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The Sugar-Beet in America 



CONDITIONS PRODUCING GOOD BEETS 



Climate is one of the most important agencies affect- 

 ing the quality of beets. Wiley, 1 after several years of 



TABLE VI. TABLE OF GENERAL AVERAGES OP AGRICULTURAL 

 AND ANALYTICAL DATA FOR THE FIVE YEARS, 1900-1904 



Stations where Irrigation Was not Used 



Stations where Irrigation Was Practiced 



1 Wiley, H. W., U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bur. of Chem. Bui No. 96. 



2 Data for 3 years. 3 Data for 4 years. 

 4 Data for 2 years. 



6 1904 ; data for March to September. 



