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as much as possible, and before getting 

 ready for drilling, the fields must be 

 levelled, and then, when the land is dry, 

 rolled with a stone or wooden roller. 



N.B. Though 12 in. ploughing has 

 been found most desirable to obtain a 

 good crop of sugar beet, it is not expedient 

 to plough more than 8 in. deep when the 

 fields are prepared for the first time. 

 The depth of ploughing can be increased 

 year by year until a depth of 12 in. has 

 been reached. 



Should the subsoil be of a different 

 nature from the surface soil, it is not 

 desirable to disturb the former, and too 

 deep ploughing should in that case be 

 avoided. One of the great advantages 

 of sugar beet cultivation is that the crop 

 may be raised from the same field year 

 after year. 



SOWING. 



The seed is sown between April 15 and 

 May 15, according to the weather, which 

 must be dry for this work, and after the 

 drilling the fields are rolled again. Should 



