TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



LNTEODUCTOBY. 



REPORT OX THE SUGAR BEET LN T FRASUE AST) THE UNITED STATES. 



Page. 



Letter of transmittal 5 



CHAPTER I. 



The early history of the sugar beet, and the manufacture of sugar therefrom. . . 7 



CHAPTER II. 

 Statistics on beet-root culture and the production of sugar 29 



CHAPTER III. 



Meteorology as applied to beet-root culture — Conditions most favorable — Com- 

 parison of conditions in the beet-growing districts of Europe — Limits of the 

 conditions governing the extension of the culture — Location of sections of 

 favorable conditions in the United States — Conclusions 33 



CHAPTER IV. 



Varieties grown in France — Their characters, mode of selecting, &c 71 



CHAPTER V. 



Culture, choice of soil, its preparation, planting, care of, harvesting and pre- 

 serving crop 95 



CHAPTER VI. 



Social conditions affecting beet-root culture 117 



CHAPTER VH. 



Manufacture — Processes and economies 131 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Taxes, rates of — Mode of collecting — Amounts collected 157 



CHAPTER IX. 



Conclusion — Importance of sugar-beet culture 161 



