latter must not by ex-aggerated notion? render this 

 impossible. 



Let us suppose the average yield to be t8 tons or 

 720 bushels ; at 10 cents per bushel the receipts would 

 be $72. 



Rent, manure, preparation of the soil.. .$12.00 



Seed 14 Ibs. a 18 cents 2.10 



Sowing, hoeing, transplanting, planting 



out 8.00 



Taking up 6.00 



Cartage 6.00 



Total expenditure $34.00 



Balance 37.90 



720 bushels pf beets a 10 cts $72.00 



We therefore have a clear profit of $37.90. 



It is to be noticed that I include in the sum of 

 expenses, the rent of the land, manure, preparing the 

 soil, expenses which are the same as for cereal crops 

 or for potatoes. The sum of the other expenses is no 

 doubt less for other crops, but these will be more 

 than compensated by the high figures of the receipts. 



As to establishing the price of 10 cents per bushel, 

 it has often been objected that in the town markets 

 table beets are sold at a much higher price. This is 

 perfectly true, but the production of sugar beets for 

 manufacturing purposes, does not Delong to market 

 gardening as that of table beets, but to growing on. 

 a large scale. In fact, it will not require less than 

 5 or 600 acres of beets to supply one factory, whilst 



