SUGARCANE VARIETY P.O.J. 2s?s IX PUERTO RICO 7 
Table 4. — Results of sugarcane variety tests at Central Fajardo, 1931 and 1932 
DURING THE 1931 GRINDING SEASON 
Variety, culture, size of field, and character of soil 
P.O.J. 2878 (14-month primavera cut in June): 
Field no. 237 (3.9 acres), La Fe, unirrigated lowland loam » 
with heavy subsoil 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month primavera cut in February): 
Field no. 250 (5.6 acres), La Fe, unirrigated lowland loam ' 
with heavy subsoil 
P.O.J. 2878 (10-month and 12-month primavera cut in April): 
Fields nos. 134 and 147 (5.93 acres), Santa Maria, unirri- 
gated lowland silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (10-month primavera cut in April): 
Field no. 134 (6.16 acres), Santa Maria, unirrigated lowland 
silt loam •_ 
P.O.J. 2878 (13-month primavera cut in May): 
Fields nos. 53A and 68 (4.56 acres), Santa Rita, irrigated 
lowland silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month primavera cut in April): 
Field no. 57 (1.74 acres), Santa Rita, irrigated lowland silt 
loam. 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month primavera cut in May): 
Field no. 54 (8.65 acres), Santa Rita, irrigated lowland silt 
loam 
P.O.J. 2878 (12-month primavera cut in May): 
Field no. 68 (3.96 acres), Santa Rita, irrigated lowland silt 
loam 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month primavera cut in May): 
Field no. 68 (1 acre), Santa Rita, irrigated lowland silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month primavera cut in April): 
Field no. 57 (1.74 acres), Santa Rita, irrigated lowland silt 
loam 
P.O.J. 2878 (18-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Fields nos. 326 and 327 (27.25 acres), San Pedro, irrigated 
lowland silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (18-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Field no. 322 (9.09 acres), San Pedro, irrigated lowland silt 
B.H. 10(12) (18-month gran cultura cut in February): 
Field no. 324 (6.41 acres), San Pedro, irrigated lowland silt 
loam 
P.O.J. 2878 (12-month first ratoons cut in June): 
Field no. 174 (0.44 acre), Paraiso, unirrigated slightly undu- 
lated land, silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (12-month first ratoons cut in June): 
Field no. 174 (3.46 acres), Paraiso, unirrigated slightly undu- 
lated land, silt loam 
P.OJ. 2878 (13-month first ratoons cut in April): 
Field no. 4P (0.62 acre), Margarita, unirrigated slightly 
undulated hillside, silty clay loam 
B.H. 10(12) (13-month first ratoons cut in April): 
Field no. 4P (3.4 acres), Margarita, unirrigated well-drained 
undulated hillside, silt loam 
Acre 
yield 
of cane 
Normal juice 
analyses 
Sugar 
in cane 
Avail- 
able 96° 
Sucrose 
Purity 
per acre 
Tons 
35.00 
P< ret ut 
20.0 
Percent 
87.3 
Percent 
12.6 
Tons 
4.41 
42.02 
17.8 
80.7 
9.9 
4.16 
25.06 
18.9 
86.8 
11.8 
2.96 
24.11 
20.2 
84.9 
12.2 
2.94 
45.55 
19.6 
86.6 
12.2 
5.56 
50.22 
19.6 
85.3 
11.9 
5.98 
50.04 
17.5 
80.6 
• 9.7 
4.85 
42.84 
19.7 
86.8 
12.3 
5.27 
48.94 
( 2 ) 
( 2 ) 
( 2 ) 
( 2 ) 
50.22 
19.6 
85.3 
11.9 
5.98 
37.31 
18.5 
82.8 
10.7 
3.99 
67.24 
16.5 
82.0 
9.4 
6.32 
64.56 
17.7 
86.0 
10.9 
7.04 
32.05 
18.7 
86.5 
11.6 
3.72 
25.69 
19.2 
86.8 
12.0 
3.08 
31.45 
22.1 
87.7 
14.0 
4.40 
25.61 
21.1 
89.9 
13.9 
3.56 
DURING THE 1932 GRINDING SEASON 
P.O.J. 2878 (16-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Field no. 327 (6.85 acres), San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam ' 
P.O.J. 2878 (16-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Field no. 306 (1.55 acres), San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam 
P.O.J. 2878 (16-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Field no. 336 (11.55 acres), San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (16-month gran cultura cut in Januarv): 
Field no. 352 (7.34 acres) , San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam 
B.H. 10(12) (16-month gran cultura cut in January): 
Field no. 308 (7.09 acres), San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam 
P.O.J. 2878 (18-month gran cultura cut in February): 
Field no. 22 (5.15 acres), San Pedro, irrigated flat lowland 
silt loam 
1 Soils so designated by Rafael Bermudez, Fajardo Sugar Co. 
3 No record. 
42.76 
1.5.06 
82.3 
10.5 
38.83 
13.69 
76.9 
9.1 
33.21 
14.87 
81.7 
10.3 
55.88 
15.38 
85.9 
11.0 
48.48 
16.19 
86'. 1 
11.1 
33.51 
16.46 
86.2 
11.8 
4.49 
3.53 
3.42 
6.15 
5.38 
3.95 
