24. [ ASSEMBLY 
Glucose. Cane sugar. Total sugar. 
Octoberini4 nslh'. iad. 3-63 9.42 13-05 
Oxotober ll 25 pnceacies 3-61 11-39 15-00. 
October 20.0255. Seas 3-10 12-89 15-99 
That is, as the plant reaches ripeness of seed the sugar increases, the 
glucose diminishes. ‘This fact, so well brought out here, is a very im- 
portant one to the sugar- -maker. 
TOMATO. 
August 28 three samples of the Early Acme tomato were taken for 
analysis. ‘The results as below: 
Fresh Calculated on 
tomato. dry substance. 
VERE RTE tcete ee cia' siete cee Wish as ee 91-26 5 Wes 
PTI Se SG Ss7a a 6'G oceis's 6 iw’ se ste -73 | 8-32 
Praretne Nims 6.2355 cn os ee 1-00 11-25 
Snvari (glucose)... smili- «hess - 3-46 39-54 
Free acid (calculated as malic)...... “57 6-52 
Orude. fibre | 2% o6..<)s eb i1es eRe ae -70 . , vaurone 
Waters ts oc oe eRED. 2 CARER ae wae -47 5-35 
Other carb-hydrates by diff........ 1-81 20-99 
SosA BEAN—Soja Hispida. 
Two analyses were made of the whole plant of the soja bean, and a 
partial analysis of the seeds. ‘The figures are as below: 
Soja bean plant in fresh state. 
Sept. 19. Oct. 7. 
WALLET Ue Bie 0 iets <oinare 6.4. she eg Mabon aes 34, OO 69-85 
Wee. pies «that eee ieee 2-36 2-22 
Bernibelivaa Na XU, 20d fas cectt ne a agen see Gin 2 3-88 
GIPUClG a) DT Eels sce 5 os mar irins Padua yanytaht. Sh, Mr 8-91 8-26 
HAG GR OC OX LTACL) signs ete alecte cece 1-05 1-55 
Nitrogen—free extract............ pie ep 14-39 14.24 
In the determination of September 19, the total nitrogen was 0-63 
per cent, and the albumenoid nitrogen 0-52 per cent. 
Calculated Dry. 
Sept. 19. Oct. 7. 
LATS RE OBSE ie eee eee 7-71 W385 
Prat a Nak D2 ate ss a: aes ass 12-75 12.74 
OS EVTE CG HES eat I iy a 29-06 27.41 
Fat (ether extract)...........0. 3-43 5-14 
_ Nitrogen — free extract......... 47-05 47-36 
The seed, dried at 212° F'., was found to contain 5-20 per cent of 
ash, 40-37 per cent of albumenoid substance, and 15-96 per cent of 
fat (ether extract). 
MILK. 
Four Jersey cows arrived at the Station November 30, after a two 
days’ trip. Three of these were giving milk, and these were milked in 
