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THE SUGAR BEET. 



Showing that an augmentation of the same corre- 

 sponds to a decrease in the saccharine quaUties, whilst, 

 on the other hand, experiments have proven that the 

 amount of cinders is about the same for all roots con- 

 taining from 10 to 14 per cent, of sugar.^ The various 

 manures produce given effects upon the same.^ 



Champignon and Pellet — 



^ Experiments of Corenwinder. 



No. 



Variety of fertilizer. 



Without manure 



600 k. of nitrate of soda . . . . 



500 k. sulphate of ammonia 



600 k. nitrate of soda 



600 k. sulphate of ammonia 



600 k. nitrate of soda 



1.50 k. phosphate of lime.... 

 60 k. sulphate of potassa. . 



5(10 k. sulphate of ammonia 



150 k. phosphate of lime 



60 k. sulphate of poiassa. . 



.500 k. sulphate of ammonia 



1.50 k. phosphate 



140 k. chloride of potassium 



Cinders for 

 1 litre of juice. 



7.18 

 8.67 

 7.68 

 8.50 

 7.30 



8.26 



4.42 

 6.86 

 5..58 

 6.36 

 5.29 



6.51 

 4.70 

 5 21 



2.76 

 1.81 

 2.10 

 2.14 

 2.01 



1.75 



2.79 

 2.33 



a> a 



61.6 

 79.2 

 72.6 

 74.8 

 71.1 



78.8 



Composition of the 

 soluble portion. 



5.7 

 5.4 

 9.9 

 7.7 

 10.1 



7.3 



