trouble in the sugar-cane industry—The soil adapted to sugar cane—How the soil 
ig usually prepared—Culture—Harvesting—Rotation of crops—How to start the 
cane-sugar industry—Description of manufacture—Quality and grades of the 
product. 
Part Three.—THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY IN AMERICA. 
CHAPTER I.—WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES 
—Failure of early attempts —An exception—Honor to whom honor is due—Recent 
development—The record in brief—What of the future—Elementary principles— 
Technical terms explained—Quality of the beet sugar—How beet sugar is made. 
CHAPTER IJ.—HOW THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN IN EACH STATE—Califor- 
nia, the Spreckels enterprise at Watsonville—Alvarado’s persistent fight and final 
triumph—The marvellous results at Chino—The new factories in California—Ne- 
braska’s trying experience and ultimate success—Wonderful results in Utah—In the 
Pecos Valley of New Mexico—The new factory in Wisconsin—Scientific and prac- 
tical tests to demonstrate the adaptability of the sugar beet to conditions in the 
other States, including results of the 1896 crop. 
CHAPTER III.—CULTURE OF THE SUGAR BEET—Climatic Conditions—Varie- 
ties of beets—Soils for the sugar beet—Rotation of crops—Feeding the plant— 
Plowing—More about subsoiling—Preparation of seed bed—Seeding—Hoeing— 
Thinning out—Irrigation—Harvesting—Storing beets—Feeding and storing beet 
pulp, tops and molasses. 
CHAPTER IV.—COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY 
—Cost and profits of beet culture—Actual recent experience of practical farmers 
in raising beets on a large and small scale—How the industry employs and pays 
labor—Its manifold advantages—The brilliant promise to capital, provided the 
American market is reserved for American sugar—How to start a sugar factory, its 
location, requirements, equipment, management, etc—Cautions to all new to the 
industry, 
Miscellaneous.— APPENDIX—A directory of some of the many communities that 
want beet sugar factories—Announcements of sugar engineers, contractors for 
sugar factory equipments, refining outfitters, seed dealers, beet lands, etc. 
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