. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 486 Contribution from the Bureau or Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief Washington, D. C. March 19,1917 SUGAR-CANE CULTURE FOR SIRUP PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES By P. A. YODER, Sugar-Cane Technologist, Office of Sugar-Beet Investigations CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Geographic Limits of the Sugar-Cane In- dustry in the United States 2 The Nature of the Sugar-Cane Plant and Methods of Propagation 3 Varieties of Sugar Cane 5 Soil Requirements 10 Manurial Requiremen
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 486 Contribution from the Bureau or Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief Washington, D. C. March 19,1917 SUGAR-CANE CULTURE FOR SIRUP PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES By P. A. YODER, Sugar-Cane Technologist, Office of Sugar-Beet Investigations CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Geographic Limits of the Sugar-Cane In- dustry in the United States 2 The Nature of the Sugar-Cane Plant and Methods of Propagation 3 Varieties of Sugar Cane 5 Soil Requirements 10 Manurial Requirements 11 Time and Manner of Application of Fertilizers 14 Crop Rotation , 15 Page Preparation of the Land 15 Planting 16 Cultivating the Cane 21 Harvesting 24 Yield of Cane, Sugar, and Sirup .... 27 Storing Cane for Planting 29 Insect Pests <and Diseases of Cane . 31 Some Business Considerations in Con- nection with the Sngar-Cane and Sirup Industry 33 Utilization of By-Products 43. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1917. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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