. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . whichmade any vessel that had submitted to English examination orpaid dues in English ports subject to confiscation. The one gov-ernment vied with the other in preying on commerce. The in-terference with the importation of sugar due to this conditiondrove prices upward to a point where only a few could affordits use. Napoleon was fully cognizant of what a privation this wasto his people, but he felt confident that means would be foundto bring sugar from the Far east to western Europe by way ofConstantinople and Vienna
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . whichmade any vessel that had submitted to English examination orpaid dues in English ports subject to confiscation. The one gov-ernment vied with the other in preying on commerce. The in-terference with the importation of sugar due to this conditiondrove prices upward to a point where only a few could affordits use. Napoleon was fully cognizant of what a privation this wasto his people, but he felt confident that means would be foundto bring sugar from the Far east to western Europe by way ofConstantinople and Vienna; besides, he had strong hopes thata substitute for cane sugar could be produced in Europe encouraged experimental and research work, keeping thor-oughly informed as to progress made, and on March 25, 1811,he issued the famous decree that set in motion the beet industryof the world. The original home of the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is notdefinitely known. The plant was found in a wild state in south-ern and middle Asia and it is said to have been cultivated in.
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