II. SUGAK BEET INVESTIGATION IN" 1898.* 



L. L. Van Slyke. 



SUMMARY. 



I. COOPERATIVE EXPERIMENTS IN GROWING SUGAR BEETS. 



Experiments were undertaken • in cooperation with farmers in 

 ten different counties to study the yield, composition and cost of 

 sugar beets, with and without fertilizers. Seventeen different sets 

 of results were reported. 



(1) Yield. The yield of sugar beets, trimmed and washed, 

 varied from 8,670 lbs. to 58,990 lbs. an acre and averaged 26,720 

 lbs. 



(2) Percentage of sugar. The percentage of sugar in beets 

 varied from 10.1 to 18.5 and averaged 15.5 per cent. 



(3) Coefficient of purity varied from 72.5 to 87.3 and averaged 

 82.3. 



(4) Size. The weight of beets analyzed varied from 5 to 27 

 and averaged 15.7 ozs. 



(5) Cost of growing beets. The results presented show in 

 many cases what beets cost when grown under favorable condi- 

 tions. According to the results reported, the cost of growing one 

 acre of sugar beets varied from $33.34 to $108.86 and averaged 

 $59.87. This made the cost of one ton of sugar beets vary from 

 $2.60 to $10 and average $4.50. 



(6) Money value of crop. The amount of money that would be 

 received for the beets grown on one acre according to factory 

 prices without bounty would vary from $18.42 to $95.86 and would 

 average $63.46. 



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