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Long hlood beef. — Average length of roots 20 inches, average 

 widest diameter 3 inches, average leiigth of tops 21 inches, 

 average weight of the root of each plant, 2 lbs. 2 ounces. 



White sugar beet. — Average length of root 18 inches, widest 

 diameter 4 inches. 



Percentage of water ^ dry in alter and ash. 



Turnip beet. Long blood beet. White sugar beet. 



Root. Tops. Root. Tops. Root. 



Percentage of water, 92.845 88.905 89.095 90.57 90.55 



" dry matter, 7.155 11.025 10.905 9.43 9.45 



" ash, 1.113 1.530 1.C80 1.85 0.995 



*•' ash in dry matter, 15.556 13.876 9.072 19.618 10.534 



The above results show th.e beet to be more watery than the arti- 

 choke, parsnip or carrot. They contain from 89 to 92 per 

 cent of water, leaving only from 7 to 11 per c«it of dry mat- 

 ter in the roots, and from 9^ to 11 per cent of dry matter 

 in the tops. The fresh roots contain about one pond of inor- 

 ganic matter to the hundred, the dry matter of the roots 

 from 10^ to 15.^ per cent of inorganic matter, the dry tops from 

 13J to 19^ lbs. to the hundred. In round 'numbers 8,99-1 lbs., of 

 the fresh roots of the turnip beet, give 100 lbs. of inorganic mat- 

 ter ; 9 259 lbs. of the fresh roots of the long blood beet give 100 

 lbs. of inorganic matter; 10.050 lbs. of the roots of the white 

 sugar beet give 100 lbs. of inorganic matter; 6,536 lbs. of the 

 fresh tops of tlie turnip beet and 5,405 lbs. of the fresh tops of 

 the long blood beet, contain each, 100 lbs. of inorganic matter. 



Turnip beet. Long blood beet. 



100 lbs. ash 100 Us. of 100 lbs. ash 100 lbs. ajh 

 of root. ash of tops. of root. of tops. 



Carbonic acid, 21.90 19.61 16.27 21.90 



Silicic acid, 1.15 1.43 0.85 2.55 



riiosphoric acid, 10.55 8.32 9 85 8.20 



Phosphate uf iron, 1.90 3.51 1.15 3.75 



Lime, 8.80 5.62 1.50 10.25 



Mag:;eMa, 1.75 8.11 1.15 4.10 



Potash, 8.05 8.31 13.10 7.70 



Soda, 42.35 36.33 53.05 37.30 



Chh)riiie, 0.80 2.91 0.81 0.60 



Sulphuric acid,. 1.90 5.12 1.65 3.05 



99.15 99.30 99.98 99.40 



