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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1882
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77 Change of sugar after cutting the cane. On October 23, 1880, an analysis was made of the juice of the Orange cane which had been cut, stripped, and topped October 2d and placed under shelter until examined. Juice whitish. Specific gravity Grape sugar Cane sugar 1.091 14.66 per cent. .. 3.55 " " ! A sample of cane, cut August 25, 1880, without being stripped and topped, was preserved in a warm room where it had become dry long before it was examined. On April 3, 1881, it was analyzed and showed 12 per cent, of grape sugar and no trace of cane sugar. Comparison of the upper and lower half of the cane. The two following analyses were made to show what part of the cane is richest in sugar: Amber—October 2, 1880. Juice obtained from the upper half of the stalks after topping as usual. Specific gravity Grape sugar Cane sugar , 1.069 2.94 per cent. 9.67 " " Amber—October 2, 1880. Juice obtained from the lower half of stalks. Specific gravity 1.070 Grape sugar 1.94 per cent. Cane sugar ...11.64 " " Effect of Soils. The following analysis were made to study the effect of different varieties of soil upon the production of sugar in sorghum. But as other circumstances, as locality from which seed was obtained, time of planting, and manner of cultivation, may affect the amount of sugar, many more investigations would have to be made before definite conclusions could be reached. The table, however, shows that sorghum can be grown successfully on all varieties of soil specified.
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