542 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



poi- coiit, with a purity coefficient of 79. IS per c(Mit. The ripening of 

 2 crops of beets in one season is reported l»y a orower in Lincohi 

 County. Suggestions regarding seed, cultural operations, and imple- 

 ments, factorj^ devices for unloading ])eets rapidly, etc., arc* included 

 in the bulletin, and a map showing the sugar-l)eet area of the State. 

 Portions of the State are considered very well adapted to sugar-beet 

 culture. 



Sugar beets in 1899, N. E. Wilson and R. H. McDowell {Nevada 

 Sta. Bill. .^,jq>. 21, f<jx. 2). — In previous 3''ears (see above) e-xperi- 

 ments have been conducted largely for the purpose of making a survey 

 of the State relative to its sugar-beet producing powers. In 1809 the 

 principal attention was given to the possibility of producing beets of 

 a high saccharine content on a commercial scale in those sections 

 which had previously shown most promise. Considera1)le tabular 

 matter is given, which shows that the average of 183 samples analyzed 

 in 1899 contained 1G.2 per cent of sugar in the beet, having a purity 

 of 81:. 68 per cent. 



"The locality giving the best results is the Lovelock ^'alley, situated in the south- 

 eastern part of Humboldt County, on the Humboldt River. The soil in this valley 

 is peculiarly rich and fertile, and has been formed by the growth and decay of tules, 

 which have been covered by sediment, thus forming alternate layer after layer of 

 decayed tule and sedimentary silt to a great depth. In one instance borings have 

 been made to the depth of 480 ft., showing the same formation the entire distance. 

 The soil is free from rocks, and is very friable and porous, thus affording an excellent 

 opportunity for the beet to go down into the soil, resulting in an ideal shape, with no 

 side roots. Many of the beets from this section this year were from 18 to 27 in. in 

 length and in good proportion otherwise. From 20,000 to 30,000 acres of this land 

 could be obtained for beet growing in the advent of a factory for the manufacture of 

 the product. ' ' 



The factor^" conditions of a number of otlier localities are noted, 

 and I'emarks made on water and limestone for factory use. 



On the effects on tobacco of shading and the application of 

 lime, W. C. Sturgis {Connecticut State Sta. Rpt. 1899^ jit. 3, j>I>- 

 '252-261). — The report is in part a continuation of work previously 

 noted (PI S. R. , 11, p. 755). The soil used was a close clay one, packing 

 hard after rains, and similar in character to the East Hartford tobacco 

 lands where the calico disease prevails. The land was laid out in 2 

 long plats running north and south with a 6-ft. alley between them. 

 The western plat was shaded with a screen of lath, cutting off' half of 

 the light and placed about 5 ft. from the ground. Both plats were 

 divided into 4 smaller plats, receiving, in addition to other fertilizers, 

 300, 500, 1,000, and 2,000 lbs. of air-slaked lime per acre, respectively. 



On the unshaded plats which received the heaviest ajjplications of 

 lime the calico disease did not occur, although there were a few rusty 

 leaves. Rusty leaves were also noticed on the shaded plat which 

 received the most lime. On the unshaded plat which received lime at 

 the rate of 500 lbs. per acre 17.5 per cent of the leaves were affected 



