The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17


broadly get through making sugar
tais week but il will be the end of the
month before Col. Cunningham will
yet through with his crop. 1t has
been very successful and profitable
yeal Tor thu plar tiers.
INrLHGsTING STATISTICS.
Following 5 the number of persons
producing cane sugar III the United
States: Louisiana 700, Florida Is,
Texas -.
Following is the estimated number o
acres planted.
Louisiana Plant cane, 1913 OPS; stub
bic cane, HATS: acres not classified,
22,778; total, 2i5, 98l; acres reserved for
seed, 81, 455; acres utilized for making
sugar, 2l3,325.
Texas-Plaut cane, 2i2l; stubble
cane, 1850; total; GS71; reserved for
seed. 1902; utilized for sugar produc-
ton, $3.50 acres.
Mississippi liant cane, Is; stubble,
5; total, ~. Nothing reserved for seed.
FlOrida-Plant cane, 225 3,4; stubble,
Ala 3-4; total, U95 1-2. Reserved for
seed 1870 3-4, '5lized for sugar 855 3-4.
Total acreage IN the United States
253, 1851 l-2. Re.erved for seed 49,
607 "a. Net acreage for sugar produc-
ton $4,000.
From the above acreage the planters
estimated they would produce this
year a total Of 572, 10G,SS0 pounds of
sugar as follows:
ouisiana-555,7 III $3.50 pounds.
Florida-3, 5S3 800 pounds.
TeXas-l4 ,SJ7 100 pounds.
The crop in Texas, however, runs
over the estimate and will reach
about Is, 500 900 pounds, or about 1900
pounds per acre. This estimate does
not include the crop of the state con-
vict plantation, which will reach
about 100000 pounds.
The number Of sugar producers in
the United States is as follows:
MEpLE SUGAR.
Maine ,, New Hampshire 1872, Yer.
mont . 525, Massachusetts 10, New
YORK s58 Pennsylvania 1913, Maryland
IS, Virginia TO- Ohio, 224, Illinois Q,
Michigan IS, MINNESOTA 5, Iowa 8,
Wisconsin S. Total maple sugar pro-
ducers 4, l59 and their estimated pro-
duction is 0 ,25O,OOO pounds.
SUGAR FROM CANE.
Producers from sugar cane are as
follows: Louisiana 702, Florida 10,
:, 'exas Is, Mississippi |. Total sugar
ca ne producers 1888 and their estimat-
sd production is 572, 403, $3.50 pounds.
BEET SUGAR.
pr, )ducers from beet are as follows:
Denn, 3ylvania l, Virginia |, Nebraska
J. TJta |, California g. Total produc-
re fro. n beets and their estimated
,rodnc ton is 29,210,000 pounds.
SORGHUM CANE.
pr,dn, ers Of sugar from sorghum
oneare 5 follows: Michigan |, Min.
esota Nisssuri /, Kansas 3; total 6;
nd theiy estimated production is
IN odditi, 10 tie federal bounty on
roar Ian 'as, Nebraska and Utah |
ay State Eor tiles ranging from ga of
cent Ia cen per pound.
WIN Ann SUGAR EATERS.
Tho A n,aricoD people eat more sugar
a. canito tba, any other and dur
10 the iaet fis~aI year had to import
4 "a Az 900 norno IS, of which GG1 ,44S,-
Y nnuuds Wae ,ae u sugar, valued at
3 AZ 900. cana q 1gar, 1892, 029, 165
)unds, valued IT SIS ',4o1,9t'.
The quantity Of su gar prouuced ID
o United States is al Vut ohe-elghth
,he amount consume
The largest quantity soLougnt from
lb1, $50, 56j l07 pom JUS ana n o6 Inc
ext largest from Germa NY 4qt ~
Is pounds. Our neighb 'ri MEXICO, :
nds us over 100000 pouL 'us'
The total production of cane ana
BAT sugar ia the world last 'ea oao was vas
follows. Cane sugar, 12,49S 'o 05o' 499
FUNDS; rect sugar, 1870, 71'll0
FUNDS.
The CONSUMPTION Of sugar per ca, o 'na
all Europe annually is twenty-C He
)nnds, aud in America SO pound ).
he people of Bulgaria and Turke,
ave a poor tooth for sweetness, and, ,
nsume per capita only 4 and 6
FUNDS respectively annually. The
'era%e italian gets away with s yt
FUNDS and the Russian 8, while the WI
itriotic American and his best Girl W
TeIarG each annually 80 Doundc tn