CONTENTS 
~ CHAPTER I 
V GENERAL VIEW OF THE INDUSTRY . 
CHAPTER II 
vy DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY 
Early use of sugar 
Early history of beets . 
Discovery of sugar in beets, 9 
First commercial extraction of sugar, 10 
Assistance from Napoleon, 11 
Decline of the industry, 12 
Revival of the industry, 12 
The industry in the United States 
Commercial success in the United States, 18 
Later developments, 20 
CHAPTER III 
THE SUGAR-BEET PLANT 
Botanical group 
Habit of growth 7 
Parts of the plant” A 3 
How the plant feeds and grows 
The storage of sugar 
Factors affecting percentage of sugar 
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