238 Bulletin 143. 



Proportion of Leaves, Crowns and Crownless Beets. 



Individual cases in the foregoing table differ greatly from each other, 

 but it may be assumed that the average of the 24 cases will be very 

 nearly correct. 



In round numbers, then, in 100 parts of the whole plant when 

 harvested ^j parts are beet without crown, jy parts crown and 26 parts 

 leaves, so that in one ton (2,000 pounds) of the whcle beet plant there 

 are in : 



Fresh leaves 520 pounds. 



Fresh crowns 340 pounds. 



Fresh crownless beets 1,140 jxmnds. 



2,000 



