Table showing the average number of gallons of syrup 

 obtained per acre for the entire United States. 



State. 



Alabama !_1 122 Jo 50 



Arkansas 117 48 



Colorado 116 90 



California 196 50 



Delaware __ 25 



Dakota Territory 112 66 



Florida 145 30 



Georgia 104 48 



Illinois 132 46 



Indiana __ 127 40 



Indian Territory 127 



Iowa 130 52 



Kan? 



49 



Kentucky 119 39 



Maryland in 60 



Michigan 166 51 



Minnesota 138 56 



Mississippi in 49 



Missouri 135 40 



Nebraska 124 55 



New Jersey 147 



New York 175 75 



North Carolina 16} 57 



Ohio 151 48 



Pennsylvania 138 50 



South Carolina 94 50 



Tennessee 138 41 



Texas _ 114 57 



Utah Territory | 117 62 



Virginia 113 55 



West Virginia __. 127 51 



Wisconsin 149 54 



Average of total f 128 50 



From the sale of 128 gallons at fifty cents we 

 have $64.00; less $51.10, equal to $12.90. If we 

 admit that the refuse may be fed to cattle, and worth 

 $5.00, this would represent a total of about $17.90; 

 whilst beet-sugar profits would be $46.00 for the same 

 area, or a difference of $28.10 to the acre. If we 

 should admit that the working of sorghum sugar is 

 practical, and that five pounds of sugar to the gallon 

 may be obtained (which result is simply ridiculous, 

 but it has been supposed for argument's sake that it is 

 based upon the maximum as claimed by the sorghum 



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