44 SUGAR-BEET SEED 



The best seed imported is raised for the most part under very 

 similar climatic and other conditions, but it is sown here in 

 America under all conditions and in all soils, in New York and 

 Michigan, Nebraska and Washington, and in the arid and semi- 

 arid regions of Utah and California. No single strain can be 

 the best for all of these varied localities. We can never expect 

 to secure the best results in our sugar-beet industry when we 

 have such conditions in the seed branch of the business. 



IMPORTANCE OF GROWING SUGAR-BEET SEED AT 

 HOME 



" It is absolutely essential to success that we secure the best 

 quality of seed, and past experience has conclusively shown 

 that we cannot depend upon doing so from abroad. We must 

 raise it ourselves, and in such a careful, scientific manner that 

 it will not only be of the best quality, but will have such char- 

 acteristics as will make it adapted to the particular needs and 

 requirements of the locality where it is to be sown. Seed raised 

 on a particular soil and under certain climatic conditions may 

 not be best suited for planting in like soils and under similar cli- 

 matic conditions; in fact, very often it is not. Seed from com- 

 paratively poor soil may do best on rich soils, or that raised 

 in the East may do best when sown in the West. Only study 

 and personal experience on the part of each factory manager 

 can determine what seed is best suited for the conditions in his 

 region. 



" For several years efforts have been made to raise seed on 

 a commercial scale in various sections of the United States, 

 particularly in the States of Michigan, Nebraska, Utah, Colo- 



