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in- sugar making With beets _^r\\ n in more northern localities. 

 analysis of (lie single sample <>t' beets made at Washington gave almost 

 the same data as the average <>f the analyses made at the Kentucky 

 station from July 11. to Oetoher ll', inclusive. From the anal\ -es 

 made at the Kentucky station it appeal's that the Keels reached their 

 highest content of sugar early in August, hut too much stress must 

 not be laid upon a single analysis. From the middle of Augu-l to the 

 middle of Oetoher there was not a very large variation in the content 

 of sugar in the beets. 



Mr. Seovell Mate- that the early season was favorable, but that July 

 and August were unfavorable. The climatic condit ions, a- shown in 

 the following table, do not ditler greatly from those of the preceding 

 season, even as to total rainfall: 



Meteorological data for L'.>-'nnj\<ni, A'//., /.'./;/. 



The meteorological data show that the temperature of June and 

 July was lower than at Ames. Iowa, although Lexington is about L'TT. 

 miles south of Ames. The distribution of the rainfall at Lexington 

 was fairly favorable, although the supply was not sullicient. There 

 is, however, a remarkable uniformity of precipitation during the 

 months from May to September, inclusive. The precipitation for 

 October was small, which is distinctly favorable for beet culture. 



Mr. Seovell further calls attention to the existing drought by a ^tate- 

 ment of the accumulated deficiency of precipitation from January 1. 

 1901, which in May amounted to S.!L ; inches in June t<> s.'.T inches; 

 in July to lO.rM- inches; in August to 1< >..V> inches; in September to 

 11 inches, and in October to 11.78 inches 



A slight improvement took place in the quality <>f the beet-, tin- 

 average of sugar in the beet having been T.s percent and the purity 

 coefficient 69.6 in 1900, as compared with :> and 71 for ltnl. The 

 beets are, however, still considerably below the commercial standard, 

 both as to sugar content and purity. 

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