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PAGES 



Types of contracts * 94 



Sample contracts . 95 



CHAPTER VIII 



PREPARATION OF SEED-BED AND PLANTING . . . 103-116 



Effect of previous crop 103 



Reasons for plowing 104 



Time of plowing 106 



Depth of plowing 108 



Final preparation 110 



The seed . 112 



Method of planting 114 



The stand . 115 



CHAPTER IX 



CULTURAL METHODS 117-125 



Thinning 117 



Preparation for thinning, 117 



Blocking and thinning, 118 



Losses from poor thinning, 121 



Hoeing 122 



Cultivating 123 



CHAPTER X 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 126-147 



Irrigation 126 



Beets adapted to irrigation farming, 126 

 Sources of irrigation water, 127 

 Measurement of water, 128 

 Preparing land for irrigation, 129 

 Methods of irrigating beets, 130 



