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countiy, sucli will continue to be the case. It is hoped, however, that 

 the farmers Avill learn to pay more attention to the wants and demands 

 of the country, and thus strive to produce a greater variety of articles, 

 instead of continuing to overstock the market with some particular pro- 

 ducts while we are constantly importing others which they can just as 



easily and more profitably produce. 



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SUGAR AND MOLASSES. 



Very few persons have any idea of the quantity of sugar produced 

 and consumed in the world. Neither have many any idea of the quan- 

 tity consumed in California, the amount of monej' we annually pa}' for 

 the same, and how easily we could supply enough for our own consurap>- 

 tion and to spare. 



The following table shows the annual production of sugar throughout 

 the world : 



Countries. 



Pounds. 



Bengalee, China, Siam 



English Colonies 



Spanish Colonies 



Dutch Colonies 



Swedish and Danish Colonies. 



French Colonies 



France 



Belgium 



Brazil , 



United States 



Germany 



Ru ssia , 



East Indias and other countries. 



200 

 440 

 650 

 160 



20 

 220 

 303 



12 

 350 

 420 

 304 



70 

 ,951 



000,000 

 000.000 

 ,000,000 

 .000,000 

 .000,000 

 ,000,000 

 .000,000 

 .000,000 

 ,000,000 

 .000,000 

 .000,000 

 .000,006 

 .494.000 



Total pounds ! 5,100,494.000 



The classification as to kinds, is supposed to be about as follows 



Class. 



Pounds. 



Cane sugar 2.900,000,000 



Beet sugar 960.000.000 



Maple sugar | 40,494,000 



Palm sugar i 200,000,000 



Total ! 5,100,494,000 



One would naturally suppose that the United States, with her vast 

 maple forests in the Northern States, and her sugar plantations in the 



