SUGARCANE VARIETY P.O.J. 2878 IN PUERTO RICO 5 
Table 2. — Results of gran-cultura sugarcane variety tests on estate Dolores on 
uninitiated clou and silhj clai/ loam {fields nos. 234 and 235) of the Fajardo Sugar 
Co., 1 /.'' 
Variety - 
Acre yield 
of cam: 
Normal juice analyses 3 
Sugar in 
cane 
Available 4 
Brix 
Purity 
96° sugar 
per acre 
CO. 281 
Tons 
81.22 
75.56 
79.48 
73. 80 
83. 67 
63.00 
67.78 
87. (i7 
83.22 
63. 67 
58. 11 
62. 56 
51.22 
45.67 
43.33 
43.44 
34. 11 
16.6 
17.0 
16.1 
16.7 
15.2 
17.5 
17.1 
16.7 
14.8 
16.8 
17.4 
16.3 
16.9 
17.2 
17.4 
16.9 
17.9 
Percent 
83.7 
84.5 
84.7 
84.9 
81.4 
88.1 
84.7 
86.0 
81.4 
.84.6 
85.9 
81.8 
S7.0 
86.0 
88.4 
84.9 
89. 1 
Percent 
9.5 
9.9 
9.4 
9.8 
8.3 
10.8 
10.0 
10.0 
8.1 
9.8 
10.4 
9.0 
10.3 
10.3 
10.8 
9.9 
10.8 
Tons 
7.72 
6 
7.48 
P.R. 803 
7.47 
B.H. 10 (12) 5 . 
7.23 
P l; v_>fi 
6.94 
F.C. 998 
P.O.J. 2878 
6.80 
6.78 
P.O. 915 
6 77 
P.O.J. 2725 
6.74 
P.O.J. 2883 . 
6.24 
B.C 12/4 
6.04 

5.63 
P.R. 801 
5.28 
N.G. 15 
4.70 
4.68 
P.O.J. 2714 
4.30 
F.C. 306 
3.68 
1 These data and the general field data were supplied by Rafael Bermudez, of the Fajardo Experiment 
Station. 
* The varieties are designated by letters indicating the origin of the seedling. 
1 The analyses were obtained from the average of 3 special cars (6 tons), with the exception of plats of F.C. 
588, V C.998, and F.C. 306 from which hand-mill analyses were made. ; 
1 Averages of three K'O-acre plats cut in January when 16 months old and arranged in order of yields in tons 
of sugar per acre. 
5 In the case of B.H. 10(12) the average is based on 17 replications. 
Table 3. — Monthly rainfall during crop periods of variety trials at different places 
Location of variety trials 
Central Fajardo, 
Dolores estate 
Central San Vicente 
Central Coloso 
Central Pagan, 1 
Hacienda Trinidad 
1930 
September. . . 
Inches 
6.73 
4.66 
8.38 
5.19 
1.45 
4.45 
2.39 
7.98 
8.31 
12.02 
9.74 
9.18 
16.55 
12. 11 
12.09 
5.58 
1930 
February 
March 
Inches 
1.65 
1.50 
1.73 
1.92 
2.62 
1.57 
4.42 
6.17 
4.15 
5.58 
6.69 
1.14 
3.60 
1930 
Inches 
1929 
| Inches 
September 
October 
14.50 
6.72 
4.11 
.40 
3.95 
3.40 
7.30 
16.70 
7.00 
5.80 
4.40 
12.75 
9.85 
7.30 
1.55 
2.88 
.15 
.65 
7.83 
November . 
April.. - 
November 
December 
1931 
January.. 
November . 
December 
1930 
January.. 
1.84 
December 
May 
June 
2.49 
1931 
July 
January ... 
August 
September 
2.84 
February... 
February 
February 
5 88 
March.. 
November 
December 
1931 
January 
February 
5.35 
April 
5.97 
' ■'. 
6.85 
June 
9 49 
July 
July 
July 
9.02 
August 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1931 
10 09 
September 
October 
September 
October ..- 
7.10 
1.54 
November 
December 
November 
December 
1932 
January.. . ... 
3.89 
.16 
February 
March 
Total 
126. 81 
7.93 
42.74 
109.41 
88 54 
Average.. 
1 Gran-cultura trial. 
