NORTHERN SUGAR INDUSTRY. 



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Copy of report of G. H. Failyer, professor of cliemistry, ^c. — Continued. 

 LINK'S HYBRID CANE. 



Date. 



Condition of cane. 



Average height, 

 feet. 



Total weight. 



Average weight. 



Weight of juices. 



Per cent, of juice. 



Specific gravity. 



Total solids, per 

 cent. 



Glucose, per cent. 



Sucrose, per cent. 



Solids not sugar, 

 per cent. 



1883. 

























Aug. 29 





5.3 



5. 130 



.855 



2. 677 



52.18 



1. 048 



11.32 



3. 18 



6. 21 



1. 93 



30 



Seed hardening dough 



6.1 



5. 560 



.927 



2. 673 



48. 07 



1.052 



12. 51 



3. 08 



7. 44 



1.99 



Sept. 1 



Seed dry, but easily split 



5.2 



4. 396 



.733 



1. 885 



42. 88 



].046 



11. 14 



1.81? 



6. 28 



3. 05 



4 



Seed split with some difficulty 



5.7 



5. 572 



.919 



2. 680 



48.64 



1. 046 



10. 92 



3.01 



6.31 



1. 60 



10 



Split with difficulty 



4.8 



4. 554 



.756 



2. 388 



52. 67 



1. 040 



9. 36 



2. 99 



3. 98 



2. 39 



13 



Seed hard and dry 



6.3 



4. 468 



.745 



2. 220 



49. 66 



1.048 



11. 48 



2. 91 



6. 57 



2. 00 



KANSAS CHANGE CANE. 



Seed in stiff dough 



Seed in hardening dough 



Seed dry, but easily split 



Seed hard and split with diffi- 

 culty. 



6.1 

 6.0 

 6.7 



10.1 



8. 763 

 7. 355 



1.766 5.711 



1.899 4.924 



1.753 4.595 



1.839 3.853 



53. 88 

 51.81 

 52. 43 

 52. 42 



1. 062 

 1. 066 

 1. 056 

 1. 061 



15. 13 

 14. 78 

 15.16 

 14.57 



1.74 

 0. 56 

 0. 75 

 1. 18 



HONDURAS CANE. 



Oct. 8. 



Seed in hardening dough... 



8. 1 



5. 955 



1.985 3.417 57.38 



1 1 



1. 061 



3.29 



9. 76 





Meteorological.^ 



Date. 



Temper- 

 ature. 



Remarks. 



Date. 



Temper- 

 ature. 



Remarks. 











op. 





April 17 



60 



Cloudy, high wind. 



May 29 



68^78 



Slight rain ; heavy rain in the 



20 



60 



Heavy rain during night. 





evening. 



21 



56 



Terrible -v^ind storm; tem- 

 perature raised to 75°. 



30 



52 



Heavy rain all night. 







31 



'70 



22 



54 



June 1 



72-83 



Heavy showers through the 



27 



58-64 



Light rain in afternoon ; hard 







night. 







rain at night. 



2 



64 



28 



57-70 



First cane appeared. 



3 



57-80 





29 



58-60 



Light rain during night. 



4 



68-78 



Light shower 5 to 7 a. m. 



30 



56-66 



5 



74-80 





May 1 



64-88-92 



High south wind. 



6 



78-80 



Heavy thunder shower. 



2 



64-82 



Slight rain, with hail. 



7 



78-84 



3 



56-72 



8 



78 



Rained aU night. 



4 



60-70 





9 



62 



Rain. 



5 



60 





10 



80 



Heavy thunder storm. 



6 



76-84 





11 



70 



High winds. 



7 



72-84 





12 



66 



8 



72-86 



Very high wind and rain. 



13 



62-85 





9 



62 



Do. 



14 



63-80 





10 



64 





15 



77-95 





11 



56-68 





16 



82-95 





12 



68-76 



Heavy rain in the night. 



17 



82-93 





13 



70-76 



18 



76-95 



Threatening rain, very close. 



14 



56-74 





19 



80-97 



15 



60-76 





20 



80-103 





16 



66-60 



Heavy rain. 



21 



82-103 



High south wind. 



17 



66-75 



Do. 



22 



82-102 



18 



64-76 





23 



82-97 





19 



62 



Rain. 



24 



90-96 



Heavy rain. 



20 



60 





25 



78-90 



21 



■ 52-70 





26 



76-89 





22 



60-76 





27 



76-88 



Cane 3 feet high. 



23 



62 



Very high south wind ; sand 

 storm cut off 100 acres cane. 



28 

 29 



76-102 

 68-105 





24 



72-90 



Very heavy rain. 



30 



80-100 





25 



70-78 



July 1 



78-95 





26 



62-78 





2 



80-102 





27 

 28 



68-80 

 68 



No wind all day . 



3 



80-98 





* Record of Prof. M. Swenson, Chemist Kansas Sugar Company, Hutchinson, Kansas. 



