FARM CROPS. 



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STOCK BEETS. 



According to Bulletin 243 of the Cornell Experi- 

 ment Station: "The reason why the production of 

 roots is of special interest in the North Atlantic States 

 is that these states raise a comparatively large amount 

 of roughage and a small amount of concentrates, while 

 the North Central States raise a large amount of ce- 

 reals or concentrates in proportion to hay and forage, 

 as shown in the following table which gives the ratio 

 of concentrates to roughage in the North Atlantic and 

 North Central States according to the census of 1900: 



North North 



Atlantic Central 



All cereals, except wheat, million tons 4.4 69.2 



All hay and forage, million tons 15.6 49.0 



Per cent, of cereals, except wheat 22.0 58.5 



Tons cereals, except wheat, per animal unit 0.55 1.55 



Tons hay and forage, per animal unit 1.95 i.io 



Total tons of food per animal (of about i ,000 



Ibs. live weight) 2.50 2.65 



