Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1913-1923.) (20473510406)

Title: Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Identifier: bulletinofusdep826850unit (find matches)

Year: 1913-1923. (1910s)

Authors: United States. Dept. of Agriculture

Subjects: Agriculture; Agriculture

Publisher: (Washington, D. C. ?) : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: American Museum of Natural History Library

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MOSAIC OF SUGAR CANE AND OTHER GRASSES. 25 included among these varieties. The Cayana 10 has already won a well-deserved popularity among the farmers of the cane-sirup section in Georgia and northern Florida on account of its high tonnage and the excellent quality of sirup made from it. The Kavan- gire is used for manufacturing sugar in Argentina. Its estimable qualities are brought out in Table III.

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Fig. 5.—Kavangire sugar cane (imrmme), at the left; G. C. 1070 (susceptible), at the center; Java 36 (sus- ceptible but tolerant), at the right. Table III.— Yield and analysis of Kavangire sugar cane compared with other standard varieties.1 Variety. Average Weight weight of single of cane per Brix scale. Sucrose. Purity. canes. hectare.3 Kilos. 2 Kilos. 2 Degrees. Per cent. Per cent. 0.68 166,850, i^ 17.84 15.68 87.5 1.36 117,300 17.55 15.34 87.4- .84 95,725 17.54 15.79 89.96 1.87 118,125 17.32 15.34 87.05 1.10 89,975 16.67 14.41 86.40 1.71 94,150 18.26 16.39 89.74 .95 75,550 19.02 16.66 87.08 1.28 72,925 16.69 14.54 87.07 1.23 76,575 16.98 14.36 83.88 1.00 79,675 16.03 13.57 89.68 .95 33,325 "19.15 17.50 91.54 Weight of sugar per hectare.3 Kavangire Java 36 Java 213 Louisiana 60 Java 139 Rayada (Louisiana Striped)... Java 234 Morada (Louisiana Purple (.?)) Honduras Java 100..'. Tamarin 16,090 11,024 9,533 10,973 7,853 9,714 7,703 6,354 5,998 6,456 3,940 i Bennett, A. G. Informe de subestaciones para el afio 1914. In Rev. Indus, y Agr. Tueuman, ano 5, p. 208-209. 1914. 2 A kilo is the equivalent of 2.2 pounds. a A hectare is the equivalent of 2.47 acres.

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