Report on the Culture of the Sugar Beet and the Manufacture of Sugar Therefrom in France and the United States

William McMurtrie

No 414517, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpt from the Letter of Transmittal: It is only from the experience gained in older countries, after long years of varied success and adversity that we must estimate the probabilities of the successful and profitable manipulation of this valuable crop in the United States. The points herein considered may be summed up as follows: 1. History. 2. Statistics. 3. Meteorology: Conditions in the beet-growing districts of Europe, and comparison of these conditions with those of different sections of the United States; limits of conditions which govern the extension of the culture. 4. Varieties of beets grown in France; selection of seed and methods employed. 5. Culture: Soil required; physical qualities and chemical composition. Fertilizers: What, when, and how to apply; influence upon the composition and value of the crop. Preparation of the soil. Planting Time, methods, and apparatus employed; distance between plants, and its influence upon the quantity and quality of the crop. Care to be given crop during growth. Harvesting and storing. 6. Social conditions affecting the culture: Relations between growers and laborers, and between growers and manufacturers. 7. Extraction of sugar: Later improvements in the methods employed. 8. Duties imposed and taxes collected. 9. Importance of the crop in France, and its influence upon other cultures and economies. Conclusion.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 390
Date: 1880-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.414517

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