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Calendar of Operations (cont,)- 



Seeding (cent: 



Quantity of Seed : ISff 



Method ejTi Distance: 18 - 29" rows 'usually 18, 20 or 22") 



Care of Growing Crop: 



Irrigated two times (May and June or July) thinned to 

 8 - 12" apart T>.'hen plants have 4- 6 leaves. 

 Cultivated at least four times at 10 to 20 day 

 intervals, beginning in April. Hoed t-ivo times- 

 May and July. 



Varieties : 



Imported or domestic varieties; seed sold by factory. 



Harvest : 



'Then 



How 



Tine 



According to maturity of beets and needs of mill. 



Loosened v;ith plovj ; pulled, topped ard loaded by 

 hand. Hauled by wagon direct to mill or to 

 railro ad , 



August to January, 



Yields- 



Good' ! 

 Usual : 



By-Products- 



Kind 

 Amount; 



15 tons 

 10 " 



Beet tops 



Equal to ^Oyl of yield as given. 

 Sold for feed. 



I'here and for what sold : 



Commercial Sections- 



Alameda County 

 Los Angeles " 

 Monterey " 



Orange " 



Yolo County 



San Joaquin County 

 Santa Barbara " 

 Santa Clara " 

 Ventura " 



