rcentage of silica or salts in bagasse has sometimes been
ascribed as the reason for the tendency to smoulder in certain cases of
soft fiber bagasse. This, however, is due to the large moisture content
of the sample resulting directly from the nature of the cane. Soluble
salts in the bagasse has also been given as the explanation of such
smouldering action of the fire, but here too the explanation lies solely
in the high moisture content, this resulting in the development of only
sufficient heat to evaporate the moisture.

TABLE 43

ANALYSES AND CALORIFIC VALUES OF BAGASSE
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|+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+|
|| | | | | | | |B.t.u. ||
|| | | | | | | | per ||
|| Source |Moisture| C | H | O | N | Ash | Pound ||
|| | | | | | | | Dry ||
|| | | | | | | |Bagasse||
|+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+|
||Cuba | 51.50 | 43.15 | 6.00 | 47.95 | | 2.90 | 7985 ||
||Cuba | 49.10 | 43.74 | 6.08 | 48.61 | | 1.57 | 8300 ||
||Cuba | 42.50 | 43.61 | 6.06 | 48.45 | | 1.88 | 8240 ||
||Cuba | 51.61 | 46.80 | 5.34 | 46.35 | | 1.51 | ||
||Cuba | 52.80 | 46.78 | 5.74 | 45.38 | | 2.10 | ||
||Porto Rico| 41.60 | 44.28 | 6.66 | 47.10 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8359 ||
||Porto Rico| 43.50 | 44.21 | 6.31 | 47.72 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8386 ||
||Porto Rico| 44.20 | 44.92 | 6.27 | 46.50 | 0.41 | 1.90 | 8380 ||
||Louisiana | 52.10 | | | | | 2.27 | 8230 ||
||Louisiana | 54.00 | | | | | | 8370 ||
||Louisiana | 51.80 | | | | | | 8371 ||
||Java | | 46.03 | 6.56 | 45.55 | 0.18 | 1.68 | 8681 ||
|+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+|
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Table 43 gives the analyses and heat values of bagasse from various
localities. Table 44 gives the value of mill bagasse at different
extractions, which data may be of service in making approximations as to
its fuel value as compared with that of othe