206 THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. 



party of the second part, does hereby agree with the said Michigan Sugar Company, to 

 plant, cultivate and harvest, to the best of his ability, in a husbandlike manner, 



acres of sugar beets, on the following described land, by said first party; - in 



section , township , range , in the county of , Michigan. That he will plant, 



cultivate and harvest the said beets from seed furnished by the Michigan Sugar Company, 

 and when more than one kind is furnished, will keep the different kinds separate, in the 

 sowing and harvesting. He will plow the soil deep and work it well before seeding, and 

 so far as the Sugar Company or its agent shall give directions, he will, to the best of his 

 ability, follow them in said seeding and harvesting. That he will sow about 18 Ibs. of 

 seed to the acre. 



He will harvest and deliver to the factory of said Sugar Company the beets so 

 raised by him at, and as directed by said Company or its agent, as to time, quantity and 

 manner of delivering. And when directed by said Sugar Company to deliver the beets 

 by or before a certain time, he will put forth every reasonable effort to do so. In har- 

 vesting said beets, he will cut off the tops clean and square at the base thereof, so that 

 no part of the stem shall be left thereon. 



He will purchase all seed from which such beets are to be raised from the said 

 Michigan Sugar Company, and will not accept any seed from other parties from which 

 beets are to be raised for said company. That all seeds for the planting of beets under 

 this contract shall be paid for at the rate of 15c per Ib. at Bay City, and amount due for 

 same shall be deducted from the first payment for beets delivered. That he will not dis- 

 pose of any of the seed to other persons. That in case beets do not come up uniformly 

 irom the first time planting, he will as early as practicable re-plant the same. That he 

 will thin out, weed out and cultivate the beets as early in the season as they are ready 

 to be cultivated and thinned, giving prompt attention, and bestowing all necessary labor 

 thereon in due time and season, to the end that the best possible results may be obtained. 

 That he will sell or deliver no beets to any other person, firm, corporation or factory, 

 but that all beets raised of a suitable quality shall be delivered to the Michigan Sugar 

 Company as directed by it. 



The Michigan Sugar Company, party of the second part, agrees with said - 

 party of the first part, that it will furnish beet seed to said party of the first part, of a 

 quality of the best that can be obtained by it for producing beets, so that if the said 

 plants are well cultivated as herein specified, they will produce beets of a quality suitable 

 for making sugar. That it will charge said party of the first part no more than 15c per 

 Ib. for seed. That it will for its own interest have an agent from time to time visit the 

 field or fields of said first party as, to it, shall seem best, to the end that such work shall 

 be done in a proper manner, with the purpose in view that the best quality of beets shall 

 be produced by said first party. It is hereby further agreed by and between the parties 

 that said Michigan Sugar Company reserves the right to give notice to the party of the 

 first part to deliver said beets when and as it requires them, and that said first party 

 hereby agrees that all beets not delivered by him to said company, prior to Nov. 1st of 

 the year in which this contract is made, shall be placed in silo, until they are wanted by 

 the company. 



It is further agreed between the parties hereto that beets testing 12 per cent, to 

 sugar and of a co-efficient purity of SO per cent, shall be accepted by said company UOL 

 later than January 15th next, ana paid for at $4 per ton, delivered in the company's stor- 

 age sheds at its factory; and a sum proportionate to that amount shall be paid for beets 

 containing a greater or less amount of sugar and co-efficient purity; provided that when 

 the beets are delivered in carload lots and it is necessary that they be put into the stor- 

 age sheds, the company shall unload them and charge therefor only the actual cost 

 thereof. That in case the party of the first part shall fail to fulfill the requirements of 

 this contract in growing, cultivating and delivering of said beets, said party of the second 

 part may put on a force of men and teams as the case may require, and carry out this 

 contract as herein agreed: but this latter clause phall in no way absolve said first party 

 from his obligations to said company. 



It is further agreed that when and as the beets are delivered to the storing sheds 

 of said party of the second part, thy shall be examined, tested and weighed by the state 

 weighman and inspector and in accordance with the state law now in force in this state, 

 known as an "Act to provide for the encouragement of the manufacture of beet sugar 

 and other purposes," approved March 26th, 1897. And when so tested and weighed and 

 the amount of each wagon or carload, as the case may be, has been determined as to per 

 cent, of sugar, co-efficient purity, and quantity of such beets, and certificate furnished 



