EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 

 YIELDS PER ACRE OF OATS, BEETS AND CORN. 



189 



It is also to be stated that these beet plots had been used in fertilizer 

 experiments, and on the average as much mineral matter had 

 been added to the soil as the crops had removed. In most cases also, 

 more nitrogen had been added than the crops had required. No barn- 

 yard manure had been carted on the field and there must have been a 

 very decided decline in the humus content of the soil. Comment on the 

 table is not needed. It teaches its own lesson. 



G. — Production of 'beet seed. 



The preliminary work directed toward the production of seed of value to 

 beet growers was begun in co-operation with the Department of Agricul- 

 ture. The seed was sent on from Washington in the spring and was sown 

 on the farm of M. D. Pickett, south of Okemos. The beets grew well not- 

 withstanding the bad season and the mother beets were pulled and pitted 

 in the fall. Next spring these mother beets will be tested and all those 

 showing a high enough per cent of sugar will be set out to produce seed. 

 Naturally no report can be made this year. 



