The French cane-sugar industry led the way in systematic experiments in manuring of the cane experiments on extrac tion of juice by milling the invention of shredders, to increase the mill-extraction and the diffusion of sliced cane. The British cane-sugar producer is probably not aware that his up-to-date factory is borrowed from his rival, for he shows little or no interest in the problems of beet-sugar manufacture. The student of sugar-technology should have a wider outlook, and keep in touch with all branches of sugar production, although he can only hope to specialise in one. The present work will enable him to study the two industries 1 Sec Noel Deerrs A Brief Sketch of Discovery and Invention in the Sn ar Industry side by side to note the progress made in each and the differences in practice which have arisen from differences in the raw materials treated, although the same substance is extracted. The two industries are treated in separate Parts, or in separate Chapters enabling the reader to follow the con secutive operations in one industry, if he so desires the Table of Contents being a sufficient guide.
Additional Parts deal with the by-products of the two industries, and the refining of sugar. Other sugar-producing plants are briefly described...
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