20 



The Sugar- Beet in America 



During 1S99 fourteen new factories were constructed." 

 In 1892 there were only a half dozen factories with an 



I 



Acrs'S heefs harveskcf- li 



Y/e/t^s per acre ^ 



% Si/^ar ex/rac/ec^ ■ — ■ — 



% sc/^ar ' 



11 

 -10 

 -9 

 -8 

 -7 

 -6 

 -5 



4 



-5 



-2 



-1 



18^ 1904 ' 1906 ' 19'08 ' 19'l0 ' \')\1 ' 19'l4 ' 19'l6 



Fig. 3. — Growth of the beet-sugar industry, with the yield and quality 

 of beets, in the United States since 1899. 



output of 13,000 tons of sugar, but by 1902 there were 

 forty-one factories, yielding 2,118,406 tons. 



