127 



Total rainfall for the given six months .... .*... 4... .^...inches.. 26.61 



Normal rainfall (for northern Nebraska) six months. .; 1.1*1 ** a. ..-.an.. a. .a .do.... 12.49" 



Total units of heat for the given six months .;.., . ...... ........ ^... ii, 651 



Normal units (for northern Nebraska) six months ^0.0,1.,; .; ;;... ;.. ii; .. 11, 54.8 



The total heat milts for the given six mouths are almost identical with the normal 

 quantity found for northern Nebraska. The distribution, however, as we have hi 

 another place shown, Avas very fai 1 from the normal; May aiid September being sev- 

 eral degrees too wafnij a lid July> even in ii greater degree, too cold, 



ANALYTICAL SEASON. 



The work of testing the beets analytically^ hi order to learn the results of the cul^ 

 tural season, opened early in September. 



The station laboratory was completed and ready for use September 10. 



The analytical work of the laboratory was conducted by T. C. Trescot, U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, assisted by C. B. Edson and others. 



September 12 a general view of the crop was taken, expressed by the mean of sev- 

 eral analyses of beets from each field, with the following results: 



September 14 and 15 each of the six varieties in Field B was examined, and the 

 mean often analyses of each variety gave as follows: 



It is seen from the polariscope readings that the sugar present in the juice was very 

 satisfactory. The juices, however, still appeared "green," and the general appear- 

 ance indicated that, if the sucrose were approaching its maximum, there wasroomfor 

 improvement in the condition of the juices. The beets, moreover, had not fully 

 taken on the mellow, golden-green color of the leaves indicative of maturity. 



Analyses were made with ten beets selected from No. 1, small plat, on September 

 15, the mean of which gave 13.8 per cent sucrose in the juice. 



No further work was done in the laboratory for another week, it appearing desira- 

 ble to leave the beets alone, as they were gradually improving. 



September 21 work commenced again in Field B, and upon a large scale. The 

 beets of certain varieties appeared to have reached a state of maturity which made 

 it possible to arrive a^t conclusions concerning the actual results of those varieties. 



