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Field B. 



Field A. 



In order to come at the volume and value of production of the respective varieties 

 this season, and to obtain an indication of the comparative value and adaptability of 

 the varieties to the soil and climate in which they have been grown, the mean of 

 each variety in field A and field B will be given, expressed in the weight of beets 

 per acre, the sugar per acre, and the purity of the juices, from which collective data 

 a precise estimate may be formed of the value of each variety, both to the grower 

 of the beets and the manufacturer of the sugar. 



Mean of field A and field B. 



The analysis of the varieties does not require further comment. The almost iden- 

 tical values of the " Klein wanzlebener," "Desprez," and " Vilmorin " varieties are very 

 notable. The other varieties form a second class in respect of the actual money 

 value per acre. 



It may be of interest to add a comparison of the results obtained by the Department 

 beet station with those of a station in Europe, where the work is conducted with 

 the same care and accuracy. The Chapelle agricultural station, France, affords the 

 data for such a comparison published in the official bulletins of this year. The data 

 of the Chapelle station represent the mean condition and results of several experi- 

 mental plats at the several periods stated, and the statement of the Department 

 station gives the mean condition of all the varieties and plats at almost correspond- 

 ing periods in the season at Schuyler. 



