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Taking the av^erage price 140 francs, 



Alcohol at 94 dec. gives 4,455 fr. 



Allowing only 12 per cent of pulp for the nourishment 



of animals, 80,000 kilo, produce 9,600 kilo, at 10 frs., 96 fr. 



Total, ■ 4,551 fr. 



The expense of a distillery for cultivation and purchase of beets 

 and other general expenses are from 60 to 70 or 80 francs for the 

 hecto., at 94 deg. pure. 



Average expense for 33 liecto., 2,310 fr. 



Profit, 4,551 fr. 



Leaving a balance of 2,241 fr. 



Each distillery in France nourishes and fattens a large number 

 of cattle with the last residues which cannot be sent into the 

 market. 



On my last visit to the environs of Magdeburg, Prussia, I found 

 that the culture of beets for the last few years had more than 

 doubled, and the price of meat was one-fourth less than else- 

 where, also of a better quality than formerly, which goes to 

 prove that the culture of beets is not only profitable by the 

 making of alcohol, but also a benefit to the population in gene- 

 ral, by its healthiness for the nourishment of domestic animals. 



I here give a short account of the results of experiments I have 

 already made, hoping later to give a more detailed account of the 

 cultivation of beets in the United States. 



The following is the result of experiments I already made on 

 a small scale : 



Pennsylvania, from 7,457 to 8,420 per cent. 



Ohio, 7,429 to 8,347 " 



Kentucky, ' 7,672 to 8,537 " 



Jersey, 7,496 to 8,434 " 



The result on an average is 8 per cent alcohol at 94 deg. pure; 

 15 per cent pulp fit for sale for the nourishment of animals, and 

 also a residue remaining in the distillery that may be used for 

 the nourishment of animals belonging thereto, also as manure. 



I think that 20,000 beets may be planted on one acre of land, 

 which on good soil w^ould produce about 40 tons, from which 

 may be obtained from 440 to 480 gallons pure alcohol, moreover 

 the residue which would partly pay the expense of cultivation, 



