CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 GENERAL VIEW or THE INDUSTRY 1-5 



CHAPTER II 



DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY . . 6-21 



Early use of sugar 6 



Early history of beets 8 



Discovery of sugar in beets, 9 



First commercial extraction of sugar, 10 



Assistance from Napoleon, 11 



Decline of the industry, 12 



Revival of the industry, 12 

 The industry in the United States .... 16 



Commercial success in the United States, 18 



Later developments, 20 



CHAPTER Hi y 



THE SUGAR-BEET PLANT 22-35 



Botanical group 22 



Habit of growth 23 



Parts of the plant 24 



How the plant feeds and grows 26 



The storage of sugar 29 



Factors affecting percentage of sugar .... 31 



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