CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER I 



CHAPTER II 

 The Composition of the Sugar Cane 12 



CHAPTER III 

 Range and Climate 19 



CHAPTER IV 

 Variation -in the Cane and Cane Varieties 31 



CHAPTER V 

 The Soils of the Cane-Growing Regions 64 



CHAPTER VI 

 The Manuring of the Cane 79 



CHAPTER VII 

 The Irrigation of the Cane - 108 



CHAPTER VIII 

 The Husbandry of the Cane - 117 



CHAPTER IX 

 The Pests and Diseases of the Cane *39 



CHAPTER X 

 The Harvesting of the Cane - - *75 



CHAPTER XI 

 The Extraction of the Juice by Mills - 



CHAPTER XII 

 The Diffusion Process - 251 



CHAPTER XIII 

 The Action of Heat, Alkalies and Acids on Sugars and Cane Juices - 257 



