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British Dairy Farming. 
Most of the varieties demanded a longer season in which to 
mature, but considerable results were obtained. The varieties 
were as follows : — 
Varieties of Sorghton. 
Planted. 
Vegetated. 
Panicled. 
Bloomed. 
Average 
Height. 
Size of 
Culm. 
Condition of 
Gro«-th by 
Oct. 24. 
Mnv 9^ 
June 1 
ocp. o\J 
Of 11. 
1 iLLcU.. tot 
Very late. 
May 31 
Aug. 27 
( CTI 1 Q 11 1 
J ciiiaXl. ^ 
Cliiii6se - . . . 
>j 
q 
Slender. 
T Qf<i 
juaie. 
I'.lnn pet* TTt nn /i 
)' 
July 27 
„ 1 
X/pifTT cm ill 
DLoura Cane 
Jxine 2 
Aug. 24 
Sep. 5 
6| „ 
Large. 
Late. 
Early Orange 
May 31 
25 
Aug. 31 
9 .. 
Stout. 
Very late. 
Honduras 
?» 
5) 
Sep. 23 
Sep. 30 
9 „ 
Large. 
)) 
June 2 
Aug. 25 
Aug. 31 
8J „ 
f Med. to j 
\ large. / 
Late. 
MiUer 
)> 
May 31 
„ 27 
H „ 
Medium. 
Ripe. 
Neeazana 
IS 
June 1 
n „ 
Small to m. 
Very late. 
Eed Imphee . . 
>» 
Sep.' 17 
Sep. 23 
8 „ 
Medium. 
Kural Branching . . 
Oct. 24 
5J „ 
Small. 
Stewarts Hybrid . . 
» 
May 31 
Aug. 17 
Aug. 25 
Sep. 30 
9 „ 
Large. 
Late. 
White Mammoth 
Sep. 19 
8 „ 
Large. 
Very late. 
Among the best was Amber, a variety planted on May 23rd, 
and which bloomed on August 27th, reaching a height of 8^ feet. 
This variety ripened sufficiently for sugar prior to frost, and the 
test gave 12*16 per cent, of cane-sugar. Chinese cane planted the 
same day bloomed August 25th, and reached 9 feet in height. 
The panicles were 8 to 10 inches in length, and 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter. On May 20th, three plots were planted with early 
amber sorghum, with seed supplied by the Wisconsin Experi- 
ment Station. The plants were in hills 44 inches apart each 
way ; from four to seven stalks being left to each hill. There 
were three cultivations ; but although the season was favourable 
to a large growth, the plants did not reach a state of maturity for 
sugar-production. On October 6th, the most advanced stalks 
were tested for sugar with the polariscope. The seeds at this 
time were hardly in the milk, most of the plants being still in 
bloom. Later tests were made on October 19th and 24th, none 
of the seeds being hard. The following were the results : — 
Av. length 
of Cane 
in feet. 
Av. wt. oz. 
stripped 
Cane. 
Juice. 
Sp.gr. 
Juice. 
Cane Sugar 
by Polar. 
Glacose. 
Total 
Sugar. 
Oct G 
9 
19 
451 
1-OGG 
11-98 
„ 19 .. 
9 
19 
440 
1068 
12-16 
2-81 
14-97 
„ 24 .. 
9 
22 
440 
1-068 
11-95 
2-60 
14-55 
