Sorgho and Imphee, the Chinese and African Sugar Canes: A Treatise Upon Their Origin, Varieties and Culture; Their Value as a Forage Crop; And the Manufacture of Sugar (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sorgho and Imphee, the Chinese and African Sugar Canes: A Treatise Upon Their Origin, Varieties and Culture; Their Value as a Forage Crop; And the Manufacture of SugarSo many wonderful discoveries and inventions have, from time to time, been brought before the American public, and have been so puffed and belauded by their sanguine and imaginative introducers, that a really cautious and sober minded man, mindful of these constantly recurring illusions, is not unnaturally prone to receive with suspicion and even to disbelieve statements, however true they may be, should they seem to promise more than ordinary advantage and profit from the cultivation Of a new crop.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.