104 SUGAR-BEET SEED 



Before the war in Europe most of the American 

 requirements of sugar-beet seed were purchased in 

 Germany. After the outbreak of hostilities American 

 factories failed to secure an adequate supply of seed 

 from Germany and turned to Russia, with the result 

 that in 1916, 175,000 bags were secured, most of 

 which was sowed in the spring of 1917. For the 1918 

 planting, only domestic and Russian seed is available. 



At the present time the beet-sugar world outside of 

 the Central Powers and contiguous neutral countries 

 is relying solely upon Russia for its imports of sugar- 

 beet seed. 



Assuming that the German control of Russian seed 

 production does not extend beyond the German im- 

 ports of Russian seed, the dependence of the world 

 upon German seed in 1913 was as follows: 



Tons. 

 Sugar produced in Germany, from German 



grown seed 3,003,768 



Sugar produced in other countries from German 



grown seed 3,793,365 



Total sugar produced from German grown seed 6,797,133 

 Sugar produced in Russia, from Russian 



grown seed 1,918,443 



Sugar produced by seed, other than German 



and Russian .". 1,067,924 



