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One stalk of corn of the husked easel was tested for sugar Sep- 
tember 7, with the unexpected showing of 10.2 per cent of cane sugar. 
This led to the belief that this might be a sugar plant, and. numerous 
tests were afterward made to determine its value. 
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The juice was. tested with the polariscope, the object being to Gnd 
the relative amount of cane sugar in the stalks. The tests show a 
great’ variation running from one-half per cent to 10.2 per cent as 
mentioned above. Although the average amount of sngar found is 
not greater than was found last year in ordinary corn, or than was 
found in the experiments of Dr. Collier in Washington, the great vari- 
ation between the stalks leads one to hope that by selection of seed a 
variety might be ultimately obtained sufficiently rich in sugar to be 
_ worked with profit. 
The results obtained are given in tabular form below. 
CANE SUGAR IN JUICE oF CORN STALKS. 
Specific 



VARIETY. gravity of ere tutesta Date. 
PBK COLNE, atu oh case Ts 1.061 | 10.20 | September 7, 1883. 
ROMS Reads fase nactecie iearearre 1 Oe 1.042 3.51 | September 7, 1883. 
Shp TORA Ry cy RS 1.040 | 3.35 | September 7, 1883. 
SPST: Area tte iy 40 esac. 1.042 6.46 | September 7, 1883. 
pers See sutra N steht ate 1.042 4.97 ) September 7, 1883. °. 
PF Sees ehh ate WARN oh aie 1.020 :50 | September 17, 1883. 
PR tit scott eR yeaah tags 1.044 5.8% | September 24, 1883. 
PRS iy SUR RID gy Sects Bee tc at oe 1.046 5.18 | October 11, 1883. 
Waushakum corn.......... 1.024 | 1.90 \ September 11, 1883. 
SRG ehh aks ipl oA MM erase 1.041 5.74 | Average of determin- 
| ations last year. 
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FERTILIZERS. 
But few analyses of commercial fertilizers have been made and these. 
few were undertaken not for the purpose of establishing a “Fertilizer > 
Control,” but for the accommodation of private parties. These analy- 
‘ses, ten in number, being of no public interest, are not given here. 
In order to protect the Station from imposition directions for the 
sampling and sending of fertilizers for analyses have been issued and 
when these directions have been complied with, analyses have been — 
made free of charge. A copy of these directions is appended. 
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