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ing factors in beet-sugar production these 19 mills have been removed 

 to other locations (fig. 2^ and Table II) ; 2 of these were built in 



Fig. 1. — Outline map of the United States, showing beet-sugar mills in operation 

 (o) and those standing idle (x) in 1917. 



Canada and removed to the United States, and 1 was built in this 

 country and removed to Canada. 



Fro. 2. — Outline map of the United States, showing the original location of 19 beet- 

 sugar miUs (B) and the points to which they were removed (R). 



1 In this figure IE shows the original location of mill No. 1 and IR the point to which 

 that mill was removed ; 2E the original location of mill No. 2 and 2R the point to 

 which it was removed ; and so on for each mill listed in Table II. 



