REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FIELD 

 CROPS. 



THE OUTLOOK iOIl THE SUGAR BEET 

 INDUSTliY*-f 



W. H. JORDAN. 



SUMMARY. 



The following faots may be regarded as favorable to the snc- 

 cessful j>roduction of beet sugar: 



(1) The experience of 1897, so far an a single season can show, 

 api)ears to demonstrate that our cliniatic and soil conditions are 

 adax^ted to the growth of beets which are satisfactory in quantity 

 and quality of yield. 



(2) The cultivated lands of central and western 2»ew York may 

 be so managed as to comj>ete ^ith any in the United States in 

 those lines for which they are adax>ted. 



'.3j The ability of the American farmer to take uj> a new enter- 

 prise successfully is a heljiful factor. American inventive genius 

 may also be relied ui»on to provide implements necessar-y to cheap 

 cultur-e. 



(4j At i»resent there is an unlimited home market at good 

 jirices for all the sugar that can be produced; but it cannot be 

 definitely known how long this condition may la.st. 



lo) An added cash croj* yielding fair returns is most desirable 

 for our farmers. 



The following facts must also be considered in connection with 

 those preceding: 



a) To cultivate a plant so sensitive in regard to its content of 

 sugar as the sugar beet requires such careful attention to details 

 as is demanded by no other crojj commonly grown on our farms. 



•A reprint, larz^y, frcra an article ki tie C^^wntry GtntUm<in, I>ec. 30, l^??. 

 -partial r€j»rliit of EiilletJn Ko- i^. 



