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Until about fifty years ago there was little improvement made 

 in the methods of sugar makers ; but since that time the advance has 



Fig. 4. SCENES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF SUGAR MAKING 



The Women lent a willing hand while the season was on. In the lower picture the "old-timer" is 

 seen tapping with the gouge and wooden spile. 



kept pace with that in other branches of Agriculture until it has 

 become a more or less highly organized commercial industry. 



