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centrifugal machines and is sold as such, or is re- 

 worked for low grade sugars. Syrup is the juice of 

 the cane which has been concentrated without the re- 

 moval of sugar. Some of the smaller places are en- 

 tirely devoted to the manufacture of syrup for table 

 use. 



The modern sugar factory is an extensive installa- 

 tion of machinery and requires expert technical super- 

 vision to be operated to best advantage. Some of 



A MODERN SUGAR FACTORY. 



these plants have a capacity of handling over a thou- 

 sand tons of cane per twenty-four hours. 



The average yield of cane in Louisiana is about 

 twenty-two to twenty-six tons to the acre. A ton of 

 cane gives an average of about one hundred and sixty 

 pounds of sugar. 



Other Sugar-cane Producing Countries. The lead- 

 ing cane-producing countries are Cuba, Java and the 

 Territory of Hawaii. East India also has an enor- 

 mous production which, however, is consumed locally. 

 Mexico, the various islands of the Orient and of the 

 West Indies, and many of the countries of South and 



