CONTENTS 



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Chapter I 

 The Cane ------------- i 



Chapter II 

 The Composition of the Sugar Cane ------- 12 



Chapter III 

 Range and Chmate ----------- ig 



Chapter IV 

 Variation in the Cane and Cane Varieties ------ 31 



Chapter V 

 The Soils of the Cane-Growing Regions _--__- 64 



Chapter VI 

 Tlie Manuring of the Cane ------_-~ yg 



Chapter VII 

 The Irrigation of the Cane - - - - - - - -- 108 



Chapter VIII 

 The Husbandry of the Cane - - - - - - -- - 117 



Chapter IX 

 The Pests and Diseases of the Cane - - - - . - _ 13^ 



Chapter X 

 The Harvesting of the Cane --------- 175 



Chapter XI 

 The Extraction of the Juice by Mills ------- 185 



Chapter XII 

 The Diffusion Process ---------- 251 



Chapter XIII ^ 



The Action of Heat, Alkalies and Acids on Sugars and Cane Juices - 257 



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