FIELD CROPS. .", 1 



varied from 7.69 in Yellow Mangold, oi ' the English varieties, to 10.14 in Sub- 

 stantia Lank. 



Tin- experiment with fodder beets again called attention to the fact thai the inosl 

 productive varieties as a rule are l<>\\ in dry matter and food value, which theii 

 greater yield does m>t always counterbalance. 



Progress of the beet-sugar industry in the United States in 1904, < | 

 Bayloei U.S. Dept.Agr. Rpt.80,pp. t-160,pls. f). This report is a general review oi 

 the successes and failures of the year, and a discussion of the influences and condi- 

 tions acting 'Mi the development of the beet-sugar industry. 



Beel sugar is now produced in 1,2 States, in 1 of which irrigation is practiced. In 

 1904, 48 factories and 4 slicing stations were in operation. The factories were dis- 

 tributed as follows: Michigan L6; Colorado 9; ( lalifornia 5; Utah 1; Nebraska, Idaho, 

 and Wisconsin 3 each; and Minnesota, New York. Ohio, Oregon, and Washington l 

 each. Three factories in California and 3 in Michigan were no1 operated during the 

 year, an. I 3 plants were in the process of construction. In discussing the mi-takes 

 made and the obstacles met and overcome, the author consider- the supply and 

 character of labor, the competition with favored crops, the requirements of sugar- 

 heet culture differenl from those of other crops, the influence of had seasons, djs- 

 easea and insects, the use of poor seed, and the methods of establishing factories. 



During the year 4 large factories were installed in new localities, 2 in Wisconsin 

 and 2 in Idaho. ( meof these factories is new, while the others are old ones removed 

 from other localities. The development of conditions ami prospects for new fac- 

 tories are discussed by States. In considering climatic conditions and farm and 

 factory results for 1904 for the different beet-growing States, the author points out 

 the methods .if handling a crop of sugarheets, and calls attention to the injury done 

 by hail and rain during early growth. 



A. field of beets, hailed and flooded out on June 27, was given a deep cultivation 

 as soon after the rain as the soil conditions permitted, and the beets were straight- 

 ened up with hand and hoe. On July 23 this field had fully recovered, showing 

 healthful growth with abundant foliage. This crop yielded l<> tons per acre with 

 high sugar content and purity. The statistics for the year show that 197, 784 acres 

 of beets were harvested, the average yield per acre being 1 1 >.47 tons. The total 

 quantity ol beets worked was 2,071,539 tons, and the quantity of sugar manufac- 

 tured, 484,226,430 lbs. The beets had an average sugar content of 15.33 per cent and 

 an average purity coefficient of 83.09. 



The employment in the BUgar-beel fields of young hoys coming under the jurisdic- 

 tion of the juvenile court in Denver, Col..., is discussed; and a description . if the 



most improved methods of growing sugar beets is republished from a previous report. 



Beat-sugar factories of the United States and Canada (Amer. Sugar /wins. 

 and /;,,/ Sugar Gaz., : i inn:,), \,,. //,/,. ?54). — This is a list which gives the location 

 and daily capacity of 7 factories in ( lalifornia, 9 in Colorado, .'> in Idaho, 17 in Michi- 

 gan, 2 in Nebraska, 1 in New York, I in Ohio, I in Oregon, 4 in Utah, I in Wash- 

 ington, :; in Wisconsin, and .'! in Canada, 4 not in operation, and 6 now building for 

 the campaign of L905. 



The beet-sugar industry of Wisconsin, V. W. Woll ( Wisconsin sta. Bui. /.'•<', 

 pp. 70,jig8. 8). — This bulletin briefly considers the manufacture of BUgar from beets 

 grown in Wisconsin, presents statistical and other information on the present condi- 

 tion of the industry, summarizes previous work, and reports tin- results of the more 

 recent investigations at the station and in different parts of the State. 



A summary of analyses of 2,994 samples of sugar beets grown by Wisconsin farmers 

 from L890 to 1901, inclusive, shows an average sugar content in the juice of 14. 13 per 

 cent, with an average purity coefficient of 78.6. The average yield is estimated at 

 14.8 tons per acre. In experiments at the university farm from 1890 to L904, inclu- 



