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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE 



sugar (glucose), 011 the other hand, varies from .21 per cent, to 3.24 per 

 cent. The percentage of water is, as an average, astonishingly large, 

 over 30 per cent. 



Of the sugars, Xos. 15 to 20, inclusive, are known to be genuine. In 

 these the sucrose is quite constant, about 84 per cent., while the invert 

 sugar varies between .SO and 5 per cent. The water is much higher, 

 too, than one would expect. 



Another year it is intended to extend the investigation. 



MAPLE SIRUPS. 



ill 



a a 



Description and remarks. 



50.49 



22. 94 



63. 57 



57. 94 

 61. 25 

 32. 07 



57.71 



61. 41 



63. 78 



49. 13 

 29.41 



29. 25 

 64. 26 



64.18 

 44.54 



9. 90 



27.77 



trace. 



5. 52 

 trace. 

 32. 79 



3.24 



L 58 



2. 00 

 17. 24 



17. 57 



16.00 



62. 23 



.21 



62. 35 





42. 09 



17.54 



42. 16 



17.24 



54. 80 



3. 24 



55. 02 



3.24 



63.87 



L 39 



63. 79 



1. 38 



64.45 



L 39 



64. 45 



L 39 



62. 90 



L 78 



62. 79 



1.82 



39. 22 



1.79 



39. 22 



L 79 



32.39 



25. 06 



31. 52 



29. 14 

 29. 68 

 19.01 



31.34 



28. 72 



26. 69 

 33. 98 



33.66 



3L28 



40. 26 



40. 12 

 35. 21 

 35. 19 

 33. 74 



33. 72 

 38. 58 



38. 65 

 32. 11 



31. 67 

 '32*84" 



36. 72 



.44 



.74 

 L 00 



L 14 



.82 



.84 

 .38 



23. 65 

 4. 22 



8. 33 

 15. 13 



6.57 

 7.47 



100. 00 



100. 00 



100. 00 



100. 00 

 100. 00 

 100. 00 



100. 00 



100. 00 



100. 00 



101. 06 



.86 



18. 50 

 3.' 06 



.79 



.55 

 '."95 



L 03 



2. 35 

 L92' 



L 73 

 L8(j' 



.94 



21. 33 



100. 00 



ioo.'oo 



101. 59 



100. 00 

 100.00 



100. 00 

 ioo.'oo 



100. 00 

 ioo.'oo' 



Thurbers mountain sirup, quart bottles, bought 



i:i Washington, D. C. 

 Vermont maple sirup (McClary), quart bottles, 



bought In Washington, D. C. 

 Vermont sirup, kept in bulk, bought in Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Western Reserve (Block Bros.), half- gall on cans, 



bought in Washington, D. C. 

 Western Reserve (Block Bros.), kept in bulk, 



bought in Washington. D. C. 

 Hazen's Vermont sirup, quart bottles, bought in 



Washington, D. C. 

 Ohio sirup, from Mr. LaDow, Washington, D. C. 

 Ohio sirup, kept in half-gallon cans, Dought in 



Washington, D. C. 



Do. 



Hazen'8 Vermont sirup, in quart bottles, bought 

 in Washington, D. C. 



Sirup made from butternut tree, from Franklin 

 B. Hough, New York. 



Maple sirup, from Franklin B. Hough, New York. 



Maple sirup made in 1883, from M. J. Smith, 

 Middlefield, Mass. 



Maple sirup made from last run of sap in 1884, 

 from M. J. Smith, Middlefield, Mass. 



Maj>le sirup made in middle of season 1884, from 



J. Smith, Middlefield, Mass. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Maple sirup made earlv in season of 1884, from 

 M. J. Smith, Middlefield, Mass. 

 Do. 



100. 00 Maple sirup made in 1883, from M. J. Smith, 

 Middlefield, Mass. 



MAPLE SUGARS. 



1 



84. 24 



6. 33 



8. 03 



.31 



L 09 



100. 00 



In bulk, bought at Washington, D. C. 



2 



81. G7 



9.26 



8.84 



.97 





100. 74 



Do. 



3 



79. 08 



6. 02 



11. 57 



.91 



2.42 



100. 00 



Do. 



4 



71.80 



12. 19 



9. 73 



.70 



5. 58 



100. 00 



In small cakes, bought at Washington, D. C. 



5 



86. 27 



5. 91 



6. 77 



.76 



.29 



100. 00 



Do. 



6 



8G. 52 



trace. 



8. 03 



1.06 



3. 79 



100. 00 



In bulk, bought at Washington, D. C. 



7 



80. 22 



6. 89 



8. 68 



1.30 



2. 91 



100. 00 



Do. 



8 



86. 24 



4. 54 



7. S2 



. 41 



.99 



100. 00 



Do. 



9 



84. 58 



1.11 



9. 74 



.96 



3. 61 



100. CO 



Do. 



10 



84. 51 



3. 22 



8.24 



L 26 



2. 77 



100. 00 



Do. 



11 



85. 42 



.87 



8. 78 



.67 



4. 26 



100. 00 



Do. 



io 



84. 14 



6. 57 



7. 47 



.49 



1.33 



100. 00 



Do. 



12 



83. 97 













Do. 



13 



85.68 



,43 



10. 81 



L21 



L87 



100. 00 



Do. 



