The document provides guidelines for authors submitting papers to the South African Sugar Technologists' Association. It emphasizes the importance of adhering to publication procedures, including the role of the Publications' Committee and the submission deadlines. Authors are instructed on formatting requirements for typescripts, illustrations, and diagrams accompanying their papers.
The document provides sugarcane crop statistics from 1947-48, emphasizing variety distribution across different regions. It discusses the planting percentages of various cane varieties, highlighting differences in plant cane distribution in the South Coast, North Coast, and other specified areas during the specified period.