inconsequenceofmyinabiliyincoonpicking，eppswasinhehabiofhiringmeouonsugarpnaionsduringheseasonofcanecuingandsugarmakinghereceivedformyservicesadolraday，wihhemoneysupplyingmypceonhiscoonpnaioncuingcanewasanemploymenhasuiedme，andforhreesuccessiveyearsiheldheleadrowahawkins’，leadingagangoffromfifyoanhundredhands

inapreviouschaperhemodeofculivaingcoonisdescribedhismaybeheproperpceospeakofhema

erofculivaingcane

hegroundispreparedinbeds，hesameasiispreparedforherecepionofhecoonseed，excepiisplougheddeeperdrillsaremadeinhesamema

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pningcommencesinjanuary，andconinuesunipriliisnecessaryopnasugarfieldonlyonceinhreeyearshreecropsareakenbeforeheseedorpnisexhaused

hreegangsareemployedinheoperaiononedrawshecanefromherick，orsack，cuingheopandfgsfromhesalk，leavingonlyhaparwhichissoundandhealhyeachjoinofhecanehasaneye，likeheeyeofapoao，whichsendsforhasprouwhenburiedinhesoilanohergangyshecaneinhedrill，pcingwosalkssidebysideinsuchma

erhajoinswilloccuronceinfourorsixincheshehirdgangfollowswihhoes，drawingearhuponhesalks，andcoveringhemohedephofhreeinches

infourweeks，ahefarhes，hesprousappearaboveheground，andfromhisimeforwardgrowwihgrearapidiyasugarfieldishoedhreeimes，hesameascoon，savehaagreaerquaniyofearhisdrawnoheroosbyhefirsofaugushoeingisusuallyover

abouhemiddleofsepember，whaeverisrequiredforseediscuandsackedinricks，asheyareermedinocoberiisreadyforhemillorsugarhouse，andhenhegeneralcuingbeginshebdeofacaneknifeisfifeenincheslong，hreeincheswideinhemiddle，andaperingowardshepoinandhandlehebdeishin，andinorderobeaallserviceablemusbekepverysharpeveryhirdhandakesheleadofwoohers，oneofwhomisoneachsideofhimheleadhand，inhefirspce，wihablowofhisknifeshearshefgsfromhesalkhenexcusoffheopdownasfarasiisgreenhemusbecarefuloseverallhegreenfromheripepar，inasmuchashejuiceofheformersourshemosses，andrendersiunsablehenhesevershesalkaheroo，andysidireclybehindhimhisrighandlefhandcompanionsyheirsalks，whencuinhesamema

er，uponhisoeveryhreehandshereisacar，whichfollows，andhesalksarehrowninoibyheyoungersves，wheniisdrawnohesugarhouseandground

ifhepnerapprehendsafros，hecaneiswinrowed

winrowingishecuinghesalksaanearlyperiodandhrowinghemlenghwiseinhewaerfurrowinsuchama

erhaheopswillcoverhebusofhesalks

heywillremaininhiscondiionhreeweeksoramonhwihousouring，andsecurefromfroswhenheproperimearrives，heyareakenup，rimmedandcaredohesugarhouse

inhemonhofjanuaryhesvesenerhefieldagainoprepareforanohercrophegroundisnowsrewnwihheops，andfgscufromhepasyear’scane

onadrydayfireisseohiscombusiblerefuse，whichsweepsoverhefield，leavingibareandclean，andreadyforhehoesheearhisloosenedabouheroosofheoldsubble，andinprocessofimeanohercropspringsupfromhesyear’sseediishesameheyearfollowing；buhehirdyearheseedhasexhausedissrengh，andhefieldmusbeploughedandpnedagainhesecondyearhecaneissweeerandyieldsmorehanhefirs，andhehirdyearmorehanhesecond

duringhehreeseasonsiboredonhawkins’

pnaion，iwasemployedaconsiderableporionofheimeinhesugarhouseheiscelebraedasheproducerofhefinesvarieyofwhiesugarhefollowingisageneraldeionofhissugarhouseandheprocessofmanufacure：