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is equipped with the proper teeth. If poor cultivations are made, it is 

 impossible to expect the labor to do good hand work under such condi- 

 tions. A spring plowing should be made on quack infested land which is 

 to be planted to beets. The land should also be summer-fallowed to a 

 shallow depth the summer before. Keep in mind that to compete with 

 this weed the grower must expect to put in an extra amount of careful 

 labor. 



THE FOLLOWING ROTATIONS INCLUDING SUGAR BEETS ARE SUGGESTED. 



A. First year — clover; 2nd year — corn, beans or potatoes; 3rd year 

 — ^beets; 4th year — oats, barley or rye, seeded to clover. 



B. First year — clover; 2ud year — corn, beans, potatoes, or beets; 

 3rd year — oats, barley, rye, or wheat, seeded to clover; 4th year — clover; 

 5th year — beets corn, beans, or potatoes; 6th year — oats, barley, or rye, 

 seeded to clover. 



C. 1st year — corn, beans, potatoes; 2nd year — beets; 3rd year — 

 oats or barley, seeded to alfalfa; 4th year — alfalfa; oth year — alfalfa; 

 6th year — alfalfa. 





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A GOOD CROP OF GRAIN FOLLOWING SUGAR BEETS 



Beets fit well in Michigan rotations. The clean and deep cultivation required in growing 

 a crop of beets, leaves the land in excellent condition for a following crop of small grain 

 (oats, barley, wheat, or rye). Lifting and pulling the beets thoroughly works the soil, 

 making plowing for following crop unnecessary. 



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