trouble in the sugar-cane industry The soil adapted to sugar cane How the soil 

 is usually prepared Culture Harvesting Rotation of crops How to start the 

 cane-sugar industry Description of manufacture Quality and grades of the 

 product. 



Part Threc.-THE BEET SUGAK INDUSTRY IN AMERICA. 



CHAPTER I. WHAT HAS 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 HAS GROWN IN EACH STATE Califor- 

 nia, the Spreckels enterprise at Watsonville Alvarado's persistent fight and final 

 triumph The marvellous results at Chino The new factories in California Ne- 

 braska's trying experience and ultimate success Wonderful results in Utah In the 

 Pecos Valley of New Mexico The new factory in Wisconsin Scientific and prac- 

 tical tests to demonstrate the adaptability of the sugar beet to conditions in the 

 other States, including results of the 1896 crop. 



CHAPTER III. CULTURE OF THE SUGAR BEET Climatic Conditions Varie- 

 ties 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 profit* of beet culture Actual recent experience of practical farmers 

 in raising 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 sugar factory, its 

 location, requirements, equipment, management, etc Cautions to all new to the 

 industry, 



Miscellaneous. APPENDIX A directory of some of the many communities that 

 want beet sugar factories Announcements of sugar engineers, contractors for 

 sugar factory equipments, refining outfitters, seed dealers, beet lands, etc. 



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