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Sugar Beet Investigations for 1898. 



In 1897 beets grown on freshly plowed clover sod, were of 

 poorer quality than those grown on land that had been well tilled 

 the preceding year. 



An experiment carried on in 1898 by Mr. C. D. Jackson, of 

 Peruville, supports the conclusion drawn in 1897. 



Mr. Jackson grew Kleinwanzlebener sugar beets on corn stub- 

 ble and also on clover sod, both with and without fertilizer, with 

 the following results : 



These results are decidedl}^ in favor of planting upon recently 

 plowed corn stubble. 



Mr. C. M. Lusk, of Centre Lisle, also experimented along the 

 same line and tested the relative merits of corn stubble and 

 clover sod for producing high quality beets. He experimented 

 with three varieties of beets and got no great difference in qual- 

 ity and the results were somew^hat contradictory. They are as 

 follows : 



vSoil. 



Clover sod. 

 Corn stubble. 



Clover sod. 

 Corn stubble. 



Clover sod. 

 Corn stubble. 



Variety of Beet. 



Kleinwanzlebener. 



Vilmorin. 



Schreiber's 

 German. 



Per cent 



sugar 

 in juice. 



16.90 

 16.45 



15.60 

 1590 



17.50 

 17.20 



Per cent 



sugar 

 in beet. 



16.06 

 15-63 



14.82 

 15.II 



16.63 

 16.34 



Per cent 



Purity. 



86.2 

 88.4 



83.8 

 85.9 



88.4 

 86.4 



