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AGRICULTURE 



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FIG. 103. SUGAR CANE GROWN FROM SEED 

 In this way new varieties originate. 



than the other kinds. It throws up many slender canes or 

 suckers from every joint. It is sometimes profitably used 

 as a food for hogs and other live-stock. 



Since sugar cane grows from the succulent buds on the 



