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The small area upon which the experiments were conducted pre- 

 cludes the possibility of making any calculations of value as to the 

 effect of the fertilizers upon the yield of beets. The only deter 

 minations of value hoped for are those which relate to the effect of 

 the fertilizer upon the sugar content of the beets. We present the 

 following tables which give the results of the three years' work sepa- 

 rately and also a table which gives the average of results for the 

 three years. 



Table Showing Effect of Fertilizer upon the Quality of Beets, 



1897. 



Plat. 



3 



4 



6 



7 

 8 



9 

 10 



11 



12 

 13 

 14 



Fertilizer used. 



Sulfate of potash 



Superphosphate 



) Sulphate of potash. . . 



} Nitrate of soda 



Nitrate of soda 



No fertilizer 



No fertilizer 



j Sulfate of potash 



I Superphosphate 



j Nitrate of soda . . 



( Superphosphate 



Sulfate of potash 



Nitrate of soda 



Superphosphate 



Muriate of potash 



Lime 



Ground phosphate rock. 



Rate per 

 acre. 

 Lbs. 



544 



544 



277 

 277 

 544 



277 

 277 

 277 

 277 

 184f 

 1841- 

 1841 

 544 

 1089 

 1089 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in beet. 



17.06 

 17.29 



16.20 

 16.71 

 16.48 

 16.23 



16.61 



16.94 



17.43 



17.73 

 16.49 

 16.18 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in juice. 



17.96 



18.18 



17.06 

 17.59 

 17.85 

 17.09 



17.49 



17.84 



18.35 



18.67 

 17.36 

 17.04 



Per cent 



solids in 



juice. 



20.08 

 20.12 



19.06 

 19.49 

 19.42 

 19.22 



19.14 



19.84 



20.08 



2a 72 

 19.30 

 19.08 



Purity 

 of juice. 



87.56 

 90.36 



'89.50 

 88.40 

 89.20 

 88.60 



9l'.38 



89.86 



91.22 



*89.94 

 89.44 

 89.14 



