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THIN STAND (PLANTS ]-j INCMKS A.PABT). 



A comparison of the two plats represented by the tables under 

 " thick stand" and u thin stand" shows that the crowding of the beets 

 produced a marked effect upon the average weight, which in the 

 " thick" plat, was (\.(\ ounces and in the "thin" plat 9.2 ounces, after 

 topping. The term "topping" means the removal of the top of the 

 beet at the neck, as in preparation for the factory. The beets were 

 undersized on both plats, which is a matter of remark, inasmuch as 

 the soil is composed of the deposit from the Potomac River bottom 

 and is considered quite fertile, producing abundantly other crops 

 grown in the same field. The yield per acre on the two plats was 

 almo>t identical, the thin stand having a slight advantage. In regard 

 to the yield of sugar the two plats are very close together, but con- 

 trary to expectation the small beets in the 4l> thick stand" plat had 

 >lighlly less sugar than the beets of larger growth. The purity in 

 both plats was extremely low, but was slightly higher in the "thick 

 -land " plat. 



The meteorological conditions under which these beets were grown 

 are -hown in the following table: 



Meteorological data for 



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