76 



Weber and Scovell give the following as the mean composition of 

 Amber cane for 1882. 1 



Specific gravity 1.060 



Sucrose . ^ per cent.. 8.20 



Glucose do.... 3.6G 



For the best cane raised by them in 1882 the following mean compo- 

 sition of the juice is given : 2 



Specif- c gravity 1.060 



Sucrose per cent.. 10. 17 



Glucose do 2.48 



Swenson 3 gives the analyses of juices from plots of fertilized canes 

 grown at the experimental farms of the University of Wisconsin. 

 Following are the means of sixteen analyses : 



Per cent. 



Sucrose 10.75 



Glucose.... 3.09 



Professor Swensou reports the mean percentage of sucrose in the 

 juice of three lots of cane used for sugar making as follows: 4 



Per cent. 



Lot 1 1 9.89 



Lot 2 12.13 



Lot3 11.20 



Twenty-six varieties of sorghum grown on the experimental farm of 

 Wisconsin in 1882 and analyzed by Professor Swenson showed the 

 following composition of the juice: 5 



Per cent. 



Sucrose 9.84 



Glucose 2.35 



Twenty-three varieties grown with fertilizers at same place gave a 

 juice of the following composition: 6 



Per cent. 



Sucrose 10.79 



Glucose 2.81 



Swenson also reports 7 another set of canes which had a juice on Oc 

 tober 13 of the following composition : 



Per cent. 



Sucrose .' 10.59 



Glucose 2.85 



1 Encouragement to the Sorghum and Beet Sugar Industry, Department of Agri- 

 culture, 1883, p. 12. 



2 Op, cit., p. 16. 



3 Op. cit., p. 19. 



4 Encouragement to Sorghum, etc., Department of Agriculture, 1883, p. 20. 

 5 Experiments with Amber Cane, Madison, Wis., 1882, p. 7. 



* Op. cit., p. 8. 



7 Encouragement to Sorglmm, etc., Department of Agriculture, 1883, p. 21. 



