90 
and the remaining 356 analyzed, giving about an equal number of the 
extremes of rich and poor canes. The canes from these analyses planted 
but two rows 575 feet long, while seed from the same number of stalks 
of sorghum would have planted many acres. ecan see by this the 
Herculean nature of the task undertaken, and therefore the necessity 
for extreme care that the experiments be not lost. The average analysis 
of the rich canes planted here was solids 16:6, sucrose 14'7, purity 
88:6; of the poor canes, solids 14:9, sucrose fis 9, purity 79:9. This 
gives a difference in the analyses of 1:7 solids, 2:8 sucrose, and 8:7 
purity. This difference was not, perhaps, oe as great in the 
canes examined as the analyses would indicate, for many of the stalks 
were no doubt influenced greatly by their environments, aud after 
removing them aa these, the peculiarities themselves would in con- 
siderable part disappear. These peculiarities, due to environment, would, 
were twice sampled ga meia were taken from directly opposite pu 
= the two rows, and every stalk growing in the s 
The a nalyses of each in the laboratory wo of bodia, made ^n 
Se iR methods. These analyses were as follows : 
Hien Sucrose Prat. 
Analysis of November 20.—Solids 15°2, Sucrose 11:6, Purity 76:3. 
Analysis of November 27.—Solids 14°4, Sucrose 10:7, Purity 74°3. 
Average.—Solids 14°8, Sucrose 11:2, Purity 75,7. 
Low Sucrose Prar. 
Analysis of November 20.— Solids 15:1, Sucrose 11°1, Purity 73°5. 
Analysis of November 27.—Solids Hes Sucrose 10:7, Purity 74:3. 
Average.—Solids 14:8, Sucrose 10:9, Purity 73:6. 
Difference.— Solids d " Sucrose 0:3, Purity 2*1. 
s sid was also undoubtedly a less yield of cane from the poor 
was so very evident that it did not need the 
wuthocity o of actual weights to confirm it 
1892 Rxsurrs. 
“ In discussing the data secured the present year on this subject, I have 
divided it into two phases, both of which seemed distinct and important 
enough for separate remarks. These are the results obtained from 
last year's pn and so have had but small opportunity for dant 
if such are to occur, and the other the results obtained from two-plats, 
the onse parents of which were from selected seed, the one from 
latter, then, has been subjected to only the one cu selection, but 
each plat kept free from intermixture with the other 
“The canes were planted two in a row without any lap ard the tops 
and butts of the planted canes were kept opposite so as not to have 
the general growth of the cane in the row affected É the varying 
germinating qualities of the different sections of the can 
* The method used in selecting the rich and poor canes was somewhat 
ifferent from that employed the first year. Then as a preliminary 
part of the work a number of tests were made to determine what 
section of the cane would represent the whole stalk, tus on found 
section, it was used forthe analysis. But what has rendered this 
kind of work easier it was also found that from the othe of comparing 
