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Bulletin 182. 



Table Showing Effect of Fertilizer upon Quality of Beets, 



1898. 



Plat. 



3 

 4 



6 



7 

 8 



9 

 10 



11 



12 

 13 

 14 



Fertilizer used. 



Sulfate of potash 



Superphosphate 



\ Sulfate of potash 



I Nitrate of soda 



Nitrate of soda , 



No fertilizer 



No fertilizer 



j Sulfate of potash 



] Superphosphate 



j Nitrate of soda 



} Superphosphate 



Sulfate of potash 



Nitrate of soda 



Superphosphate 



Muriate of potash . . . . 



Lime 



Ground phosphate rock 



Rate per 

 acre. 

 Lbs. 



1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 



1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in beet. 



16.77 

 16.39 

 16.72 



13.78 

 16.15 

 17.05 



17.96 

 17.53 



16.48 



17.48 

 16.72 

 16.01 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in juice. 



17.65 

 17.25 

 17.60 



ii'.so 



17.00 

 17.95 



18.90 

 18.45 



17.35 



"18.40 

 17.60 

 16.85 



Per cent 

 of solids 

 in juice. 



20.6 

 20.1 

 20.4 



18.4 

 20.5 

 20.4 



21'. 6 

 21.1 



20.3 



• • • 



21.2 

 20.1 

 19.5 



Purity 

 of juice. 



85.7 

 85.8 

 86.3 



78.3 

 82.9 



88.0 



87! 5 

 87.4 



85.4 



86! 8 

 87.5 

 86.4 



Table Showing Effect of Fertilizer upon Quality of Beets, 



1899. 



Plat. 



3 

 4 



6 



7 

 8 



9 

 10 



11 



12 

 13 



14 



Fertilizer used. 



Sulfate of potash ... . 



Superphosphate 



( Sulfate of potash 



( Nitrate of soda 



Nitrate of soda 



No fertilizer 



No fertilizer 



( Sulfate of potash 



1 Superphosphate 



j Nitrate of soda 



} Superphosphate 



Sulfate of potash 



Nitrate of soda 



Superphosphate 



Muriate of potash 



Lime 



(j round phosphate rock 



Rate per 

 acre. 

 Lbs. 



1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 



1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1089 

 1088 

 1089 

 1089 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in beet. 



16.15 

 13.78 

 14.25 



"13! ii 



13.96 

 15.15 



16.15 



13.02 



'14.44 



15.87 

 14.73 

 15.39 



Per cent 

 of sugar 

 in juice. 



17.00 

 14.50 

 15.00 



13! 80 

 16.80 

 15.95 



17.66 



13.76 



15.26 



16.76 

 16.50 

 16.20 



Per cent 

 of solids 

 in juice. 



20.5 

 18.1 

 18.6 



17.6 

 20.1 

 19.3 



19.6 



16.5 

 19.6 



20.5 

 19.9 

 19.6 



Purity 

 of juice. 



82.9 

 80.1 

 80.6 



78.1 

 83.5 

 82.6 



86.3 



8'3'.6 



80.0 



81.1 

 82.9 



82.6 



