. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 15 and eighteen inches deep, each furrow and hill being symmetri-cal. They follow the contour of the land so that the irrigationwater will fill the furrow and remain there until it is absorbedby the soil and penetrates to the cane roots. At regular intervalsof about thirty-five feet, lateral ditches are cut, from whichthere is an entrance into every furrow. These lateral ditchesdeliver the water from the main ditches to the various parts ofthe fields. The land is now ready for the seed. Meanw
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 15 and eighteen inches deep, each furrow and hill being symmetri-cal. They follow the contour of the land so that the irrigationwater will fill the furrow and remain there until it is absorbedby the soil and penetrates to the cane roots. At regular intervalsof about thirty-five feet, lateral ditches are cut, from whichthere is an entrance into every furrow. These lateral ditchesdeliver the water from the main ditches to the various parts ofthe fields. The land is now ready for the seed. Meanwhile, the harvesting of the ripened cane in other fieldsis going on. As the laborers cut the cane, they top it, that is tosay, they cut oflf about twelve inches of the upper part of thesolid stalk. Sugar cane resembles bamboo, in that it is cylindri-cal in shape and divided every few inches into sections by ringsor joints. In every joint there is a bud or eye, from which ashoot of cane will sprout, if properly planted in the ground andwatered. These tops, always cut from
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