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In order to place sorghiuu culture ou a truly ecouomic basis every 

 by-product must be carefully utilized, aud among these the seed is the 

 most valuable. 



Before the seed is fed it is boiled until the starch granules split open 

 and thus comi^lete digestion is secured. It would be extremely' wasteful 

 to feed the raw seed. 



There is no reason to doubt that boiled sorghum seed would prove as 

 palatable and beneficial to other animals as to swine. 



SEDIMENTS AND SCUMS. 



The sediments and scums are also saved at Rio Grande, and make a 

 most valuable fertilizer. 



The sediments contain the excess of lime and the lime sulphate and any 

 phosphoric acid that may have been found in the juice. The scums are 

 rich in nitrogen. 



Many tons of this valuable stuff, which ought to be preserved and re- 

 stored to the soil are thrown away annually throughout the country. 



ANALYSES OF SORGHUM PRODUCTS FROM RIO GRA'NDE SUGAR COMPANY, RIO GRANDE, 

 CAPE MAY" COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 



Canes selected from volunteers growing among corn, fertilized with last yearns scam. 



Nuni ber of canes 8 



Total weight kilograms. . 5. 82 



Net weight (stripped and topped) do 4. 50 



Average weight do 56 



Weight, bagasse do 1.44 



Juice expressed per cent. . 68. 00 



Specific gravity (22^ C. ) - 1. 063 



Total solids per cent. . 15.86 



Ash do 55 



Solids not sugars .- do 2. 48 



Glucose do.... 3.25 



Sucrose do 10. 63 



Canes fertilized with salt mucJc. 



Number of canes 6 



Total weight kilograms.. 4.9 



Net weight (stripped aud topped) do 3. 2 



Weight, bagasse do 1. 13 



Juice expressed per cent.. 69. 7 



Specific gravity (22° C.) 1. 078 



Total solids per cent. . 17. 78 



Ash do.-.. 1.14 



Solids not sugar .< do 3. 23 



Glucose do 1.77 



Sucrose do 12. 78 



Canes from carrier Se])temher 22, 1883. 



Number of canes 

 Total weight . .. 

 Weight, bagasse 



kilograms. 

 do... 



25 

 3. 53 

 1.40 



