SUGAR CANE. 45 



The followiiij^ table indicates the export tnid*' in Kuypt iaii inumds: " 



From these li^iires it will be seen that the L^iiited Stales is by lar 

 tlie best customer for Egyptian sugar. Of the total i)rodiiction of 

 sugar, 03^ per cent is refined. Of the unrefined sugar US per cent is 

 consumed locally and U per cent exported. Of the refined product 

 84| per cent is consumed locally and 15 per cent exported. 



The crop is heavily manured by natives. Ordinary stable manure 

 is employed, and large cpiantities of the material known as "eoufri," 

 which has already been refei-red to, are used. Kxperimeiils which 

 have been made clearly indicate that an employment of su[)erphos- 

 phate with soluble nitrogenous manures gives excellent results for 

 cane. 



In an extensive series of experiments made by Mr. Tienian, details 

 of which are given in a recent work, entitled "The Sugar Cane in 

 Egypt," the author recommends the employment of nitrate of soda in 

 l^reference to any other form of available nitrogen for sugar cane, 

 while as a phosphoric manure the use of basi<' slag is advocated. 

 The manuring of cane has not, however, received as much attention 

 as has been given to cotton. 



Three varieties of cane are cultivated in Egypt: Red, yellow, and 

 striped. The last named seems to give a slightly heavier yield, though 

 in richness of sugar no difference is ijercejitible. 



BEETS. 



Though a very minor crop, it may be advisable to refer to beets in 

 close iiroximity to sugar cane. Some few j^ears since a first attemiit 

 was made to cultivate this crop, but uj) to the present it has not been 

 very successful. The land of Eg^'pt, as is well known, is of good 

 quality, and, generally speaking, such crops as beets, which have a 

 wide range of cultivation, can not be grown in competition with Euro- 

 pean countries which possess a poorer soil. 



Again, the rich soils of the Nile Valley do not give comparatively 

 heavy yields of roots, and 15 tons per acre may be considered a full 



"An Egyptian pound equals about £1 Os. 6d., which is equivalent to about 

 $4.94. 



