434 Report of the Department of Field Crops of the 



more nearly to represent the average than did the analysis of only 

 two beets. 



The results of our cooperative work will be. presented in the 

 following order: 



I. Tabulated statement of general results. 

 II. Explanatory notes. 

 III. Yield of beets. 

 IY. Percentage of sugar in beets. 

 Y. Coefficient of purity. 

 YI. Size of beets. 

 YII. Cost of growing sugar beets. 

 YIII. Money value of crop. 



IX. Profit and loss in growing sugar beets. 

 X. The influence of fertilizers in growing sugar beets. 



I. general results. 

 Table I. — Statement of General Results. 



Name and address 

 of grower. 



h S h 

 fa 0. 



Beets 

 trimmed 



and 



washed 



grown 



per acre. 



Cost of 



beets 



per acre. 



Cost of 



beets 



per ton. 



Sugar 



in 

 beets. 



goo 





1. L. R. Bridge . 

 Solsville . . . . 

 Madison Co. . 



2. Isaac J. Clark 

 Waterville . . . 

 Oneida Co. . . 



3. Perry W. Clark 



Marcellus 



Onondaga Co. . 



4. S. H. Davis . 

 Cazenovia . . 

 Madison Co. . 



5. Walter Elden 

 Camden . . . . 

 Oneida Co. .. 



6. Geo. P. Elliott 

 Central Square 

 Oswego Co. . . . 



Lbs. 

 

 500 

 750 







500 

 750 





 500 

 750 





 500 

 750 





 500 

 750 





 500 

 750 



Lbs. 

 19,820 

 22,130 

 26,535 



30,400 

 26,695 

 28,050 



32,280 

 33,000 



35,820 



12,350 

 16,530 

 17,530 



14,440 

 18,060 

 16,230 



19,100 

 17,430 

 19,810 



$ $ 



99.86 10.00 



105.86 9.56 



108.86 8.22 



45.14 2.97 



51.14 3.84 



54.14 3.86 



89.92 

 95.92 

 98.92 



57.44 

 63.44 

 66.44 



45.40 

 51.40 

 54.40 



37.44 



43.44 

 46.44 



5.57 

 5.80 

 5.52 



9.30 

 7.67 



7.58 



6.29 

 5.70 

 6.70 



3.92 

 5.00 

 4.69 



Per ct. 

 15.6 

 15.6 

 14.8 



13.8 

 14.4 

 15.2 



Ounces. 



87.3 12 



86.1 12% 



86.2 12% 



81.5 14V 2 



82.2 18 



83.2 19 



16.9 85.2 14% 



15.0 82.2 17 



14.7 84.3 18 



14.6 80.0 13 

 16.0 84.2 12 

 15.4 84.0 11 



17.2 82.4 23 



15.7 80.5 27 

 15.7 80.8 22 



14.3 80.1 15 

 14.7 79.2 15 

 13.6 78.1 20 



