Cuban Cane Sugar 



Let it be stated at the outset that 

 there is no difference between beet 

 sugar and cane sugar when refined. 

 In their chemical composition, in 

 their quality and taste, and in their 

 commercial value, they are identical. 

 The only question is which can pro- 

 duce a pound of crystallized sugar, 

 delivered to the consumer, at the 

 least cost. 



The climatic conditions required 

 for the profitable production of sugar 

 beets are entirely different from 

 those required for the production of 

 sugar cane. 



Sugar cane started in the tropics 

 and has never been coaxed very far 

 from its native zone. It needs a nine 

 months' growing season of hot days 

 and nights, and it will not stand 

 severe winters. It requires both 

 moisture and sunshine, and unless 

 irrigation is resorted to, needs an 

 annual rainfall of from fifty to 

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