CONTENTS. 



PART II. 



THE BEET AND ITS CULTIVATION. Analysis of the Beet. 

 Varieties. Choice of Beets. Choice of Soil. Cli- 

 mate 79-92 



METHOD OP RAISING THE SUGAR BEET. Preparing the Soil. 

 Ploughing. Manuring. Sowing. Preparation of the 

 Seed. Seed Sowers. Method of Sowing. Weeding. 

 Thinning Out. Cultivating. Hoeing. Transplant- 

 ing. Earthing Up 92-106 



HARVESTING. Signs of Maturity. Effect of Frost. 

 Effect of Rains and of Drought. Methods of Harvest- 

 ing 106-110 



PRESERVATION OF BEETS. In Silos or Pits. In Piles. 

 Method in Saxony. In Massachusetts 110-120 



SEED. Importance of selecting the Best. German Method 

 of selecting Seed Beets. Method of M. Vilmorin. 

 Soil and Manure suitable for Seed Beets. Method of 

 Preserving Beets for Seed. Methods of Planting and 

 subsequent Culture. Time of Harvest. Method of 

 Saving the Seed. Chinese Method of Cultivation. . 120-126 



MANURES. General Effect of Manures on the Beet. 

 French and German Systems of Applying Manures. 

 Artificial Fertilizers. Effect of different Fertilizers on 

 Saccharine Contents of Beets. Stassfurt Manures. 

 Analysis of the Ashes of Beets . 126-134 



ROTATION OP CROPS 134-136 



BEET PULP. Method of Preserving Pulp. Method of 

 Feeding it to Cattle 136-139 



LEAVES OF BEETS. Their Uses. Methods of Preserva- 

 tion. Their Effect upon Milch Cows 139-143 



CULTURE OF THE BEET. Its Advantages to Farmers and 

 the Country 143 



APPENDIX. . 144-158 



