112 BEET-ROOT SUGAR AND 



in Europe is to contract with each farmer for the de- 

 livery of his beets throughout the season. A portion is 

 required each day, and is drawn to the mill for imme- 

 diate consumption, if the beets are near to the manufac- 

 tory. There are also provisions made for the storage 

 of a large amount in the yards of the factory, and piles 

 are also made on the road-side of adjacent fields. These 

 supplies are drawn at the time of harvest, and are kept 

 as a reserve for bad weather, or when, from any cause, 

 the daily supply from the farmers is not sufficient. 

 But if the factory is far from the fields where the beets 

 are raised, the better course is to store the roots on the 

 field, and deliver them as required ; for the beets are 

 injured by long transportation, and do not keep well. 

 When the manufacturer has received all that he can 

 take care of, the farmer preserves the remainder for 

 delivery throughout the fall and winter. 



In whatever way they are stored for preservation, it 

 will be necessary to place all the outside beets in a 

 perfectly symmetrical wall, gradually inclining towards 

 the centre of the pile. For this purpose the beets are 

 placed one by one, with their crowns out and the roots 

 in. The rest may be thrown promiscuously into the 

 interior of the pile. The sooner the beet is put into 

 pits or piles after being dug, the better. In preserving 

 beets, they must be kept from excessive moisture, pre- 

 vented from heating, maintained at an even tempera- 

 ture, and be easily accessible in wet and freezing 

 weather. In selecting places for their preservation, 

 dry land that affords natural drainage should be 

 chosen, and in close proximity to a road or highway, 

 in order the better to keep them from excessive moist- 



