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hol at 100^ B/ The hectare of land is now worth 7000 

 to 8000 francs. The production of wheat is 684,416 

 hectolitres, and 32,500 head of cattle are yearly fattened. 

 This industry represents a capital of twenty-five mil- 

 lions of francs. We have not considered in the above 

 the numerous other factories that depend entirely upon 

 the existence and activity of the beet sugar industry. 



Oertnany. 



From the time of Archard's failure until 1830 but 

 little sugar was manufactured. Then some few at- 

 tempts were made, but it was not until Schubarth 

 returned from France that any great progress was 

 realized. This gentleman, having studied the matter, 

 became afterwards an expert, and it is principally 

 through his influence that the present success has been 

 achieved. During the twenty years that had elapsed 

 the Prussians watched with every possible attention 

 the various scientific improvements that had taken 

 place, and had seen the struggles to overcome various 

 difficulties, after which they did not simply content 

 themselves by exactly imitating what had been pre- 

 viously done, but, on the contrary, saw the defects and 

 prevented their renewal. 



The factories that were established (the same rule 

 holds good at the present time) had a general organi- 

 zation for the purchase of the beets from the surround- 

 ing farmers, who were also financially interested in the 

 success of the enterprise. The roots were paid for in 



' B. means accordinp; to Beiiume's scale. 



