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sugar, and when tlie results are expressed in percentages, the 

 number expressing the jier cent of sugar is higher in the juice 

 tlian in the beet. 



We present below in tabulated form the results obtained in 

 making analyses of about 140 samples of sugar beets grown in 

 this State during 1897: 



Results of An.\lt.ses of Sugar Beets Grown during the Ska.son of 1897. 



Summary. 



Below we present general averages of some of our results giv- 

 ing figures for several different counties. While these results 

 are of interest, they possess little real value so far as they repre- 

 sent general conditions, because we have received too few sam- 

 ples from most counties to afford any fair basis for comparison. 

 Readers are carefully cautioned against drawing any sweeping 

 conclusions from the results presented in this mannci-. 



