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The exact weight of each plat on the Schuyler station was not obtained upon all 

 the dates given, but certain plats were Aveighed September 12 and 15 and October 

 26, and the weight of beets per acre was found to be constant. The sugar content 

 on September 15 indicated that the maximum growth had been attained, although 

 there was room for improvement in the state of maturity of the juices. 



A. comparison of the data given of the two stations suggests the dissimilar climatic 

 conditions attending the maturing season in the respective countries. In France the 

 beets mature slowly and late into the fall. In Nebraska the season is early, prompt, 

 and sooner over. 



SMALL PLATS. 



The results of the experiments conducted upon the small plats will now be exam- 

 ined. 



It was explained in the early part of the report that those experiments consisted of 

 three series, having the following purposes : 



(1) The determination of the distances that the beets should be planted apart from 

 each other in order to obtain the maximum production, expressed in weight of beeta 

 and sugar per acre. 



(2) The observing of the effects (if any) of varying quantities of phosphate fertil- 

 izers upon the yield of beets and sucrose. 



(3) To indicate the time when it may be most advisable to plant the beet seed in 

 the conditions which obtain in the district where the station is located. 



It must be previously observed that the analytical work upon an exhaustive scale 

 was not commenced upon those small plats until a week after the beets were at their 

 best. As a consequence the total value of the results of the plats as indicated by the 

 content of sucrose present in the juices will appear low, and it is certain that the 

 sucrose in the juices of all the plats, excepting Nos. 14 and 15, was lower by 1 per 

 cent at the time of analyzing than it was a week before. The plats Nos. 14 and 15 

 were very late in maturing, not having been planted until June. 



FIRST SERIES. 



The weight of beets per acre of each plat will first be given. The beets on each 

 plat were planted exactly 6 inches apart in the rows. The distance between the rows 

 was different upon each plat, thus showing a varying scale of the number of beets to 

 the acre. 



The sugar content of the juices of the plats is given in the following tables : 



Plat No. 1. Sixty beets were analyzed individually and gave the following mean 

 results: Per cent sucrose in juice, 13.8. 



Sixty beets analyzed in "tens" gave the results recorded in Table XXI. 



The average results of the analyses No. 1 Plat were : Mean sucrose in juice, 13.7 per 

 cent; mean purity, 80.8 per cent. 



Plat No. 2. Sixty individuals analyzed the folio wing mean result : Sucrose in juice, 

 13.1 per cent. 



Sixty beets analyzed in "tens" gave results recorded in Table XXII. 



