140 THE SUGAR BEET. 



waste products mentioned above, which can be united 

 with water and readily spread over the ground. 



Comparaiwe Besults Ohtamed with Chemical Fertili- 

 zers and ordinary Barnyard Manure. 



It is now admitted that the beet will give satisfac- 

 tion on soils without humus, and that the results are 

 gi-eatly in favor of the chemical compounds. Mr. G. 

 Yille gives the following comparative figures : — 



Expenses for 1 hectare j Chemical fertilizer, 350^ ($tO.OO) 



(2^ acres). (Barnyiird manure, 600^ ($120 00) 



( Chemical fertilizer, 52,700'^ (115.940 lbs.) 



^'^^^^^ "( Barnyard manure, 34,800^ (76.560 lbs.) 



Value of crop 



( Chemical fertilizer, 1,054^ ($210.8) 

 "(Barnyard manure, 696^ ($139 2) 



The fig. 26 represents the beet with a complete 

 fertilizer used beneath and on the surface ; fig. 27 repre- 

 sents the results obtained when on the surface only, 

 and fig. 28 with ordinary barnyard manure. Evidently, 

 if the size alone had been considered it would have 

 misled the observer. Mr. Pagnoul has illustrated 

 several of his experiments by diagrams, by which the 

 various changes are made more apparent. (See figs. 

 29, 30, and 31.) The dotted line represents beets grow- 

 ins: on chemical fertilizers and the full line with ordinary 

 manure. One of the most striking features here shown 

 is the rapidity with which the chemical compounds act 

 upon the root during the time the organic manures are 

 oblicred to undergo changes. In fig. 29 we have the 



