Cuban Cane Sugar 



attitude of the Cuban cane-grower 



toward his cane. 



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Great as is the opportunity of 

 improving Cuban agriculture, greater 

 still is the opportunity of improving 

 Cuban manufacturing. 



In Hawaii, for example, where 

 sugar efficiency, both in growing and 

 in manufacturing has always to be 

 at its best, as high as ninety-five per 

 cent, of the sugar in the cane is 

 extracted. In Java, Cuba's nearest 

 competitor, the extraction averages 

 well over ninety per cent. But in 

 Cuba, in spite of much modern ma- 

 chinery, the extraction is materially 

 less. While the definite figures are 

 not available, there is good author- 

 ity for the statement that the aver- 

 age loss of sugar in Cuba exceeds 

 that of any other cane growing 

 country. 



One reason for this wastage is 

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