44 BULL,ETIN 63. 



Wiley says, — " For the purpose of fixing a standard of comparison 

 I would say that the typical sugar beet for .sugar making purposes 

 should weigh 600 grammes, contain 14 per cent of sugar and 

 have a purity of at least 80. With such raw material at his com- 

 mand in sufficient quantities, the manufacturer cannot fail of suc- 

 cess, provided he be supplied with the latest and most improved 

 forms of machinery ; in general it has been found that when beets 

 exceed 600 grammes in weight it is difficult to maintain their 

 sugar content at a high standard." 



The average weight of all the beets received for analysis in this 

 test was 830 grammes and the average per cent, of sugar of all 

 samples was 12.90. From the above quotation, it would be 

 expected that the percentage of sugar in these beets would fall 

 below the assumed standard of 14 per cent, for no other reason 

 than that the beets were too large for the highest per cent, of 

 sugar. When we calculate the percentage of sugar in a crop 

 from^ a.few sample beets selected at random it is readily seen that 

 the accuraey of this method is .somewhat doubtful to say the least 

 as it is almaSt impossible, without great labor and skill, to select 

 three or four beets that will represent with a considerable degree 

 of accuracy the sugar content and average weight of a crop of 

 beets. We would expect that the samples sent for analj'sis would 

 be rather larger than the average of the whole crop, and so we 

 feel safe in assuming that the per cent, of sugar in all the beets 

 grown in this test would be fully equal if not greater than that 

 shown by the average of the analysis. We intend to carry on 

 this test another year in a more extended way and will gladly 

 furnish seed free to farmers of this State who will co-operate with 

 us in carrying on this work. We would like to correspond with 

 those who are willing to participate in this test that we ma}^ make 

 arrangements to send them the quantity of seed of such varieties 



as they desire to plant. 



I. P. Roberts. 



