. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. SUGAR 179 Sugar in Brazil is prineii)ally planted along the coast, this part having the necessary humid-hot climate, except in S;Io Paulo, which has sufficient water up-country. The States in which sugar cultiva- tion is most advanced are shown in the table at the end of these notes on sugar, but it is grown in every State A\herever there is a supply of water. Seed select
. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. SUGAR 179 Sugar in Brazil is prineii)ally planted along the coast, this part having the necessary humid-hot climate, except in S;Io Paulo, which has sufficient water up-country. The States in which sugar cultiva- tion is most advanced are shown in the table at the end of these notes on sugar, but it is grown in every State A\herever there is a supply of water. Seed selection is not practiced and generally haphazard cultivation is resorted to. The planting is done by making a small hole with the hoe into the soil, in this is embedded a piece of cane with a feAv sections (eyes), generally taken from the top portion of the cane. The holes are one meter apart, careful weeding is a great advantage, but few are the plantations where the necessarv three clearings are given. Within fourteen months from planting the cane is ripe, up to twelve canes grow from one hole and the sugar field presents by that time a real tropical aspect, a dense mass of canes u'ith fresh green leaves. The canes are then chopped off. cleaned of leaves and taken to the crushing mill. The following illustration shows one of the many " engenhos " or small primitive sugar mills which we inspected in the course of our journeying. In these small " engenhos " the stj^ueezing rollers are turned by a mule, on the system of the Persian wheel; the juice which flows from the rollers is called " calda de canna " and this is boiled over o})en fires. Through fermentation and distillation of the syrup, carried out in an old-fashioned plant, alcohol is obtained and " cachaya," the Brazilian whisky, is prepared. The " calda de canna," is a very wholesome drink, non-intoxicating, whilst the " cachaga " is a strong alcoholic liquor, us
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