IV THE SUGAR INDUSTEY. 



PART THREE THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY IN AMERICA PRIOR TO 1897. 



CHAPTER I WHAT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES 

 Failure of early attempts An exception Honor to whom honor is due Recent 

 development The record in brief What of the future Elementary principles 

 Technical terms explained Quality of the beet sugar How beet sugar is made. 



CHAPTER II HOW THE INDUSTRY GREW IN EACH STATE California, the 

 Spreckels enterprise at Watsonville Alvarado's persistent fight and final triumph 

 The marvelous results at Chino The new factories in California Nebraska's try- 

 ing experience and ultimate success Wonderful results in Utah In the Pecos val- 

 ley of New Mexico Scientific and practical tests to demonstrate the adaptability^ 

 of the sugar beet crop to conditions in other states, including results of the 1896 

 crop. 



CHAPTER III CULTURE OF THE SUGAR BEET Climatic conditions Varieties of 

 beets Soils for the sugar beet Rotation of crops Feeding the plant Plowing 

 More about subsoiling Preparation of seed bed Seeding Hoeing Thinning out 

 Irrigation Harvesting Storing beets Feeding and storing beet pulp, tops and 

 molasses. 



CHAPTER IV COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY Cost 

 and profits of beet culture Actual recent experience of practical farmers in rais- 

 ing beets on a large and small scale How the industry employs and pays labor 

 Its manifold advantages The brilliant promise to capital, provided the American 

 market is reserved for American sugar How to start a factory, its location, 

 requirements, equipment, management, etc. Cautions to all new to the industry. 



PART FOUR PROGRESS IN AMERICA'S SUGAR INDUSTRY SINCE 1896. 



CHAPTER I DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI As to New England- 

 Remarkable conditions in the state of New York, which bids fair to be a hotbed of 

 the industry Splendid prospects in Michigan, a great sugar state Pennsylvania 

 and Ohio The middle south Indiana and Illinois Michigan's and Wisconsin's 

 peculiar qualifications for beet culture and sugar making. 



CHAPTER II FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE MOUNTAINS A banner campaign 

 in Nebraska Encouraging conditions in Minnesota The Dakotas and Iowa and 

 other sugar states Conflicting views from Kansas and Missouri The Mountain 

 states as beet sugar centers. 



CHAPTER III THE BEST DEVELOPMENT ON THE PACIFIC COAST A new fac- 

 tory's encouraging start in eastern Oregon Washington in line Millions going 

 into beet sugar enterprises in California Largest beet sugar mill in the world 

 The model beet sugar plant of America Other factories and notes of progress. 



CHAPTER IV LESSONS OF MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE Mistakes to avoid- 

 How to insure success Latest teaching from science and practice in culture of the 

 beet Steam plowing Use of beet pulp Other hints. 



APPENDIX Reference tables and statistics List of places that want sugar factories 

 Directory and advertisements of manufacturers of sugar mill machinery, imple- 

 ments for culture of beets and cane, seed, supplies, etc., etc. 



