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tile first runs. On the occasion of my visit to the Foley farm 

 the mill was grinding and turning into the evaporation vats 

 800 gallons of cane juice daily. 



At the direction of Professor Ross Thomas Bragg, Assis- 

 tant Chemist, has in December visited a number of localities 

 in Baldwin County inspecting the s'yrup made in that county. 

 The syrup was reported to be of fine quality and Mr. Bragg 

 found that in the past year the production of syrup had largely 

 increased in that county. 



The visit of Mr. Bragg to Baldwin is another indication of 

 the interest of the x\labama Polytechnic Institute in the grow- 

 ing of sugar cane. 



As Professor Ross says: "This department of the college 

 and experiment station has for a number of years past en- 

 deavored to encourage improving methods of syrup manufac- 

 turing as well as an increased production of syrup and it is 

 our desire to promote the growth and development of this in- 

 dustry in every possible way." 



In these words' there is promise of assistance and encour- 

 agement to those who may see the possibilities of cane growing 

 in the southern section of the State and who may enter into it. 

 If they need any other encouragement they have but to write 

 to the cane growers of Baldwin who have applied intelligent 

 and modern methods not only to the growing of cane, but to 

 the manufacture of syrup. 



