. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . KiPK su(;ak cane—showing tassels THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 19 In the case of rail transportation, paths one hundred and fifty-feet apart are cut through the fields so that temporary railroadtracks may be laid and cars run in and loaded on these tracks.The whole field is then cut in the same way and the work con-tinued until the entire crop is harvested. The loaders follow up the cutters. These men lay a strap onthe ground and pile the stalks on the strap until they have abundle of cane weighing from seventy-five to on
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. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . KiPK su(;ak cane—showing tassels THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 19 In the case of rail transportation, paths one hundred and fifty-feet apart are cut through the fields so that temporary railroadtracks may be laid and cars run in and loaded on these tracks.The whole field is then cut in the same way and the work con-tinued until the entire crop is harvested. The loaders follow up the cutters. These men lay a strap onthe ground and pile the stalks on the strap until they have abundle of cane weighing from seventy-five to one hundredpounds. With a dexterity born of long practice, they sling abundle upon their shoulders and carry it up an inclined runwayto a railroad car not over seventy-five feet away and dump it onthe car. The cutting and loading are usually done by contract, at so much per ton, and it is remarkable how proficient the menbecome. When flumes are used exclusively, much the same methodsare adopted. Paths are cut through the fields and in these pathsare placed the flumes which