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beets received from South Dakota were from Faulk County. In gen- 

 eral, the character of the beets from South Dakota is of a high order, 

 the State showing remarkable facilities for producing beets of great 

 saccharine strength. 



Tennessee. Five samples were received, showing an average content 

 of 8.77 of sugar and an average weight of 20 ounces. The richest beet 

 received from Tennessee was from Davidson County, and showed 14.82 

 per cent of sugar and weighed 11 ounces. The rest of the samples 

 from that State were of a poor quality. 



Texas. Ten samples were received from the State of Texas, showing 

 an average content of sugar of 10.31 and an average weight of 23 

 ounces. Samples were received from seven counties. The richest sam- 

 ple was received from Mason County, with a content of sugar of 13.92, 

 but weighing only 5 ounces. 



Virginia. Seventy- two samples were received from the State of Vir- 

 ginia, of which 33 were from Augusta County and 29 from Frederick 

 County. The average for the State is 11.12 per cent of sugar and 21 

 ounces the average weight. On the whole, the best results were obtained 

 from Frederick County, with 29 samples showing 11.93 per cent of sugar 

 in the beet and an average weight of 25 ounces. The average tor 

 Augusta County, with 33 samples, was 11.06 per cent of sugar in the 

 beet and an average weight of 18 ounces. 



Washington. Eleven samples were received from the State of Wash- 

 ington, from six counties. The average content of sugar in the beets 

 from the State was 14.47 and the average weight 18 ounces. The rich- 

 est samples, two in number, were from Stevens County, showing an 

 average of 17.51 per cent of sugar and averaging in weight only 10 ounces. 

 The two samples from Whatcom County showed an average content of 

 15.70 of sugar and an average weight of 18 ounces. With the exception 

 of two, Nos. 15263 and 15264, all the samples received from the State of 

 Washington were of a high saccharine strength. 



Wisconsin. Four hundred and fifty-one samples were received from 

 Wisconsin, representing sixty counties. The average content of sugar- 

 in the beets for the whole State was 11.05 and ftie weight of the beets 

 26 ounces. The richest beets were received from Ozaukee County, five 

 samples showing an average of 13.42 per cent of sugar and averag- 

 ing 17 ounces in weight. Jefferson County, with nineteen samples, 

 showed an average content of sugar of 13.08 with an average weight 

 of 24 ounces. One very poor sample is found in this county, viz, No. 

 15443. Marquette County furnished five samples with an average of 

 13.06 per cent of sugar and an average weight of 12 ounces. There 

 is also one very poor sample from this county, viz, To. 15174. In 

 general the results from Wisconsin are more reliable on account of the 

 large number of samples which was sent. Where so many causes 

 enter to disturb the accuracy of the data obtained, as is the case in 

 experimental work of this kind, the greater the number of samples 

 which can be obtained the greater the reliability of the results. 



