26 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Coirqjdraailve analyses of fallen and standing canes, $-c. — Continued. 



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September 21 



Standing. . 



Down 



Standing.. 

 Down. . . .. 



Kilos. 

 9. 280 

 9. 550 



10. 433 



Kilos. 



6. 992 



7. 236 

 7.796 

 6. 024 



Kilos. 

 1.477 

 L 359 

 L 609 

 1.446 



Kilos. 

 .812 

 .956 

 .924 

 .698 



Kilos. 

 2. 339 

 2. 350 

 2. 790 

 2. 060 

 1. 400 

 L 020 



15.9, 

 14.2 

 15.5 



10.5 

 11.7 

 10.6 

 10.4 



70.1 

 67.5 

 64.2 

 65.8 



October 8 



Standing.. 



'3. 260 

 2. 560 





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The above analyses show that the effect of leveling the canes is most 

 disastrous. The percentage of available sucrose was diminished by at 

 least two units from the effect of the storm. Inasmuch as the percent- 

 age of available sugar in the juices worked was, in round numbers, 

 three, it is seen that had there been no storm the amount of sugar made 

 from the cane would have been nearly doubled. 



In all localities subject to equinoctial storms the above figures will be 

 of considerable interest. 



OUR, OWN EXPERIENCE IN INDIANA. 



In Indiana experiments under my supervision gave more encourag- 

 ing results. 



Five acres of Early Amber cane were there cultivated for the Depart- 

 ment on light sandy loam which would produce 20 bushels of corn, and 

 had had no fertilizer. The young plants suffered from cold, wet weather , 

 and a frost on the twenty-eighth day from planting. The cane was in- 

 jured by a heavy storm just before harvesting and was gathered wet. It 

 weighed 48 tons, and was estimated equal to 46.8 tons dry. 



From the following figures can be seen the result obtained : 



Juice expressed gallons.. 5, 309. 



Specific gravity Baum6 . . 7. 95 



Temperature degrees F . . 68. 8 



Wei glit of juice expressed.. pounds. . 46,932.0 



Juice expressed (gross weight cane) ...percent.. 50.0 



Juice expressed (net weight cane) *. do... 55. 9 



The mill used was Squeir's !No. 2 Louisiana. 



The semi-sirup made amounted to 1,014 gallons 3 measured cold; spe- 

 cific gravity, 27° B. =1.225. One gallon, therefore, weighs 10.17 pounds; 

 total weight, 1,014 gallons =10,3i2 pounds. 



This semi-sirup was put in barrels and sent to Washington by freight. 

 It arrived there on October 25, and was immediately boiled in the vac- 

 uum-pan. 



The crystals were easily started in the pan, and grew to full size in 

 about ten hours. 



The melada was ready for the centrifugal as it came from the pan, 

 and some of it was swung directly from the pan, yielding 50 per cent, 

 of good sugar. 



The weight of sugar obtained from the cane was 2,860 pounds. This 

 gives a percentage of 3.39 on clean cane ground and 6.09 per cent, of the 

 weight of juice expressed. 



