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After being taken up they are left for a few days 

 on the ground, in heaps covered "with leaves, before 

 being carted away. This is done so that they may 

 lose a certain portion of their heat and be less exposed 

 to ferment in the heap?. Too much care cannot be 

 taken of beets, when in heaps. They should be pro- 

 perly ventilated so as not to become heated, but care 

 must be taken not to open the ventilating shafts, 

 except when there is no danger of frost getting in to 

 the heaps. In France, after January, the beet wakes 

 up and has a tendency to grow and consequently 

 it gradually loses its value as this vegatation is at 

 the expense of the sugar itself. Ail manufacturers 

 thus so regulate their work, so as to finish by the 

 commencement of the new year, that is in three 

 months. In Canada, beets can be very well kept until 

 the end of March, without any great loss, so that 

 with a factory fitted up similarly to those in Belgium 

 and France, double the quantity of sugar could be 

 here manufactured. Every one will understand the 

 advantages thus derived. Instead of being prejudi- 

 cial, the long winter of this country will thus really 

 become an advantage. 



With proper care, beets in heaps are seldom 

 heated or fermented. If this does occur, the evil 

 should be immediately remedied, if it is only local, 

 by removing the beets where fermented and culling 

 out those already commencing to spoil. 



10. PRODUCTION OF THE SEED. 



The beet is a biennial plant, thr.t is, it only corn- 



