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and then started to grow again, which probably accounts for the 

 low sugar content and purity coefficient. 



(12) TV. S. Parrish. The soil was clay loam, occupied by 

 corn previous year and manured previous fall with stable manure. 

 Beet crop was healthy, well cared for and uniformly fine in ap- 

 pearance. 



(13) Alfred Eapplye. The soil was clay loam, occupied by 

 oats previous year and seeded. The crop received good culture, 

 was healthy and uniform. 



(14) D. B. Satterly. The soil was gravelly loam, previously 

 used for potatoes. The crop started well and was then partially 

 washed out in places by heavy rains. Tlie plat which received 

 500 pounds fertilizer was ruined by being washed out. 



(15) G. P. Squires & Son. The soil was clay loam, occupied 

 by corn in previous year. Beets came up very unevenly. The 

 crop received good culture and was healthy. 



(16) L. G. Stock. The soil was a gravelly loam, used for 

 potatoes preceding year. The stand of beets "was fairly good, but 

 the crop was affected by leaf spot. 



(17) A. C. Toll. The soil was good, sandy loam, used for 

 tobacco the previous year. The crop was healthy and the culture 

 excellent. 



III. YIELD OF BEETS. 



The yield of beets, trimmed and washed, varied from 8,670 

 pounds to 58,990 pounds an acre and averaged 26,720 pounds. 

 In several cases the low yield was due to an uneven stand of beets; 

 in one case, to leaf spot; and in one case, to heavy rains. Under 

 the conditions, taking all the results, we may regard the yield of 

 over 13 tons of trimmed and washed beets per acre as a very 

 good average. 



IV. PERCENTAGE OF SUGAR IN BEETS. 



The percentage of sugar in beets varied from 10.1 to 18.5 per 

 cent and averaged 15.5 per cent. The lowest percentages were 



