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are sliced. If this is 

 done at the factory, 

 bins are usually avail- 

 able. These are so 

 arranged that the 

 beets can be worked 

 with the least amount 

 of handling. \Miere 

 cars are not available 

 for immediate trans- 

 portation, the beets 

 must be stored in 

 the districts where 

 they are raised. This 

 is usually done in 

 large piles near the 

 weighing station and 

 dump. 



The loss during 

 storage is due to res- 

 piration, which is 

 greatly increased as 

 the temperature rises. 

 This means that in 

 sections where the 

 temperature is high 

 at harvest tune, the 

 beets must be sliced 

 within a few days 

 after they are dug. 

 In sections where 



