20 INDIRECT BENEFITS OF SUGAR-BEET CULTURE* 



beets until it has been rested from this crop. As well try to eat a quail every day for 

 a month as to try to farm in this manner. In both cases, nature rebels.] 



J. Reimer, of Pueblo, reports that he has been farming in that section 14 years and 

 has 50 acres in cultivation, of which 13 acres are in beets. Has grown beets 5 yeara 

 and averages 14 tons per acre. Plows 10 inches deep, harrows four times, hand hoes 

 three times, horse cultivates four times, fertilizes with stable manure. Rotation with 

 sugar beets has increased his corn yield from 20 to 30 bushels per acre; oats from 40 

 to 65 bushels; rye, no increase from 40 bushels; beans from 15 to 20 bushels; and no 

 increase in his alfalfa crop of 5 tons per acre. 



MONTANA. 



John B. Clewett, of Fromberg, reports that he is operating a 425-acre farm, with 150 

 acres under cultivation, 60 being to beets; secured yield of 15 tons of beets per acre. 

 A tract of 22 acres which yielded 27 bushels of wheat per acre prior to beet culture 

 was put into beets for three consecutive years, when it yielded 45 bushels of wheat 

 per acre. His oat crop increased from 60 bushels to 80 bushels under like conditions. 

 He says: "Beet cultivation is a good thing for the character of soil in this district, as 

 it seems to fertilize and increase the production of grain two or three seasons after 

 rotation.'! 



UTAH. 



W. T. Wyment, Warren, Weber County, reports 10 acres to beets. Previous to 

 raising beets this land produced 25 bushels of wheat to the acre. Beets were grown 

 on the land for three years, after which it was planted in wheat again, producing 

 45 bushels to the acre, an increase of 20 bushels to the acre. 



J. F. Stoddard, Hooper, Weber County, reports 5 acres to beets. Previous to grow- 

 ing beets the land produced 35 bushels of barley to the acre. Beets were grown on 

 this land for four successive years, after which the land was planted to barley again 

 and produced 55 bushels to the acre, an increase of 20 bushels to the acre. 



Thomas Jones, Hooper, Weber County, reports 10 acres to beets. Previous to plant- 

 ing of beets, this land produced 20 bushels of wheat to the acre. After growing beeta 

 for three successive years it was again planted in wheat and produced 35 bushels to 

 the acre, an increase of 15 bushels per acre. 



IDAHO. 



George A. Pincock, of Sugar City, reports that he has grown sugar beets for five 

 years and has 50 acres in beets, averaging 15 tons per acre. Prior to beet culture, hia 

 wheat yielded 25 to 30 bushels; following beets, 50 to 60 bushels. Oats, prior to beets, 

 40 to 46 bushels; following beets, 75 to 100 bushels. Barley, prior to beets, 40 to 60 

 bushels; following beets, 75 to 100 bushels. He says: "I see these yields prevailing 

 wherever beets have been raised." 



WASHINGTON. 



James Hays, of Waverly, reports a yield of 80 bushels of oata after spring plowing, 

 and 100 bushels following beets; of wheat, after spring plowing, 40 bushels, and 50 

 bushels after beets, this being the average during a period of several years. 



F. Kienba^lm, of Waverly, reports his oat vield at 60 bushels after spring plowing, 

 and 90 bushels on beet land; wheat, 30 bushels after spring plowing, and 50 bushels on 

 beet land. 



A. D. Thayer, of Waverly, reports yield of 45 bushels of oats after spring plowing, 

 and 100 bushels on his beet land; wheat, 35 bushels after summer fallow, and 45 

 bushels after beet?. 



William Connolly, of Waverly, reports yield of 75 bushels of oats after spring plow- 

 ing, and 85 to 95 bushels after 'beets; wheat, 40 bushels after summer fallow, and 50 

 bushels following beets. 



CALIFORNIA. 



D. J. Murphy, of Chico, superintendent of the heirs of James Phelan, operating an 

 8,000-acre farm with 3,000 acres under cultivation, has grown sugar beets for five 

 years and has 600 acres to beets. Secures yield of 12 to 20 tons and practices a rota- 

 tion sj^stem consisting of wheat, followed by barley, then pasture of voluntary wheat 

 or barley, followed by sugar beets. Plows 12 inches deep. Reports an increase in 

 yield of wheat, due to sugar-beet rotation, from 10 to 12 bags of 138 pounds each (23 to 

 27 bushels) to 15 bags of 140 pounds each (35 bushels); of barley, from 16 bags of 

 108 pounds each (36 bushels) to 24 bags of 108 pounds each (54 bushels). 



