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The Sugar-Beet in America 



METHOD OF PLANTING 

 (Plate X ; Fig. 10) 



The distance betweeu rows varies from eighteen to 

 thirty inches; twenty inches is the ordinary distance. 

 If land is poor or if water is scarce, the beets must be 

 planted farther apart or they do not continue a vigorous 



FiQ. 10. — Four-row beet seeder. Rear view. 



growi:h throughout the season. Under any conditions 

 the rows must be far enough apart to permit horse-drawn 

 cultivators to go between them. In each locality the 

 distance is usually uniform in order to allow an inter- 

 change of machinery. Tillage implements are made to 

 cultivate a number of rows at a time ; consequently, the 

 spacing should be regular. 

 The amount of seed planted varies from about twelve 



