TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. PAGE 



The Cane 1 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Composition of the Cane 13 



CHAPTER III. 

 Eange and Climate 18 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Varieties of the Cane 23 



CHAPTER V. 

 Sugar Cane Soils 46 



CHAPTER VI. 

 The Manuring of the Cane .... 55 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Irrigation of the Cane 91 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 The 'Husbandry of the Cane 102 



CHAPTER IX. 

 The Pests and Diseases of the Cane 127 



CHAPTER X. 

 The Harvesting of the Cane 159 



CHAPTER XI. 

 The Extraction of Juice "by Mills 170 



CHAPTER XII. 

 The Diffusion Process 226 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 The Clarification and Defecation of the Juice 241 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 The Carbonation Process 262 



CHAPTER XV. 

 The Filtration of the Juice 273 



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