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may be used to drag the soil from the high knowls into the 

 hollows. 



Seed Bed Probably the most important thing neces- 

 sary to be done to insure a good beet crop, is the prepar- 

 ation of the seed bed. After the land has been plowed and 

 eveled as explained above, the seed bed may be made by 



A MODERN FACTORY. 



Factory for making Beet Sugar at Holly, Col. Completed in 1905, 



most modern construction. Owned by the Holly 



Sugar Company. 



working the soil down to a depth of four or five inches and 

 then packing it well with the use of a heavy roller, thus in- 

 suring the capillary attraction for the moisture which will 

 germinate the seed. Be sure that all the weeds are killed 

 before planting the beet seed, otherwise, unnecessary ex- 



