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seem to increase in size and weight while the sugar remains at a 

 standstill. 



Surface applications of lime were effectively used in checking the 

 Rhizoctonia rot of beets. Repeated spraying with -Bordeaux mix- 

 ture" seemed to be of some value as a preventive of "leaf spot," but 

 did not show any curative value upon diseased leaves. 



The disease was, in most cases, first noticed and most destructive 

 on land on which beets had been grown the previous year. The illus- 

 trations show two patches of beets in the same field. On one of these 

 beets had been grown the previous year, and on the other soy beans 

 had been raised. The two patches were about twenty rods apart. 

 The beets on the first patch were very severely attacked by "leaf 

 spot,*' while those on the second suffered very slightly from that 

 cause, The photographs were both taken September 1, and serve to 

 show how completely the beets on the infected patch were stripped of 

 their leaves. 



Never plant beets on the same land two years in succession. 



The season's experience showed to a remarkable extent the 

 drought-resistant qualities of sugar beets, in which respect they were 

 found to be superior to any crop upon the farm except alfalfa. 



BE CONTENTED. 



Then let us, one and all, be contented with our lot; 

 The June is here this mornin' and the sun is shinin' hot. 

 O, let us fill our hearts up with the glory of the day, 

 And banish ev'ry doubt and care and sorrow fur away. 

 Whatever be our station, with Providence fer guide, 

 Sich fine circumstances ort to make us satisfied; 

 For the world is full of roses, and the roses full of dew, 

 And the dew is full of heavenly love that drips for me and you. 



James Whitcomb Biley. 



