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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



DATE OF SAMPLING OF SUGAR BEETS. 



The accompanying table shows the results of analyses of beets sampled between 

 September 11 and November 1G, from plantings of various dates. The latter named 

 date being practically the end of the season for harvesting beets. While no definite 

 conclusions can be drawn from this table, a study of the following table showing the 

 temperature and rainfall of the period during which the beets were being sampled, shows 

 some interesting relations existing between the dates of heaviest rainfall and the rise and 



Results of analysis of sugar beets from plantings made weekly from April 13 to June 



together with weekly 



Date 

 plant' d 



Date 

 sampl'd 



Sept.ll 



" 13 



" 16 



•' 18 



" 20 



" 23 



" 25 



" 27 



" 30 



Oct. 2 



" 4 



" 7 



" 9 



" 11 



,; 14 



" 16 



" 18 



it 21 



'• 23 



" 25 



" 28 



" 30 



Xov. 1 



I 

 8 



11 

 13 

 16 



April 13. 



Av. 

 Wt. 

 Oz. 



12 

 17 



11 

 11 

 13i 



10 



8 



10 



12 



9 



11 



10 

 10 

 14 



19 

 14 

 15 



13 

 14 



Hi 



m 



10" 

 9 



15 

 11 



10 



15 

 12 

 12 



Purity 



75.8 

 81.4 



74.4 



78.8 

 78.2 



75.5 

 80.1 



78.5 



79. 3 



82.4 

 80.3 



75.0 



79.7 

 75.5 



78.8 

 80.8 

 75.4 



73.1 



76.7 

 74.6 



80.9 

 83.3 

 76.4 



81.4 

 78-3 

 79.3 



73.9 



78.4 

 85.0 



Percent 



sugar. 



10.40 ) " 

 10.45) o 



7.62 K 



10.97 J - 



8.91 )o> 



10.02 

 8.96 

 9.42 



10.53 

 10.53 

 10.86 



9.65 



10.83 



8.52 



9.92 

 10.40 

 11.31 



10.63 

 9.37 

 9.23 



12.01 ) o 

 12.42 \ ■ 

 10.38 )3 



11.72 

 11.97 

 12.39 



9.85 

 11.73 

 13.10 



Percent 

 sugar. 



10.58 ) S 

 9.92 i 6 



10.84 

 8.13 

 9.34 





10.07)3 

 11.34 fo 



li.ii s — 



11.45 

 11.62 (( 



9.47)- 



"•19)8 

 10.19 L; 

 11.62 )S 



8.59 

 10.50 

 11.58 



11.35 

 11.72 

 10.52 



12.31 )- 

 12.63 f"? 



10.50 )- 



12.39) co 

 12.14SS 



n-98)«> 



12.97 £2 



10.94 ) - 



May 8. 



Percent 

 sugar. 



11.29 

 10.43 



10.12)° 



10.4(1 L; 

 11.47)- 



10.89)2 

 10-35 ( 2 

 12.07)- 



13.34 )g 



10.29)- 



12.07)- 



10.70 L; 

 10.26)- 



9.65 )g 



11.47 ^ 



12-09)- 



10.00 

 11.21 

 10.40 )° 



11.99 

 10.94 

 11.80)! 



12.68 

 13.80., 

 12 19 i 2 



12.24 

 12.42 



Av. 

 Wt. 

 Oz. 



10 

 12 



11 

 13 



11 



16.1 

 9" 



8 

 9 



12 



9 



11 



9 

 9 

 9 



7 



9 



10 



8 



9 



10 



9i 



9 

 11 



12.83)3 10 



Purity. 



83.0 

 79.5 



80.9 

 82.1 

 81.0 



78.3 

 82.6 

 83.4 



84.2 

 82.4 

 86.2 



S5.7 

 86.9 

 84.1 



81.6 

 84.1 

 84.9 



84.9 

 90.5 

 86.3 



85.2 

 85.9 

 84.9 



88.3 

 84.0 

 81.0 



80.5 

 83.2 

 79.5 



Percent 

 sugar. 



y 



12.30 > a 

 11.37 J ~ 



11.28 )[z 

 12.24 „ 

 11.78 j- 



10.34)- 



11.80 [_; 

 13.00 ) - 



13.21 )g 

 12.49 k, 

 12.06)- 



12.66)2 



12.79 ri 

 13.63)- 



11.81 [* 

 12.39 ) - 



14-48 )l> 

 1396 J • 

 13.93 ) S 



14.24)t- 



14-56 [^ 

 14.00)2 



13.20)? 

 14.55 5 



14.07 ) 2 



12.87] 

 11.86 

 12.54 ) 



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