HARVESTING. 



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immense loss, as this operation takes place in a very 

 rapid manner. Time, for the above reasons, is an item 



Fig. 41. 



Gives an idea of a beet that has matured. 



of the first importance ; several inches below the neck 

 would be accidentally extracted, this containing in all 

 probability a large percentage of the sugar. 



A question that has also been discussed is to know 

 if the pulling of the leaves is an operation neces- 

 sary before placing the beets in the silos. ^ For our 



' See Chapter on the "Preservation of the Sugar Beet." 



