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sixtj-six manufactories to suspend' work, and drove the cul¬ 
tivation of the beet from seventeen departments. It was with 
the utmost difficulty that this industry could,be maintained in 
the northern departments, a country, where agriculture 
flourished, labor was abundant and fuel cheap. ‘Subsequently 
the improvements in agriculture, the establishment of canals 
and railroads, and the consequent decrease in the cost of 
transportation caused this industry to be again established in 
many localities, although the north still remains the principal 
seat of its manufacture. 
The following table from the report of M. Bureau shows 
the number of factories in each department of France and their 
production for the year 1866-67 
Production of beet sugar in France for the year 1866- 67. 
Department. 
Aisne. 
Nord. 
Oise . 
Pas-de Calais. 
Somme. 
Other departments 
Total. 
No. of 
factories. 
Production in 
kilograms. 
80 
39,172,464 
160 
77,922,287 
32 
16,813,646 
76 
35,446,974 
66 
24,731,431 
38 
22,767,875 
441 
216,854,677 
“ In the department of the Aisne this industry is centered, particularly 
in the arroudissement of St. Quentins Laon, and Soissons. In the depart¬ 
ment of the Nord, the arrondissements of Valenciennes, Lille, Douai, and 
Cambrai contain the greatest number of manufactories, particularly the first 
two mentioned. In the Pas-de-Calais there are the factories of Arras and 
Bethune; in the Somme, those of Peronne and Montdidier; in the Oise, those 
of Compiegnc and Senlis. Although the amount of beet sugar manufactured 
as largely increased since 1837, the number of factories is less, and but 
twenty-four departments, instead of thirty-seven, as then, enjoy «he benefits 
of this industry. In the department of the Nord alone can it be said that, 
♦Rapports du Jury International,;Vol. XI, p. 287. 
