(1) The Sugar-beet in America (2) The Manufacture of Sugar from the Cane and Beet (3) The Carbohydrates and Alcohol

Abstract

(1)THE beet-sugar industry in North America is of comparatively recent date, although it was undertaken nearly a century ago by men, as the author remarks, “who had more enthusiasm than knowledge.” It may now be said to be firmly established, thanks largely to the, magnificent work carried out in the experimental stations of the United States Department of Agriculture. Prof. Harris has produced a compact and useful treatise on a subject which is of the greatest interest to us in the United Kingdom, and also to those in other parts of the Empire where the beetroot might be cultivated. The manufacture of sugar from beet presents numerous difficulties, and all who are interested in the subject would do well to study the present little volume. The text is clearly written, and the information it gives is concise and complete. A valuable feature is the list of books, periodicals, bulletins, and reports, in the English language, which is appended. (1) The Sugar-beet in America. Prof. F. S. Harris. (The Rural Science Series, edited by L. H. Bailey.) Pp. xviii + 342 + xxxii plates. (New York: The Macmillan Co.; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1919.) Price 12s. net. (2) The Manufacture of Sugar from the Cane and Beet. T. H. P. Heriot. (Monographs on Industrial Chemistry, edited by Sir Edward Thorpe.) Pp. x + 426. (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1920.) Price 24s. net. (3) The Carbohydrates and Alcohol. Dr. S. Rideal and Associates. (Industrial Chemistry.) Pp. xv + 219. (London: Baillière, Tindall, and Cox, 1920.) Price 12s. 6d. net.