Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1905 — Immense Loss of Sugar. [ARTICLE]

Immense Loss of Sugar.

The total production of sugar throughout the world is about 2.0U0.000 tons per annum. Of this quantity nine-tenths is afforded by the sugar-cane, 25.000,000 tons of which are required to produce the above quantity ot cane sugar. Tho total value of the sugar in the cane, if ft could be extracted, would be about $200,IXIO,OOO, but one-half is lost in the process of manufacture. The cowboys who attended the Rteooovelt inaugural presented Theodora,' Jr., With a pony.