CULTIVATION OF THE BEET. 



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The following table shows the number of beet-sugar 

 manufactories in Europe, with their production, in 



! 865-6: 



Total, 630,000 1426 38 



It is stated by Mr. William Reed, an English au- 

 thority, that Great Britain, which consumed 10,000 

 tons of sugar in 1700, consumes at the present time 

 566,000 tons. 



Consumption of sugar in the following countries in 

 1865: 



