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The branches were very numerous and the tangled growth prevented much of the 

 seed from ripening. Growing as rank as they did, each beet would have required 

 a space of at least 4x4 feet. About two-thirds of the seed was bright and well 

 ripened. 



Eight rows of 100 feet each and IS inches apart were planted during the past 

 season with the variety Jaensch's Victrix. The seed was planted May 9 and 

 owing to the following wet weather the plants were very slow in coming up, none 

 being visible at the end of the month. It was June 9 before the rows were fully 

 discernible, and June 28 before the plants were large enough for thinning out. 

 About one-third of the plot was much lower than the rest, and the beets were 

 irregular in stand and size, the stand on the lower ground being deficient and 

 the beets remaining undersized. The beets ripened uniformly however, and the 

 yield of the plot in trimmed and topped beets was 5G0 lbs. or at the rate of 

 20,328 lbs. per acre. Samples to be tested for sugar were sent both to the Agri- 

 cultural College and to the Menominee River Sugar factory with the following 

 results: 



Where tested. 



Agricultural College 



Menominee River Sugar Factory. 



Sugar 

 content. 



IS. 8 

 15. 



CAEEOTS, TUENIPS AND SUNDEY BOOTS. 



The seed like that of the sugar beets was very slow in sprouting, though a 

 perfect stand was secured for all varieties except the mangles and garden beets. 

 Owing to the favorable weather which began soon after the first of June, it was 

 possible to give the plants more frequent cultivation than during previous sea- 

 sons, and the heavy yield which resulted was mainly due to the constant stirring 

 of the soil. In order to get more accurate results for comparative yields, all 

 varieties were planted close together without leaving any extra space or path be- 

 tween the plots. Two to six rows of each variety were planted, and owing to 

 the unequal size of the sides of the plot, the figures giving the size of the plots 

 in the following table, represent the number of running feet which eacli plot 

 would have occupied had it been planted in a single row. The rows of carrots 

 were 16 inches apart, those of mangels and rutabagas were 24 inches, and all 

 others were 18 inches apart. Upon the lower portions of the plots, rutabagas were 

 considerably damaged by maggots, while the tops and those of Kohl Rabi were 

 damaged by the cabbage aphis. The damage from the aphis seems to increase 

 each year, and wherever an up to date spraying outfit is at hand, spraying is 

 highly advisable. With hand sprayers, it is doubtful whether the work would be 

 profitable, especially if it would have to be done while neglecting more important 

 sprayings. 



The followin,g varieties are deemed worthy of note: 



Carrots — Early French Forcing, small, globular shaped and orange colored. Like 

 the Short Horn, is valuable for being early. The roots were ripe August 2. 

 Improved Short White. Long, slender roots, skin and fiesh white. Sweeter than 

 the orange colored varieties, but lacking flavor. Miltcaukee Market, stump rooted, 

 half long, light orange colored and medium early ripening variety. No difference 

 could be observed between this and the well known Danvers California Mammoth 

 Orange. Long tapering roots averaging 8 inches. Dark orange colored flesh with 

 yellow core. Sweet but coarse and better adapted for stock feeding. Giant Yellow, 

 advertised as a new variety with extravagant claims for size and yield. About 

 ten per cent were long tapering roots of a dark yellow color, and size nearly as 

 large as the California Mammoth. The balance consisted mostly of Ox Heart 

 carrots with other varieties of the Danvers type. No difference whatever could 

 be observed between Maud 8. and Mastadon, a white stock carrot with long taper- 

 ing roots, the upper portion being green colored. ISlantes half long, not shown in 

 the following table, was planted May 19, the seed being the slowest to sprout. 



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