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THE CHINESE SUGAR-CANE. 



The mill referred to in the above communica- 

 tion, and of which I give an engraving, I under- 

 stand was made at Atlanta, Ga., and cost foi 

 iron work about forty-five dollars ; and is said, 

 by a committee of gentlemen who examined it, 

 to be "worthy of commendation." This com- 

 mittee further say, that they ''have no hesitation 

 in pronouncing upon the value of the Chinese 

 sugar-cane for making syrup." Without asking 

 anybody to embark largely in the cultivation of 



