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THE SUGAR BEET. 



membering that four or more are sown for each root, 

 and 1 kilog. (2.2 lbs.) contains about 36,000 seed. 



Fig. 34. 



Fig. 35. 



Planted in rectangles. The distance be- 

 tween the roots is represented by (b) and be- 

 tween lines by (a) ; this should be sufficiently 

 wide to permit the entrance of a cultivator, 

 horse, etc. 



Beets placed in lines, the dis- 

 tance between the same not 

 specified, at will of the planter. 



The practical figure is about 7 to 10 lbs. to the acre, 

 this representing 12, 15, and even 25 times more than 

 would have been indicated in the above. 



The sowing of the seed can be done in various ways, 

 the most important being: 1st, broadcast, with thin- 

 ning out or combined with transplanting; 2d, ordinaiy 

 flat rows ; 3d, rows and hills combined. 



Each of these, if properly effected, will give good 

 results. The placing of the seed in the ground can be 

 accomplished by either hand or machine, the latter 

 having the advantage of working with great regularity, 

 and is generally adopted in all beet-growing countries. 



In many parts of Germany, and principally near 



