plat 33, and extending four rows into plat 31, was planted with Early 

 Orange on the 23d of April with a hoe. The rest of plat 31 with Early Orange, 

 planted with a hoe, on the 24th of April. 



Block No. 11. 



This block was planted with Eatly Amber. Plat 36 was planted with a hoe on the 

 20th of April, and plat 34 with a lister on the 22d of April. This block was not sub- 

 soiled. 



Block No, 12, 



The planting of cane on the experimental field commenced on the 20th of April ori 

 this block. This block was planted as follows : On the north side are planted seven 

 rows of variety No. 112 from pedigreed seed from Sterling, Kaus., of the following 

 numbers and mean composition: Seed-head numbers, 5989, 5789, 6055, 6104, 6105, 

 6108, 6152, 6176, 6180, 6195, 6199, 6204, 6211, 6233, 6239, 6348, 7888, 7891, 7895, 7902, 

 8130; mean Brix, 20.33; mean sucrose, 16.91; mean purity, 80.04. 



Beginning with the eighth row from the north of plat 38, there are planted four 

 rows of variety No. 126, from pedigreed seed heads from Sterling, Kans., of the fol- 

 lowing numbers and mean composition: Seed-head numbers, 11919, 11920, 11921, 

 11922, 11923, 11924, 11925; mean Brix, 21.26; mean sucrose, 15.98; mean purity, 75.65. 



Three rows in the plat north of 38, of Early Amber; eleven rows of Early Amber 

 on plat 39 ; four rows of No. 126 on plot 37, and seven rows of No. 112. 



This block was not subsoiled and all of it was planted with a lister except three 

 rows of Early Amber in the north plat, which were planted with a hoe. Varieties No. 

 112 and 126 were planted on the 27th of April. 



Block No. IS. 



This block was not subsoiled and all the cane was listed. Beginning on the south 

 side, it was planted with six rows of No. 91, from pedigreed seed heads from Ster- 

 ling, Kans., of the following numbers and mean composition: Seed-head numbers, 

 11941, 11953, 11954, 11957, 11958, 11959, 11968, 11970, 11972, 11975, 11976, 11979, 11981, 

 11984, 11998, 11991, 11992; mean Brix, 23.38; mean sucrose, 17.71 per cent; mean 

 purity, 75.32; followed by two rows of No. 160, from pedigreed seed heads from Ster- 

 ling, Kans., of the following numbers and mean composition: Seed-head numbers, 

 7156, 7164, 7169, 10603, 11381, 12204, 12206, 12213; mean Brix, 22.24; mean sucrose, 

 17.11; mean purity, 76.93; followed by eight rows of Alapor Jowar from bulk seed 

 from Sterling, Kans., followed by eight rows of Folger's Early, from pedigreed seed- 

 heads from Sterling, Kans., of the following numbers and mean composition: Seed- 

 head numbers, 7828, 7777, 7049, 8042, 7174, 7864, 8044, 7222, 7796, 7705, 7793, 7527, 



8039, 7069, 7233, 8033, 7461, 7858, 7361, 7858, 7361, 7856, 7062, 7595, 7180, 7861, 7972, 



8040, 7991, 7710; mean Brix, 20; mean sucrose, 16.91; mean purity, 84.55. Next came 

 two rows of Planters' Friend from pedigreed seed heads from Sterling, Kans., of the 

 following numbers and mean composition: Seed-head numbers, 9759, 7983, 9758, 

 9848, 9754, 9788, 9835, 9821, 9794, 9844, 9832; mean Brix, 19.74; mean sucrose, 14.21; 

 mean purity, 71.98. 



Block No. 14. 



This block was not deep-plowed. The cane was all listed, and beginning on the 

 south side there were planted five rows of Folger's Early from pedigreed seed heads 

 from Sterling, Kans., of the following numbers and mean composition: Seed-head 



