New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 193 

 Average Percentage of Sugar in Beets Grown in Different States. 



Califoniia, averase for five year 



Utah, a/erag© for five jcars 



Nebraska, average for five years 



Oregon 



Washi ng:ton 



Wiiconsin 



SUGAH. 



Per cent. 

 14.2 

 12.2 

 12.8 

 14.2 

 14. 

 11.8 



In juice. 



Per cent. 

 14.9 

 12.8 

 13.5 

 14.9 

 14-7 

 12.4 



CONDlTIONxS INFLUENCING AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN 

 BEETS. 



Numerous conditions exercise a marked influence upon the 

 development of sugar in beets. Among the most important, we 

 may mention the following: 



1. Climate. 



2. Variety of Beet. 



3. Quality of seed. 



4. Plant-food. 



5. Soil. 



6. Methods of cultivation. 



7. Size. 



8. Time of planting and .harvesting. 



1. Climate. 



Temperature . — According to extended experience, it has been 

 shown that the highest amount of beet sugar is commonly 

 obtained in places whose mean summer temperature is about 

 70° F. 



Rainfall— The amount of rainfall most favorable to the devel- 

 opment of sugar in beets is from two to four inches a month dur- 

 ing the summer. Midsummer drought works injury to the de- 

 velopment of sugar beets. Rains after the crop has matured and 

 before it is harvested may start a new growth of the beets, by 

 which the percentage of sugar is materially lowered, 

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