1 Noy., 1897.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
ANALYSIS OF Juice or New GuInEA Cane (Ist Raroon). 
Variety, Batoe; age, about ten months. 
Total solid matter ... 100 sce: ... 20°80 per cent. 
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Deterioration by keeping the cane or juice has, no doubt, taken place to 
the extent of probably 2°7 per cent. of cane sugar. 
ANALYSIS or New Guinea CAngs Grown At Mackay; Acs, Firrren Monrus. 
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Cane sugar ... +3 $5 ... | 16°18 | 11°66 | 16°80 | 14°51 | 12°91 | 9°88 | 10°89 | 14°34] 18°32 
Fruit sugar .. tet “45, 69} °30} ‘57}| 1°08} 1°93] 2:03 ‘D7 17 
Other organic matter and ash ...| 1°55] 1:28] 1:50] 1:23] 1°61) 2°00) 1°67] 1:41] 1:83 
Total soluble solids — ... | 18°15 | 18°63 | 18°60 | 16°31 | 15°60 | 13°81 | 14°59 | 16°32 | 20°32 
Fibre i Te ... | 1854 | 12°12 | 12°50 | 13°48] 8°83] 9°94] 8°39]12°25| 9:33 
Water fe ats ... | 70°40 | 73°91 | 69°66 | 73°32 | 75°90 | 77°11 | 77°25 | 73°13 | 71°00 
Quotient of purity — oclp , te) 86 90 89 83 72 75 83 90 
Pure obtainable cane sugar ... | 15°19 | 10°67 | 15°90 | 18°61 | 11°57 | 7°91] 9°04] 13°35} 17°32 
Estimated crop per acre (tons) ... | 28°30 | 28°30 | 28°30 | 28°30 | 28°30 | 20°00 | 20°00 | 20°00 3; 
