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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Serial No. 



Small sugar beet from William Gill. West Point P. O. , Dak 4655 



2 sugar beets from William Sache, Piano. Tex 4678 



White Imperial sugar beet from F. E. Hm-d, West Haven, Mich 4679 



2 sugar beets from E. B. Cochran, Parma, Mich 4687 



White Imperial sugar beet from W. J. Sweet, Clay Brook, Tenn 4688 



Sugar beet, large, from H. F. Harbaugh, Concord, Kans 4689 



12 sugar beets, very fine and fresh, from James M. Hart, Oswego, N. Y 4690 



2 large beets from "^F. C. Smith, Portland, Oreg., raised on Ladd's farm 4691 



2 large beets from F. C. Smith, Portland, Oreg., raised on Ladd's farm 4693 



Large beet from F. W, Smith, West Haven, Mich 4696 



2 large beets from ]\I. Nelson, Menomonee, Mich 4736 



2 large beets from E. B. Cochran, Parma, Mich 4737 



8 sugar beets from H. P. Simmons, Paterson, N. J 4739 



3 sugar beets from J. Browen, Bismarck, Ohio 4776 



Sugar beet from A. M. Smith, Chmax, Morrow County, Ohio 4777 



7 White Imperial sug^r beets, grown by David Oldhaven, Paterson, N. J..> • • 4781 



ANALYSIS OF SUGAR BEETS. lor.ry 



SOILS SUITABLE TO THE CULTURE OF CELERY. 



The culture of celery in this country, especially in Michigan, has 

 grown to he an industry of considerable importance. In the neigh- 

 borhood of Kalamazoo in Michigan I found some of the finest celery 

 gardens of the world. To determine the character of the soil in 

 which this celery grows a carefully selected sample of it was ob- 

 tained from Mr. Frank Little, of Kalamazoo. 



ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL. 



This soil gave, on analysis, the following results: 



Substances. 



Moisture 



Hydrated silica 



Ferric oxide 



Pliosphoric acid . 



Potash 



Chlorine 



VolatUe and organic matter. 

 Quartz sand 



Per cent. 



7.105 



1.8a5 



1.880 



.470 



.206 



.091 



.^2.342 



23.845 



Substances. 



Soluble silica . 



Alumina 



Lime 



Koda 



i-^ulphiuic acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Nitrogen 



Per cent. 



.175 



3. 237 



4.574 



.463 



.601 



.408 



2.060 



The great percentage of nitrogen in this soil will be noticed, which 

 leads me to the conclusion that soils containing a large quantity of 

 organic matter are j)articularly adapted to the growth and culture of 

 celery. 



It seems appropriate, in this connection, to insert the following 

 very interesting account of the culture of celery, by Mr. ITranh Little, 

 of Kalaniazoo, Mich. : 



