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water on the beets not to force too much into the furrows, causing it to flood or over- 

 flow, and this must be avoided if possible. Therefore it is essential to select land for this 

 crop, as much as possible, with a nice slope. We always cultivate the rows after each 

 watering as soon as we can, cultivating them from 5 to 6 inches deep. This allows 

 the beets to develop, and also helps to retain the moisture much longer than it would 



FREMONT SUGAR BEET CULTIVATOR. 



This Nebraska invention is the result of several years' work in the beet fields of that state. The 

 machine is simple, light, compact and easily adjustable for either deep or shallow cultivation. The 

 four spiders provided are used in case the soil becomes crusted on the surface, thereby preventing the 

 beets from showing through the ground. There are four knives that are used in cultivating the beets 

 when very small. These are different from any used heretofore, and are so shaped as to permit the 

 party handling the machine to work very close to the plant without danger of covering the plant with 

 dirt. The four small shovels are used for the deeper cultivation, and the two large shovels are for the 

 final and deepest cultivation. 



PLANET JR. BEET GROWERS' HORSE HOE. 



This machine has been perfected by Utah experience, and is very popular there. The teeth loosen 

 the soil thoroughly without throwing earth on the small plants. The little plow at the rear is the "ir- 

 rigating tooth," to make a clean furrow through which the water will run for irrigation. 



otherwise. Care must be taken all through the season not to hill up the beets, or 

 break off the leaves. We generally water our beets two to four times during the sea- 

 son, and it usually takes about 20 to 30 days after the last watering before the beets 

 are ready for harvesting." 



Mr Morgan Woodhouse, another Utah grower of experience writes : "My idea is 

 to let them go as long in the spring without water as you dare, say until the bottom 



