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yield and quality of roots and seed, but also with reference to the 

 cost of production. The first step, therefore, in the develop- 

 ment of a permanent beet-seed industry in this country lies 

 in the direction of the development of true types with reference 

 to both seed beets and seed production. 



CONCLUSIONS 



The highest development of the beet-sugar industry in the 

 United States depends upon the establishment of an American 

 beet-seed industry capable of meeting the requirements of the 

 American sugar-beet grower and the beet-sugar producer. 



Our experience thus far indicates that American sugar-beet 

 seed is usually superior in germination and capable of producing 

 larger and better roots than the imported seed. 



Our soil and climatic conditions, extending over large areas, 

 favor the production of sugar-beet seed in sufficient quantity 

 to meet all future requirements. 



Well-defined strains of sugar beets of high yield and quality 

 are essential to the development of a satisfactory seed industry. 

 Enough has been done to prove that by careful and painstaking 

 work such strains can be produced. 



No intelligent study of cultural methods in the production of 

 sugar beets or of problems involving a comparison of varieties 

 can be made until uniform and fixed varieties with which to 

 work are available. 



The production of strains having roots of uniform size and habit 

 of growth and capable of yielding seed stalks uniform in habit 



