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Comparative table showing results of ugar-beet culture on the experinu nt farms from 1891 



to 1897, inclusive. 



Experiment farm. 



A\ erage 



yield per 



acre. 



Average 



sugar 



content 



of beets. 



\ ■ . rage 

 puritj . 



Tons. 



Lander i 19.24 



Laramie 5. 09 



Sheridan | 13. 25 



Sundance 4. 50 



Wheatland 9. 61 



Per cent. 

 15. 25 

 13.26 

 18. 36 

 14. 76 

 17.85 



81.01 

 75.50 

 83.93 

 75. 34 

 85.20 



"The region about Sundance, when inigation is not possible, and the elevate, I 

 plateau . . . represented by Laramie, do not give satisfactory results. . . . 



"According to our experience, the alkali in this State, which consists chiefly of 

 sodium and magnesium sulphate, does uot interfere with the growth of the beets or 

 perceptibly impair their quality. Good crops of satisfactory richness have many 

 times been grown in ground strongly impregnated with soluble salts, and in L897 an 

 experiment bearing directly on this point was carried out." 



The results were as follows : 



Sugar beets grown on alkali and ordinary soils. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Sugar 



content 

 of beets. 



Purity. 



Alkali land 



Good land, subsoiled 



Good land, not subsoiled 



Tons. 



7.2 

 6.4 

 5.8 



Per cent. 

 19.0 



19.7 

 20.3 



89.2 

 88.2 

 92.7 



The sugar beet industry is discussed in general and notes given on 

 the method of cultivation. 



Cane, sirup, and sugar, H. E. Stockbeidge (Florida Sta. Bui. 4-1, 

 pp. 47, pi. 1, figs. -./). — This is a popular discussion of sugar-cane culture 

 and the manufacture of sirup and sugar from cane. The following 

 subjects are considered in short notes: Soil conditions, preparation of 

 the land, fertilizing the crop, planting the cane 7 cultivating, harvesting, 

 and preserving seed cane. 



Analyses were made of 3 varieties of cane on different dates to test 

 the effect of the time of harvesting upon the yield of sugar. The 

 results are shown in the following table: 



Sugar content of cane on different dates. 



From a consideration of the relative profits from sirup making and 

 sugar making the conclusion is drawn that sugar cane "is more profita- 



