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first part, and of county, California, party of the second part, Witnesseth: That 



for and in consideration of the covenants hereinafter contained on the part of the party 

 of the first part, that the party of the second part shall and will plant, cultivate, harvest 

 and deliver to said party of the first part, at its sugar works, at Watsonville, Santa Cruz 

 county, California, or at Spreckels, Monterey county, California, at option of party of the 

 first part during the current planting and harvesting season of A. D. 1898, sugar beets 

 of the seed to be furnished for that purpose by the said party of the first part, to the 



extent of acres of land in county, the particular tract to be cultivated being 



now selected and agreed upon between the parties thereto. 



The party of the first part hereby agrees to furnish the necessary beet seed at lOc 

 per lb., which alone shall be employed in raising said crop; the cost of said seed and any 

 advances made by the party of the first part on account of beets raised under this con- 

 tract to be deducted from the price of the beets first delivered under this contract, until 

 the party of the first part shall be reimbursed. It is also agreed that the party of the 

 second part shall cultivate up and re-sow to beets any of aforesaid land upon which the 

 beets do not come up to the satisfaction of the party of the first part. 



When directed by the party of the first part, the said party of the second part shall 

 commence and proceed with the harvesting and gathering of the crop and to continue 

 the delivery thereof in the beet bins at the Watsonville or at the Spreckels sugar works, 

 whichever may be designated by the party of the first part, clean and in good condition, 

 and with the tops closely and squarely cut off at the base or bottom of the green or sun- 

 burned part, until the said crop shall be exhausted. The date of delivery and the amount 

 to be delivered each day shall be determined by the party of the first part, and shall be 

 increased or diminished to meet the requirements of its factories as it may direct. 



Beets weighing above 5 Ibs., or grown mostly above ground, or defective and unfit 

 to be manufactured into sugar, will not be received. From all beets delivered the party 

 of the first part shall have the right to deduct 5 per cent, for earth and sunburned tops; 

 but if a trial washing shall show more than 5 per cent, of earth and sunburned tops, all 

 amount in excess of 5 per cent, shall also be deducted. The party of the second part 

 further agrees that he will keep beets protected from sun and frost after removal of said 

 beets from the ground. 



Should the party of the second part neglect or refuse to comply with the above 

 conditions, the party of the first part has the right, at its option, to cancel this contract. 

 It is further agreed that the party of the first part or its agents shall at all times have 

 access to the tract of land cultivated under this contract by the party of the second part. 



In Consideration Whereof, the party of the first part agrees to pay four dollars ($4) 

 in lawful money of the United States, per ton, for all beets cultivated and delivered in 

 accordance with the terms of this agreement. Beets shall be paid for at the office of the 

 Spreckels Sugar Company, at Watsonville, on the fifteenth day of the next following 

 month after the beets are delivered. 



B FOR GROWING BEETS UNDER CONTRACT. 



This Agreement, made and entered into between hereinafter called first party, 



and hereinafter called second party, Witnesseth: That for and in consideration of 



the covenants hereinafter contained, on the part of first party, to thin out, hoe, clean, 

 at the different times and in the manner prescribed by first party, to thin out, hoe, clean, 



cultivate, pull, top and load into wagons provided by first party, sugar beets upon 



acres, more or less, to be planted by first party the present season, in valley 



county, California; the particular tract now being selected and agreed upon between both 

 parties. Second party further agrees: (1) To commence to thin and hoe beets as soon 

 as they shall develop two leaves and provide sufficient men to complete thinning and 



hoeing before beets shall be four inches high. (2) To thin out beets inches apart 



in the rows, and to leave not more than one beet to each inches of row, to hoe with 



hand or horse hoes the entire soil between the rows directly after beets are thinned, and 

 to carefully pull or hoe out all weeds growing thereafter until beets are harvested. (3) 

 When directed by first party to pull, shake free from the adhering earth, top and load 

 beets into wagons; beets to be topped cleanly and squarely with one blow of the knife 

 at base of bottom or last leaves, and any portion of the beet grown above ground to be 

 also cut off. All beets above 5 Ibs. in weight to be thrown out. Beets will be carefully 

 plowed out by first party, but any beets not loosened by the plow shall be dug out by 

 second party. (4) When beets are harvested, second party shall top and load into wagons 



