Contents xiii 



CHAPTER XV 



PAGES 



PRODUCTION OF SUGAR-BEET SEED 213-230 



Importance of good seed 213 



High germination 214 



Sources of seed 215 



Disadvantages of importing seed 217 



Types of beets 219 



Single-germ seed 220 



Breeding 221 



Chemical test of mothers, 221 



Steps in selection, 222 

 Commercial production of seed 223 



Siloing, 223 



Planting mother beets, 225 



Care of seed crop during growth, 226 



Harvesting and threshing, 227 



By-products, 228 



Yields and profits, 228 



CHAPTER XVI 



COST OF PRODUCING BEETS ...<... 231-249 



Need for low cost 231 



Difficulty of obtaining costs 233 



Cost of growing in various sections .... 234 



Relation of number of acres raised to cost and profit . 237 



Cost based on time 240 



Examples of acre-cost 247 



CHAPTER XVII 



BEET RAISING AND COMMUNITY WELFARE . . . 250-257 

 Stability to agriculture ...... 251 



Promotes good farming 252 



