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As would be expected from the known effect of the quality and grade of land on 

 the sucrose content of cane, the sirup produced from cane grown on the higher 

 lighter lands of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida is of a 

 better quality than that produced on the low alluvial lands of Louisiana. 



In regard to sugar cane versus sugar beets the following data are given: 



The cost of growing an acre of sugar beets, exclusive of the rent of the land, aver- 

 ages $30. The average yield is 10 tons per acre, which sell at from $4 to $4.50 per 

 ton. This gives gross returns varying between $40 and $54 and a net profit of from 

 $10 to $24 per acre. These figures give sugar cane an advantage of from $8 to $9 per 

 acre over beets. 



The cane in 1902, until about November 20, was not as sweet as usual, because the 

 autumn was late and exceedingly warm and the cane continued to grow and there- 

 fore matured very slowly. This was a disadvantage to farmers having a large acre- 

 age, as they could not wait until the most suitable time for making sirup because the 

 limited capacity of the mills would in such a case prolong the time of manufacturing 

 too far. 



The following table shows the composition of the cane juices as obtained at the 

 factories of J. B. and T. Wight: 



TABLE XIV. Composition of (xme j^^^s sampled 



Cairo, a. 



the fa^^ories of J. />'. "//</ T. ]\'i</ht, 



CAM. <;KO\VI\<: IN THE VICINITY OF GUYTON, GA. 



By ARTHUR GIVEN, Special Agent. 



The country about Guyton is very well adapted to cane growing. It in flat, with a 

 slight slop,- toward the Ogeechee River. The soil is a rich black loam with clay sub- 

 soil at a depth of from 8 inches to 2 feet. Someof the land is rather high, with light 

 soil, and docs not produce large cane crops. The lower land requires to h> drained as 

 in Louisiana. South and east of (iuyton is a great extent of swamplands which, if 

 cleared ami drained, would make valuable cane land. Kvery fanner in this part of 

 the State grows from one-quarter to 2 or :'. ACret <>f cane, and some of them as much 

 as from 5 to 20 acres. The largest of the mills in this vicinity is that of Mr. J. T. 

 Wells, where cane juices were sampled for the analy.-es given in the following table. 

 The cane was from farms near ( iuyton and from two plantations at Halcyon Daleand 

 Pooler, 10 and 1 J miles distant, respectively, from Guyton by rail. 



