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sijgai- of inff'rior purity. The cr>efficient of pnrity in the samples 

 analyzed varied from below 75 to over 87, with an averaj.fe of 

 82.5. 



Ci) Yu-](i of beets. Twenty tons of marketable beets an acre 

 may be regarded as a maximum yield in commercial operation.s. 

 An average of 10 to 12 tons an acre may probably be expectf^d in 

 favorable seasons in this State. 



(4) Cost of production. The cost of raising an acre of sugar 

 beets may be placed between S40 and 850, when all conditions 

 are favorable. 



(~j) Market price and profits. There is good reason to exjx^ct 

 that beets will bnng from 84 to S5 a ton according to varying con- 

 ditions of sugar, pnrity, etc. In general, a profit of -$5 to 810 an 

 acre above all expenses may be regarded as a reasonable expecta- 

 tion from the croi>. 



((')) General considerations. The sugar beet is to be grown as 

 an added crop with a comparatively small acreage at the begin- 

 ning, increasing as conditions favor. The educational value de- 

 rived from growing sugar beets is considerable. A farmer who 

 learns to grow sugar beets well will grow other crops better for 

 the exj>erience. The soil on which sugar beets have been grown 

 is left in better mechanical condition than by other crops. 



INTEODUCTIOX. 



The growing of sugar beets for the production of sugar is, at 

 the present time, attracting more attention in our State than any 

 other subject connected with agriculture. Farmers are asking for 

 reliable information in regard to those various phases of the sub- 

 ject which possess sj»ecial interest for them. They want to know 

 whether the soil and climate of our State are adapted to the suc- 

 cessful raising of sugar beets; whether they may have a reason- 

 able assurance of a fair r>rofit, comj^ared with other crops grown 

 by thf-m; and whether there is any degree of certainty that they 

 may be sure of a cash crop and a steady market. The chief ele- 

 ments which determine whether sugar beets ^an bf- grown at a 

 profit are the following: 



