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The Sugar-Beet in America 



it forms a part of every day's 

 ration of civilized peoples. The 

 increase in the use of sugar during 

 the last generation is shown in 

 Fig. 32, which gives the world's 

 production over the period extend- 

 ing from 1865 to 1915. This curve 

 shows that during a period of fifty 

 years, the production and conse- 

 quently the consumption of sugar 

 increased from four and one-half 

 billion pounds to over forty bil- 

 lion, or an increase of 900 per cent. 

 Of course the population of the 

 world increased during this period, 

 but in no way did this compare 

 with the increase in sugar con- 

 sumption. 



An examination of Fig. 33 shows 

 that if all the countries come up 

 to the per capita consumption of 

 nations like Great Britain and the 

 United States, the increase in the 

 total sugar required in the world 

 will continue. It is impossible to 

 predict what the future consump- 

 tion of sugar in the world will be, 

 but it seems probable that more 

 sugar will be required each year, 

 especially if the price can be kept 

 low. That it should find a greater 



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