. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 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 Fig. 5.—Kavangire sugar cane (imrmme), at the left; G. C. 1070 (susceptible), at the center; Java 36 (sus- ceptible but
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 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 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 Variety. Average Weight weight of single of cane per Brix scale. Sucrose. Purity. canes. Kilos. 2 Kilos. 2 Degrees. Per cent. Per cent. 166,850, i^ 117,300 .84 95,725 118,125 89,975 94,150 .95 75,550 72,925 76,575 79,675 .95 33,325 " Weight of sugar per Kavangire Java 36 Java 213 Louisiana 60 Java 139 Rayada (Louisiana Striped)... Java 234 Morada (Louisiana Purple (.?)) Honduras Java '. 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 pounds. a A hectare is the equivalent of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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