22 [ ASSEMBLY 
The stalks were crushed in a mortar and the juice expressed by . 
means of a jelly press. 

Weight of juice from stalks... 07, ..- 2. ceness 070 2 lbs. 11 5 16 ozs. 
Por. cout: Old U10G Ree axe nde cahrisn stake aed 57-06 
Specilic. Sraviny OL TUICOy «5. a5. «nace se ee Cree 1040 
Glucose ‘inFutcey se oe cee eset oe sep ort een 2-77 
Carte stear riie'e ss soe 6 wis ssne wie oom stp abttaed woah ect nne aan 5-96 
Total saccharine. .o.5... « « «+ dsc.ae n9,e «ied «00a 8-73 


On September 18th and September 30th other determinations were 
made from stalks of the same variety. ‘The results of these trials are 
as below : 
Sept. 15. Sept. 18 Sept. 30. 
Per ct. juice obtained from stalks... 57-06 50-17 42-67 
Specific gravity of juice........... 10-40 10-48 10-36 
Glucose in juice, per cb.....590..5. Bet7 3+23 1-64 
Cane sugar in juice, per ct......... 5-96 6-72 4.54 
CoRN — UPPER AND LOWER EARS. 
Before harvest two stalks of Waushakum corn, each bearing two 
perfect ears, were carried to the laboratory. The examination de- 
veloped the following results: | 
Stalk No. 1. Stalk No. 2 
Upper. Lower. Upper. Lower. 
Grammes. Grammes. 
Weight of the ear..... 3132-6 2500 2283-9 1759-2 
Weight of the corn.... 2634-2 2091 1959-8 1540-1 
Weight of the cob..... 498-4 409 324-1 219-1 
Per ct. of cob to ear as 
FAT VORLEG ori. o te ae 15-91 16-36 14-19 12-45 
Water in corn, percent. 10-66 9-37 8-66 8-82 
Water in cob, per cent.. 10-21 10-19 12-38 10-56 
Analysis of the dried grain. 
Stalk No. 1. Stalk No. 2. 
Upper. Lower. Upper. Lower. 
FC; Lape get ae, Done ape = poe 1-26 1-39 1-39 
Protein—=N. X 6-25... 12-06 10-75 11-87 10-87 
Orne fete... ...-. <c.. 1-30 1-23 74 1-22 
Fat (ether extract).... 5-80 5-75 3-45 3°21 
Nitrogen—free extract, | 
by Ais s agp %-- s~-- 79-49 81-01 82-55 83-31 
AMBER CANE, 
For the purpose of determining whether the use of sulphate of pot- 
ash as a fertilizer was favorable to the production of sugar in the 
sorghum cane, six plats of one-twentieth acre each were carefully 
planted with the Early Amber Cane. One plat receiving no applica- 
