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Irrigation It is much better for beet land if it can be 

 irrigated in winter before seeding takes place. Irrigation 

 should be delayed as long as possible after thinning, and 



Sugar beets, 23 tons per acre, by Campbell method. 



flooding at all times should be avoided. The best way to 

 irrigate is to run the water down the furrows between the 

 beets which irrigates the roots without touching the leaves 

 of the plant, as when the plant is young it is detrimental to 

 have the leaves wet with irrigation. 



Harvesting Whenever the beets are ripe, which is 



