Report on Jute Culture, and the Importance of the Industry (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Report on Jute Culture, and the Importance of the IndustryThe introduction Of the growth and manufacture Of jute presents a new Opportunity for diversifying the industries Of the Southern States. If the experiments which have been already tried in the South are a safe guide, then the profits Of jute culture would amply reward the American planter.According to the estimates Of practical experience, jute-butts can be produced in the United States for 3 cents a pound in currency, and the fine fiber for 8 cents. The aver age price Of Indian butts 111 this country is 3 or 4 cents a pound in gold, and the fine yarn is worth 8 or 10 cents a pound In gold. Nor is the difference between the cost of Indian and American jute the only source Of profit.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.