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Contents 



Relation of size of beet to sugar-content 

 Flowers and seeds .... 



PAGES 



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CHAPTER IV 



Conditions for growing sugar-beets 

 Climatic conditions .... 



Temperature, 37 



Sunlight, 40 



Moisture, 40 



Wind., 43 



The soil 



Economic conditions .... 



Competition with other crops, 4A 



Labor, 45 



Capital, 48 



Transportation, 49 



Special troubles, 50 



Kind of fartners, 50 



The factory, 52 



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CHAPTER V 



Soils 



Relation of soil to beet-culture 



Origin of soils 



Classification of soils 



Soil and subsoil 



Soil texture . 



Soil structure 



Improving soil tilth 



Air in the soil 



Soil heat 



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