THE 



SUGAR BEET 



INCLUDING A 



HISTORY OF THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY 

 IN EUROPE, 



A^ARIETIES OF THE SUGAR BEET, EXAMINATION, SOILS, TILLAGE, 



SEEDS AND SOWING, YIELD AND COST OF CULTIVATION, 



HARVESTING, TRANSPORTATION, CONSERVATION, 



FEEDING QUALITIES OF THE BEET 



AND OF THE PULP, ETC. 



BY 



LEWIS S: WAEE, C.E., M.E., 



FELLOW OF L'fiCOLE OENTKALE DES ARTS, AGEICULTUKE, ET MANUFACTUEES, 

 PARIS ; MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 



ILLUSTRATED BY NINETY ENGRAVINGS. 



PHILADELPHIA: 

 HENEY CARET BAIRD & CO., 



INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND IMPORTERS, 



810 WALNUT STREET. 



1880. 



