38 SUGAR-BEET SEED 



By large seed-balls is meant seed which contains not more 

 than 40 seed-balls per gram; medium, 41 to 50 balls; small, 

 51 or more seed-balls per gram. One hundred seed-balls should 

 give not less than 125 sprouts in seven days and 150 sprouts in 

 fourteen days. 



It will be observed from the above that no guar- 

 antee is made covering either the sugar content, purity 

 or tonnage which can be expected from the seed. 

 For these results, the purchaser must rely upon the 

 reputation of the seed grower and upon his experience 

 with the various brands of seed which have been planted 

 upon the character of soil where his factory is located. 



Laxity on the part of a grower means a variation 

 in the results which can be obtained from his seed; 

 even a slight decrease may cause a loss of many thou- 

 sands of dollars to a factory. 



The average yield of beets in the United Stales is 

 about 10 tons per acre, and to grow this acre of beets, 

 20 pounds of seed is used, or 200,000 pounds to plant 

 10,000 acres. A difference of i cent per pound in 

 the price of the seed would amount to 20 cents per 

 acre or $2000 on 10,000 acres. But when difference 

 in price means even a slight lowering in the quality 

 of seed, an apparent saving of $2000 would in reality 

 mean a material loss. 



