AGRIC. 



UBBAfiY 



DR. HARVEY W. WILEY, 



CHIEF CHEMIST OF THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON, D. C., 



MY FRIEND AND CO-WORKER, 



WHO DURING THE PAST TWENTY YEARS 



HAS GIVEN HIS OFFICIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT 



TOWARD THE PRACTICAL REALIZATION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 



BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES, 



THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



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