V02 Tht> Sugar- Beet in America 



to be Twenty-three Dollars ($23.00) per acre for beets planted 

 in rows Eighteen (18) to Twenty-two (22) inches apart inclu- 

 sive; Twenty-one Dollars ($21.00) per acre for beets planted in 

 rows Twenty-four (24) to Twenty-six (26) inches apart inclusive ; 

 and Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) per acre for beets planted in rows 

 Twenty-eight (28) inches apart. 



I hereby agree that, in consideration of the said Company 

 securing beet workers for me, and furnishing them with railroad 

 transportation, I will sign a contract with such beet workers, at 

 prices above mentioned. 



I further agree to transfer the laborers from the railroad 

 station to and from the land to be worked for me, or to pay the 

 cost of such transfer, and to furnish such laborers with a suitable 

 dwelling place and water, and to haul fuel while they are em- 

 ployed under this agreement. 



In case the Sugar Company furnishes a house for the laborers, 

 I agree to pay for rent of said house fifty cents (50 i) for each acre 

 of my beets worked by said laborers. 



I further agree that for all money advances made by the said 

 company, to care for the growing crop under the terms of this 

 agreement, I will give to the said company my promissory note, 

 bearing seven per cent annual interest, payable November 15, 

 after date of note. 



It is understood that the said company will undertake to 

 furnish the best laborers obtainable, but I will not hold the said 

 company responsible for the efficiency of said laborers or failure 

 to secure same. 



Dated 191 . 



(Signed) 



Grower. 

 Witness: 



The phraseology of any of these contracts might be 

 varied, but they illustrate the type of agreements en- 

 tered into in the production of sugar-beets. 



