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gives opportunity to require a re-thinning when the work 

 was done carelessly the first time. 



CULTIVATING 



As previously stated, cultivation should begin as soon 

 as the rows can be seen and should be continued till the 



FiQ. 11. — Four-row beet cultivator with pivot axle and frame leveling 



lever. 



leaves become so large that they are injured by the cul- 

 tivator. Probably the most important single cultivation 

 is that given immediately after the beets are thinned. 

 If properly done, it enables the young plants to revive 

 better from the shock they receive when their companion 

 plants are removed and the soil is moved away from their 

 roots. Under ordinary conditions the cultivations will 



