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100 1 _aGomes, José Caetano
245 1 0 _aMemoria sobre a cultura, e productos da cana de assucar
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-04-23
508 _aProduced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).)
520 _a"Memoria sobre a cultura, e productos da cana de assucar" by José Caetano Gomes is a scientific publication likely written in the late 18th century. The text focuses on the cultivation and processing of sugarcane, offering insights on agricultural methods and sugar production in Brazil. The author addresses both the successes and shortcomings of current practices, aiming to improve the understanding and productivity of sugar plantations. The opening of the work sets the context for discussing the agricultural potential of Brazil, which is deemed superior due to its climate and lack of natural disasters. However, Gomes critiques the primitive state of sugarcane agriculture, noting it is mostly based on traditional methods rather than modern techniques. He emphasizes the need for proper spacing and care in planting while describing the plant's structure and growth process in detail, intending to demonstrate how better practices could enhance sugar production. Gomes's observations serve as a critique of the reliance on untrained labor and a call for increased education among landowners and planters to improve yields of this crucial crop. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSugarcane
700 1 _aVelloso, José Mariano da Conceição,
_d1742-1811
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25148
999 _c66149
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