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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



a fine tilth, the beet seed was planted 011 May 8 in rows 22 in. apart. 

 Cultivation was given with the Breed Weeder May 17, before the 

 plants had appeared on the surface, and with 1-horse cultivators June 

 1, 12, and 21. At the time of the last cultivation the beets, then show- 

 ing the fourth leaf, were thinned to 1 plant every 8 in. Corn had been 

 grown on the plats the year before, and prior to that the land had been 

 a meadow for 3 years. 

 The following table gives the results obtained: 



Field of sugar beets. 



Variety. 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Sugar 

 content. 



Coeffi- 

 cient of 

 purity. 



Wohanka 



Improved Kleiuwanzlebener . . . 



Original Kleiuwanzlebener 



Government Kleiuwanzlebener 



La Plus Kiche 



Government Klein wauzlebener 



Hoerning Improved 



Fli 4' i Improved 



Kleinwanzlebener on muck 



I'll II inls. 



23, 615 

 25, 678 

 27, 368 

 25, 648 

 29, 205 

 32, 327 



24, 50(1 

 20, 200 



Per cent. 

 15. 22 

 16.40 

 18.27 

 17.78 

 18.78 

 17.78 

 15. 20 

 13.21 

 12.96 



An acre of beets required the labor of a man and team for 36.15 hours, 

 and of a man for 209.9 hours. The hand work in harvesting, which 

 required 130.75 hours, was performed by boys at 8 cts. per hour. Hoe- 

 ing and thinning required 7!). 15 hours, and was done by men at 12i cts. 

 per hour. The work of a man and team was reckoned at 25 cts. per 

 hour. At this price the cost of growing an acre of beets is estimated 

 at $29.40. 



From 01 counties in the State 493 samples were received, 465 of which 

 had been grown on suitable soil and from proper seed. These showed 

 an average sugar content in the beet of 16.4 per cent, with an average 

 coefficient of purity of 84. The results obtained in the different coun- 

 ties are shown on a map. The yields are considered to have ranged 

 from 12 to 18 tons per acre. 



The fertilizer requirements of the sugar beet, the value of beet pulp 

 as food for stock, and the requirements of a factory are briefly dis- 

 cussed. An act passed by the Michigan legislature for the encour- 

 agement of beet-sugar manufacture is given in the bulletin. 



Field experiments with wheat, J. F. Hickman (Ohio Sta. Bui. 82, 

 pp. 213-235). — The work consisted of a comparison of varieties and 

 investigations of different methods of culture. The results are tabu- 

 lated and discussed. 



The relative merits of the red and white and the smooth and bearded 

 varieties of wheat are discussed. The i>ames of the white and the 

 smooth wheats are given, all others considered in the bulletin being 

 red or amber in color or bearded. The different names under which 

 some of the varieties are believed to occur are given. 



Eighty-four varieties of wheat were tested. Among 40 varieties 



