Sugar Beet Investigations. 



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Character of soil. 



Kind of soil. 



Previous 



crop. 



H.i; 

 a t« 



CS «5 



Character 

 of culti- 

 vation. 



Clay L 



Muck ''... 



Clay 



Bottom L.. 



Sandy ''. 



u 



Clay 

 Saudy " 



Saudy L... 



(< 



<< 



Heavy ''. 



12 

 50 



15 



20 



30 



40 

 60 



Hay ... 

 Turnips 



Corn 



'97 



'97 



When 



plowed 



and 



depth, 

 luches. 



Dates of 



Plant- 

 ing. 



Thin- 

 ning. 



Har- 

 vest- 

 ing. 



s 





8-. 



'95 



Strawberr's 

 Corn 



Potatoes . .. 



'96 

 '97 



" 8.. 



(( 



ii 



6-. 



" 5-. 

 Fall 5. 



S., 6.. 



M'y20 

 *' 25 



" 18 

 Junl5 



*' 6 

 M'yl7 



" 27 

 JunlO 



M'y 23 



" 20 



JunlO 

 M'y 26 



*' 26 

 Jun25 



M'y 15 

 " 20 



Jul 1 

 Jun 4 



M'v20 



Jun 20 



" 28 



" 24 

 Jul 20 





'' 18 

 '' 10 



JunlO 

 " 16 



Jul 1 

 Jun 20 



" 20 

 Jul 17 



JunlO 

 " 25 



Jul 18 

 Jun 27 



AuglO 



Oct 12 

 " 13 



Distance. 

 Inches. 



V 

 V . 



^ en 



i( 28 

 Nov20 



Oct 13 

 '♦ 12 



Nov 6 

 " 12 22 



36 

 16 



18 

 18 



18 



Oct 20 

 " 16 24 







it 



n 

 ll 



ll 



20 

 13 



13 



20 



1318 

 13 



19 

 19 24 



21 



30 



7.0 

 5.0 



12.5 



9.0 

 16.0 



7.5 



15.0 



8-0 



Avg. wt. of 



beets 



without 



crowns. 



I^bs. 



•4.1 



t 



- cd 



.75 

 1.27 



.42 .64 



....I .60 



....! .89 

 1.191.20 



I 

 1-081.21 



.94; -75 



---1.43 



.98 .93 



1.15 

 .92 



-83 



1.66 



.68 

 .72 



.82 

 .60 



1.10 

 1.43 



1.261-33 

 -37 



Sandy '' . 



40 



Garden 



'97 



ll 



4-. 



u 



20 



Jul 7Novl5 18 



Dark L . 



Sandy ". 



ll ll 



Clay ....; 



Beets 



'97 

 '97 



S .... 

 S., 8. 



50 



<< 



Sod .. .. 



Alfalfa 



«' 8. 



" 8. 



Jnn 1 

 M'y 24 



Jun 3 

 M'y 20 



Jul 27 Oct 9 

 Jun 27 *' 13 



Jul 29 N0VI8 



8.0 



28 

 18 



19 



9-0 



8-0 



14.0 



ll 



27 



Jun26 0ctl6 36jll-5 

 " 9!l8 11-0 



.66 



-66 



-P3 1.00 

 .73 1.09 



1.27 

 1.09 



.54 



.06 



-70 



.50 



