BULLETIlSr 953, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 3. — Summary of losses and gains, based on ^oeigMs ensiled. 

 Season 1914-15. 



Bag No. 



Green 

 mat- 

 ter. 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Dry 

 mat- 

 ter. 



Total 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Albu- 

 mi- 

 noid 



nitro- 

 gen. 



Non- 

 albu- 

 minoid 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Ash. 



Ether 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Total 

 sugar. 



Fur- 

 furol. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



Average of 4 top bags' 

 Average of 4 bottom 



bagsi 



Average of all bags. . . 



Per 

 cent. 

 +13.43 

 -i-10.47 

 +16. 15 

 +27. 33 

 + 10.64 

 - 4.29 

 + 15.63 

 + 11.75 

 + 8.31 



+ 16.87 

 + 12.35 



Per 

 cent. 

 +24.36 

 +16. 78 

 +26. 78 

 +43. 17 

 +23. 73 

 - 3.37 

 +27. 10 

 +21. 55 

 + 16.71 



+27. 43 

 +21. 61 



Per 



cent. 



-10. 36 



- 2.46 



- 5.63 



- 3.78 

 -18.64 



- 7.00 

 -10.99 

 -13.69 

 -12.74 



- 4.70 



Per 

 cent. 

 + 11.16 

 +16.18 

 + 12.71 

 + 18, 



- 2.64 

 + 1.52 



- 2. 



- 5.76 



- 2.46 



+ 15.19 

 + 6.49 



Per 

 cent. 

 -47. 69 

 -46. 04 

 -34. 15 

 -43. 13 

 -54. 47 

 -64. 01 

 -63. 55 

 -55. 45 

 -59.41 



-42.18 

 -50.76 



Per 

 cent. 

 +179.18 

 +361.53 

 +235.31 

 +265. 94 

 +210. 56 

 +394. 75 

 +467. 94 

 + 163.41 

 +277. 24 



+264. 33 

 +270. 36 



Per 

 cent. 

 + 4.05 

 +23.45 

 +11.23 

 +25. 17 

 -27. 45 

 + 6.03 



- 6, 

 + 1.23 



- 8.96 



+17.61 

 + 2.07 



Per 

 cent. 

 +41. 79 

 +12.37 

 +43. 82 

 +39. 26 

 + 37.26 

 +45. 82 

 +39. 56 

 + 6.99 

 +33. 31 



+31.92 

 +32. 59 



Per 

 cent. 



- 5.93 



- 2.00 

 + .94 



- 3.21 

 -17.35 



- 5.13 



- 7.42 

 -10.52 

 -10.29 



- 2.26 



- 6.34 



Per 

 cent. 



- 96.75 



- 97. 73 



- 96.37 



- 93. 76 



- 97.31 



- 78.54 

 -100.00 



- 92.31 



- 91. 65 



- 96.35 



- 94. 14 



Per 

 cent. 

 -16.48 

 - 3.53 

 -34.07 

 -10.80 

 -26. 13 

 -14. 14 

 -15.93 

 -15.67 

 -18.24 



-15. 60 

 -17.07 



Season 1915-16. 



Average of 3 top bags' 

 Average of 3 bottom 



Average of all bags. . 



- 1.87 

 + 10.35 

 -13.39 



- 4.32 



- 2.02 



- 2.52 



- 2.91 



- 3.32 



- 3.09 



+ 0.49 

 + 19.70 

 -12.59 



- 3.81 

 + .84 

 + 1.07 



- .57 



- .04 



- .34 



- 9.75 

 -13. 71 

 -16. 01 



- 5.86 

 -10. 49 

 -12. 37 



- 9.72 



-13. 41 

 -11.29 



- 5.82 



- .33 

 -14.84 



- 3.04 



- 9.08 



- 8.75 



- 7.09 



- 7.59 



- 7.31 



-58. 16 

 -61. 59 

 -50. 34 

 -58.04 

 -57. 19 

 -59. 47 

 -58.21 



-56. 08 

 -57.27 



+231. 16 

 + 136.96 

 +190. 90 

 +302. 96 

 + 162.72 

 +667. 40 

 +276. 14 



+ 184.70 

 +231. 79 



- 0.35 



- .63 



- 4.67 

 -10.16 



- 7.22 

 -13.07 

 -10.43 



- 2.16 



- 6.54 







-97.00 

 -97.49 

 -97.37 

 -87.91 

 -89.38 

 -96. 45 

 -91.18 



-97. 32 

 -93.90 







































- 3.98 

 -13. 68 

 -13.73 

 -10.32 

 -21. 62 

 -14.57 

 -15. 78 



-10. 88 

 -13.68 



1 These averages are based on weights obtained rather than on the percentages of the different com- 

 pounds in each bag as shown in this table. 



Table 4. — Summary of analyses of juice; season 1914-15. 



Sample No. 















Total ni- 



Weight. 



Speciflc 

 gravity. 



Acidity.i 



Total ni- 

 trogen. 



Albumi- 

 noid ni- 

 trogen. 



Nonalbu- 

 minoid 

 nitrogen. 



trogen 

 calcu- 

 lated as 

 protein. 



Pounds. 





C.c. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 



57 



1.008 



0.59 



0.0432 



0. 0176 



0. 0256 



0. 1539 



81 



1.022 

 L030 

 L034 



17.29 

 24.54 

 29.12 



.138 

 .190 

 .234 







.6966 



84 







.9997 



126 



.0211 



.2129 



L834 



127 



1.036 

 1.039 

 L040 

 1.040 



30.80 

 32.70 

 32.66 

 33.14 



.232 

 .254 

 .269 



.278 







LS42 



128 







2.035 



108 







L814 



94.75 



.0314 



.2466 



L700 



61 



L040 



33.64 



.2g3 



.0295 



.2535 



L080 



52.5 



L040 



32.45 



.290 



.0295 



.2605 



.9399 



29.25 



L041 



33.85 



.291 



.0259 



.2651 



.5323 



59 



1.042 



33.83 



.296 



.0259 



.2701 



L091 



58.25 



1.042 



33.08 



.288 



.0281 



.2599 



1.048 



28.25 



L042 



32.83 



.292 



.0251 



.2669 



.517 



25 



1.042 



32.83 



.297 



.0258 



.2792 



.465 



28.5 



L041 



29.69 



.282 



.0226 



.2594 



.502 



14.25 



1.046 



32.95 



.320 



.0306 



.2894 



.295 



18 



1.047 



32.45 



.328 



.0306 



.2974 



.369 



15L 75 



1.018 



16.17 



.126 



.0131 



.1129 



L200 



131 



1.022 



20.14 



.163 



.0176 



.1454 



L336 



50.0 



1.026 



23.06 



.187 



.0178 



.1692 



.585 



38.5 



L028 



24.03 



.202 



.0168 



.1852 



.485 



3L5 



1.029 



24.50 



.208 



.0191 



.1889 



.410 



42.5 



1.029 



25.45 



.214 



.0202 



.1938 



.570 



22.5 



1.031 



26.88 



.230 



.019 



.211 



.324 



73.25 



1.022 



21.14 



.174 



.017 



.151 



.7984 



176. 25 



1.013 



13.31 



.099 



.013 



.086 



1.0928 



77.25 



1.009 



8.83 



.075 



.006 



.069 



.3631 



36.50 



1.026 



26.11 



.195 



.015 



.180 



.4453 



140. 00 



1.014 



12.53 



.109 



.010 



.099 



.9520 



3L00 



1.034 



30.99 



.269 



.022 



.247 



.5208 



127.00 



1.008 



7.82 



.060 



.005 



.055 



.4826 



149. 25 



1.015 



15.03 



.119 



.007 



.112 



1.1045 



90.00 



1.023 



23.12 



.195 



.012 



.183 



.1098 



8.00 



1.026 



19.83 



.187 



.015 



.172 



.0936 



23.00 



1.009 



7.06 



.064 



.005 



.059 



.0920 



10. 



11. 



12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 

 32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 35. 

 36. 



1 The figures in this column represent the number of cubic centimeters of normal alkali required to neu- 

 tralize the acid in 100 grams of the juice. 

 Total weight of juice, 2,579 pounds. Total weight of nitrogen calculated as protein, 28.88 pounds. 



