Contents 



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CHAPTER XV 



Production of sugar-beet seed 

 Importance of good seed 

 High germination . 

 Sources of seed 



Disadvantages of importing seed 

 Types of beets 

 Single-germ seed . 

 Breeding .... 



Chemical test of mothers, 221 



Steps in selection, 222 

 Commercial production of seed 



Siloing, 223 



Planting mother beets, 225 



Care of seed crop during growth, 226 



Harvesting and threshing, 227 



By-products, 228 



Yields and profits, 228 



PAOEB 



213-230 

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CHAPTER XVI 



Cost of producing beets 231-249 



Need for low cost 231 



Difficulty of obtaining costs 233 



Cost of growing in various sections . . . ' . 234 



Relation of number of acres raised to cost and profit . 237 



Cost based on time 240 



Examples of acre-cost 247 



CHAPTER XVn 



Beet raising and community welfare 

 Stability to agriculture 

 Promotes good farming 



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