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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V.„ A. 1912 



SUGAR BEETS FOR FACTORY PURPOSES. 



The three leading varieties of sugar beets — Vilmorin's Improved, Klein Wanzle- 

 ben and Tres Riche — have, in accordance Avith our custom for many years past, been 

 grown on the several Experimental Farms and Stations. The sugar-content, co-effi- 

 cient of purity and other data, obtained from the roots grown during the past season, 

 are tabulated as follows : — 



Sugar Beets grown on the Dominion Experimental Farms, 1910. 



Variety. 



Vilmorin's Improved 



Klein Wanzleben. . . 



Tr6s Riche. 



Locality. 



Charlottetown, P.E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Ottawa, Ont 



Brandon, Man 



Lacombe, Alta 



Agassiz, B.C 



Charlottetown, P.E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Ottawa, Ont 



Brandon, Mm 



Lacombe, Alta 



Agassiz, B.C 



Charlottetown, P.E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Ottawa, Ont 



Brandon, Man 



Lacombe, Alta 



Agassiz, B.C 



Percent- 

 age of 



Sugar in 

 Juice. 



14 54 



18 24 

 18-72 

 19-23 

 13 40 



19 92 

 13 96 

 16 13 

 16 43 

 18-87 



12 

 20 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 17 

 11 

 17 



94 

 08 

 ■26 

 •92 

 •18 

 11 

 •73 

 •55 



Percent- 

 age of 



Solids in 

 Juice. 



Co- 

 efficient of 

 Purity. 



p.c. 



81-3 

 89-0 

 871 

 87-8 

 77-1 

 93 2 

 829 

 875 

 84 7 

 85-4 

 77 8 

 911 

 82 6 

 85-8 

 84 4 

 771 

 761 

 91-8 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



14 809 

 11 1,760 



23 500 

 552 



1,728 



400 



14 1,832 



10 1,625 



24 100 

 13 1,192 



5 1,220 



11 440 

 18 1,372 

 13 1,225 



800 

 1,424 

 1,728 

 1,965 



12 

 6 



13 



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With the exception of the beets grown at Lacombe, Alta., the roots generally have 

 given very satisfactory results. Considering sugar-content and purity, those from 

 Agassiz, B.C., stand at the head of the series, closely followed by the beets grown at 

 Brandon, Man., Nappan, N.S., and Ottawa, Ont. No doubt the small size of the root 

 recorded for Agassiz — less than a pound — may account in some measure for the very 

 superior quality of the beets from that Farm. 



Again climatic conditions at Lacombe (Northern Alberta) have bee^i unfavour- 

 able to good returns. This is the fourth season of the investigation at this Experi- 

 mental Station, and so far the results — both as to quality and yield — have not indi- 

 cated the locality to be one suitable for the profitable culture of this crop. 



By an unfortunate oversight, beets for analysis were not received from Indian 

 Head, Sask., and Lethbridge, Alta. 



Averages from the three varieties for the past nine years are presented in the 

 following table: — 



