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PAGES 



Types of contracts 94 



Sample contracts 95 



CHAPTER VIII 



Preparation of seed-bed and planting . . . 103-116 



Effect of prevaous crop 103 



Reasons for plowing 104 



Time of plowing 106 



Depth of plowing 108 



Final preparation 110 



The seed 112 



Method of planting 114 



The stand 115 



CHAPTER IX 



Cultural methods 117-125 



Thinning 117 



Preparation for thinning, 1 17 



Blocking and thinning, 118 



Losses from poor thinning, 121 



Hoeing 122 



Cultivating 123 



CHAPTER X 



Irrigation and drainage 126-147 



Irrigation 126 



Beets adapted to irrigation farming, 126 

 Sources of irrigation water, 127 

 Measurement of water, 128 

 Preparing land for irrigation, 129 

 Methods of irrigating beets, 130 



