52 THE SUGAR BEET. 



The laboring man requiring his pound of sugar as 

 well as the rich man, the first-mentioned, forming the 

 greater portion of our population, should be most con- 

 sidered. The increase per capita, as shown in the fore- 

 going table, is owing to the fact that sugar now forms 

 one of the essential elements of food for man, and has 

 ceased to be regarded as a mere luxury. 



Have we not at our disposal a root called the sugar 

 heet from which is extracted the greater portion of 

 sugar consumed in Europe ? Have we not millions of 

 acres of land willing to do all that is necessary to give 

 satisfaction to any one who will bestow sufficient 

 money and labor upon their cultivation? There are 

 but few who actually appreciate the result that would 

 be produced upon the entire country if this industry 

 could be successfully introduced, and we are entirely 

 satisfied that it could and finally will be. 



