Author: George ArceneauxPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365583714
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Excerpt from Variety Tests of Sugarcanes in Louisiana During the Crop Year 1931-32 The winter of 1931 - 32 was very unusual m that, because of unsea sonably high temperatures, sugarcane continued growth during the period of usual winter dormancy. On March 9 subfreezing tempera tures were recorded throng hout the Louisiana sugarcane district; as a result cane was severely killed back except in a few isolated localities Where protection was afforded by adjacent bodies of water. On that date a minimum temperature of 25° F. Was recorded at the United States Sug ar Plant F 1e1d Station at Houma. At the time of the freeze, sugarcane had attained an unusually advanced stage of growth, in most cases the stalks having jointed to a height of from 3 to 10 inches above the ground. Following the freeze some uncertainty was felt as to Whether or not the frozen growth would interfere with the devel opment of the new shoots. In some instances it was cut back by means of hand imp lements or mechanical shavers. Subse quent observations indicated that, generally speaking, better resultscl were obtained where the cane was not cut back. The frozen growth disintegrated rapidly and as a rule did not interfere with new growth or subsequent cultivation. Where the cane had jointed to a height of 15 inches or less,1ateral buds were killed practically to the ground and no undesirable aerial shoots subsequently developed. Following the freeze sugarcane grew rapidly and by the first of May had attained a stage of growth considerably more advanced than normal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
