APPENDIX. 207 



thereof by said weighman and inspector, showing the quantity and quality thereof, set- 

 tlement thereon shall be had and payment made on the 15th of the month following, for 

 deliveries of beets during the previous month. 



Said party of the first part agrees that so far as he is able to do, after receiving 

 instructions from the agent of said company and of the state inspector, that he will 

 assort, out all beets that are not of a quality herein specified, and retain them for his own 

 use on the farm. The said company shall not be required to take any beets that have been 

 frozen or rotted or are otherwise defective so as to render them unfit for making sugar. 



Said party of the first part further agrees to notify said company as early as Aug. 

 15th, in the year in which he is raising beets, bow many acres of beets he will have to 

 harvest the coming fall. 



When this contract has been signed and a copy thereof delivered to each party, no 

 agent of said company has any authority to change or alter the terms or conditions 

 thereof. 



WHERE THERE IS NO STATE BOUNTY. LOS ALAMITOS CONTRACT. 



This Agreement, made this day of 189 , between the Los Alamitos 



Sugar Company of the county of Orange, California, party of the first part, and 



party of the second part, Witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the covenants 

 hereinafter contained, it is hereby mutually agreed between the parties hereto as fol- 

 lows, to-wit: 



[] That the party of the first part shall furnish, for the purposes hereinafter 

 stated, that certain tract of land situated in the county of Orange, state of California, 

 and described as follows: 



[?)] That for the current cropping season, beginning January 1st, 1898, and ending 

 January 1st, 1899, the party of the second part shall, in the manner hereinafter specified, 

 plant or cause to be planted, the above described land to sugar beets, the seed to be fur- 

 nished by the party of the first part at 12c per lb., which amount said party of the second 

 part agrees to pay therefor. 



['] That the time and method of preparing the ground, planting the seed, cultivat- 

 ing, weeding, thinning, gathering and delivering said beets shall be in accordance with 

 the instructions to be received from time to time by the party of the second part, from 

 the party of the first part. The seed shall be sown in quantities to be designated by the 

 party of the first part, say between 12 and 18 Ibs. to the acre. And the land shall, when- 

 ever it is deemed necessary by the party of the first part, be subsoiled to a depth of not 

 less than 12 inches. The beets shall be preserved from sun and rain, and shall be deliv- 

 ered as hereinafter specified, as free from dirt as circumstances will admit, clean and 

 in good condition, with tops closely and squarely cut off at the base of the last or bottom 

 leaves, according to instructions, especially as to times and methods, received from time 

 to time from the party of the first part. All manure which may accumulate on the prem- 

 ises, including the leaves cut from beets as gathered, shall be distributed and plowed 

 under by the party of the second part as a fertilizer. When directed by the party of the 

 first part, the party of the second part is to commence and proceed with the harvesting 

 and gathering of the crop, and continue delivery thereof at the Los Alamitos Sugar Fac- 

 tory; the date of delivery and amount to be delivered each day shall be determined by 

 the party of the first part. 



O/] That the party of the second part shall not permit weeds to grow among the 

 beets, and shall keep weeds cut down to the center of the road or avenues on or adjacent 

 to the said land. 



[>] That whenever the party of the second part shall fail or neglect to promptly 

 and properly comply with the requirements of this contract, or with the verbal or writ- 

 ten instructions of the party of the first part, or its agent, in respect to the plowing of 

 said land, or the planting, thinning, weeding, cultivating, harvesting or delivering of the 

 beets grown thereon, or the keeping of said roads and avenues clear of weeds as afore- 

 said, it is agreed that the party of the first part shall have the right, if it so elects, to 

 enter upon said lands without notice, and to do and perform any of the said acts or 

 things so neglected by the party of the second part, and the cost and expense thereof 

 shall be a charge against the said second party's share of the said crop. The party of the 

 first part, shall be the sole judge as to the fact of such neglect by the party of the second 

 part. Beets not properly cut and trimmed, or with dirt clinging to them, will be cleaned 

 and cut and the tare deducted from the weight of beets, and it is mutually agreed that 

 the party of the second part shall pay to the party of the first part cents per ton of 



