Nitrate of crO p water-soluble phosphoric acid should be used, the form 



Soda for f ounc j m ac jj phosphate. There is no direct connection 

 - between sugar formation and phosphoric acid plant food, 



28 but phosphates unquestionably prepare the way for the 

 development of sugar by influences to come later in the 

 growing season. Abundant phosphoric acid in the earlier 

 stages of growth puts the crop through to an early ripen- 

 ing, and the earlier sugar-beets are matured the more time 

 they have for sugar making. Ammoniate plant food best 

 for the sugar-beet is a matter of some discussion, but the 



c roughage ammoniates of the farm, such as 



Farm-yard r j j i 



farm-yard manure, etc., are used extensively, 



and with proper care are effective, except 

 perhaps in the case of sheep manure, which is too rich in 



Row Irrigation of Sugar-Beets. 

 Bulletin No. 176, California Experiment Station, 1906. 



available ammoniates to be used to advantage, as losses are 

 unavoidable for a fall application. The best practice seems 

 to be to broadcast the manure and plow down in the fall 

 it is never wise to top-dress sugar-beets with manure of 

 the roughage type in the spring. The best form of plant 



r c food ammoniate is the Nitrated ammonia 

 N.trateofSoda. of Nitrate of ^ Sugar . beets take all 



their ammoniate plant food in the form of a Nitrated 



