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must also be considered. The accessibility of a factory is a pri- 

 mary conditioii whioli will by itself determine the practicability of 

 raising sugar beets. The cost of transportation is an item which 

 must be calculated by each farmer for the conditions existing in 

 his particular case. 



V. MARKEJT PRICE AND PROFITS. 



Provided a factory is accessible, there is a good degree of cer- 

 tainty that for years to come there will be a sure market for all 

 the beets raised. It cannot be foreseen definitely what unex- 

 pected conditions may arise to affect seriously the price to be paid 

 for beets, but good beets ought to bring the farmer not less than 

 |4 a ton and from this up to |5. In general, a profit from |5 to 

 |10 an acre above all expenses may be regarded as a fair return 

 from the crop. 



VI. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 



The sugar-beet crop is to be regarded as an additional one, to 

 which a farmer, properly located, may give a portion of his time. 

 It is not intended to take the place of other crops which one 

 knows can be successfully grown. In commencing, farmers will 

 be wise to limit their crop to one or two acres and increase it 

 only as they see their way clear to do so. 



The educational value to be derived from growing sugar beets 

 properly can hardly be overestimated. The exacting demands of 

 its successful culture require the best kind of farming. It is rea- 

 sonable to assume that a farmer who grows sugar beets well will 

 be likely to grow his other crops better than he did before raising 

 beets. 



In addition, it is to be remembered that the soil on which a 

 crop of sugar beets has been grown is left in better mechanical 

 condition than by other crops and that it is in better condition for 

 growing other crops. 



