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The climatic conditions under which these beets were grown are 

 shown in the following table: 



M'tiorological data for Itlnru, X. )'., 



The meteorological data show an even distribution of rainfall, indi- 

 cating, however, a larger precipitation in May and a smaller one in 

 August than at the Geneva station. The dry weather of September 

 and October was extremely favorable to the ripening and harvesting 

 of the beets. 



EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE UTAH STATION. 



The plat selected for the cooperative sugar-beet work was plowed 

 and subsoiled on April 2-t, and seeded with a drill on April 27, 1!<>1. 

 The beets were thinned on June 1, and as late as June li, were not 

 suffering for water, at which time they stood 6^ inches. The dates of 

 irrigation were July 1, 16, and 31; August 15; and September 3 and 

 H). The beets were cultivated on May 23, June 13, and July 3, the 

 harvest taking place on November 4, 1901. The growth was uneven, 

 there being vacant places in the rows. To the above report Director 

 Widtsoe adds the following data, which differ somewhat from tho-e 



obtained at the Washington office: 



TODS. 



Yield per acre L':MM 



I NT cent sucrose in juice 17. 0"> 



Purity coetlicient Sl.o 



The analytical and agricultural data obtained on the samples for- 

 warded to Washington are as follows: 



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