87 



(7) For the present it is my belief that for the most of North Dakota other indus- 

 tries will be found more profitable for both manufacturer and farmer than the sugar- 

 beet industry. 



It will be seen from the conclusions which he reaches and which are 

 justly based upon the analyses made, that he is not disposed to favor- 

 ably consider that the sugar beet has a promising future in North 

 Dakota. I am inclined to the opinion, however, that with more sci- 

 entific methods of culture the results obtained in North Dakota will 

 prove much more encouraging than those secured in the last year. 



From the data given in the bulletin as printed the mean figures of 

 the samples analyzed are as follows : 



Average weight of beets in grams 822. 90 



Per cent sugar in juice 11. 36 



Purity coefficient 74. 00 



Ohio. Sixty-six samples were received from the State of Ohio, repre- 

 senting twenty counties. The average content of sugar in the beets 

 from the whole of the State was 11.33 and the average weight of the 

 beets 31 ounces. Morrow County is best on the list with samples, 

 showing 16.44 per cent of sugar and an average weight of 22 

 ounces. Hancock County furnished rich samples, four in number, aver- 

 aging 16.32 per cent of sugar in the beet and 19 ounces in weight. One 

 of the samples, No. 26614, received from Ohio, deserves special mention 

 on account of its high content of sugar and its high purity. It con- 

 tained 20.19 per cent of sugar with a purity of 87.4. Trumbull County 

 sent six samples, with an average of sugar in the beet of 13.12 and an 

 average weight of 25 ounces. Ashtabula County sent two samples 

 with an average content of sugar of 13.19 and an average weight of 25 

 ounces. The largest part of the samples were from Erie County, which 

 furnished eighteen, with an average content of 11.5 of sugar and having 

 an average weight of 32 ounces. Many of the samples from Erie County 

 were of exceptional richness, but others were as exceptionally poor, 

 which pulled down the average to the number given. 



Oklahoma. One sample was received from the Territory of Oklahoma, 

 very much overgrown, showing only 6.37 per cent of sugar. 



Oregon. Thirty-five samples were received from the State of Ore- 

 gon, containing an average percentage of 13.8 of sugar and with an 

 average weight of 23 ounces. Samples were received from fourteen 

 counties. The richest sample was received from Jackson County, show- 

 ing 17.99 per cent of sugar with a weight of 20 ounces. The next best 

 results were from Clackamas County, three samples averaging 14.78 per 

 cent of sugar with an average weight of 21 ounces; Columbia County, 

 three samples with an average per cent of sugar of 14.56 and an 

 average weight of 19 ounces ; Coos County, five samples, showing an 

 average of 13.83 per cent of sugar with an average weight of 30 

 ounces, and Lane County, six samples, showing 13.53 per cent of sugar 

 and averaging 20 ounces in weight. The samples from Oregon are 



