182 CULTUKE OF THE SUGAR BEET. 



17. Depth of same ? 



18. Note other operations of preparation of the soil, such as harrowing, rol li ng, &c, 



and cost of same ? 



19. Planting, date ? 



20. Method of; by hand or drill ? 



21. Cost of planting? 



22. Distance between the rows ? 



23. Distance between the roots ? 



24. Was stable manure applied to the crop ? 



25. When and in what quantity per acre ? 



26. Was artificial manure applied ? 



27. When ; how ; what ; how much ; cost ? 



28. Time of first hoeing ? 



29. Done by hand or horse cultivator ? 



30. If special implement employed, describe it ? 



31. Cost of first hoeing? 



32. Area hoed by each laborer per day ? 



33. Wages of laborers by day or month ? 



34. Time and cost of second hoeing ? 



35. Date and cost of third hoeing ? 



36. Date and cost of thinning ? 



37. How was thinning done ; by hand, hoe, or special implement for the purpose ? 



38. Time of harvesting ? 



39. Mode of pulling, by hand or with instrument ? 



40. Surface pulled by each man per day ? 



41. Mode of removing leaves or tops ; by hand or with knife ? 



42. Quantity topped by each laborer per day ? 



43. Total cost of harvesting per acre? 



44. Per ton of roots ? 



45. Distance of crop from station, wharf, or factory ? 



46. Cost of delivering ? 



47. Price received per ton of beets ? 



48. Are beets preserved in trenches ? 



49. How long? 



50. Cost of preparing trenches ? 



51. Pulp, how obtained? 



52. Price of pulp at the factory ? 



53. Cost delivered on farm ? 



54. Estimated feeding value as compared with hay or corn fodder ? 



55. Mode of preserving ? 



56. Cost of same ? 



57. Mode of feeding ? 



58. To what animals fed? 



59. Quantity per day per head ? 



60. What percentage of sugar do your beets contain ? 



61. What is their average size and yield per acre ? 



62. Place of sugar beets in your rotation of crops ? 



