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produced and in order to determine its relative quality; 

 it was planted in plots at the station, alongside of 

 other plots which were planted with the best foreign 

 seed, of the same and other brands. The soil and 

 the care given the different plots were identical. 



It was found that the climatic conditions at Schuyler 

 were not favorable for the production of sugar-beet 

 seed, but notwithstanding this, the lack of high-grade 

 seed from which to breed and the lack of experience 

 in sugar-beet seed production, the beets produced 

 from the home-grown seed out-ranked in every respect 

 those produced from the best foreign seed. 



The results obtained are recorded in Bulletins No. 

 39 and 52 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 which were prepared and written at that time. The 

 following comment by Dr. Wiley concerning the 

 results obtained at the Schuyler station are from 

 the Department of Agriculture Farmer's Bulletin No. 

 52, 1897: 



" In the experiments conducted at the station at Schuyler 

 during the season of 1893 a comparison of the beets grown from 

 domestic and imported seeds was made. The plants from the 

 native-grown seed seemed to have a higher vitality and to 

 be better suited to the climatic conditions of the locality than 

 those grown from imported seeds. They showed during the 

 growing season a more abundant foliage and a better. develop- 



