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iO. Never cease to observe and learn. 

 11. Protect the birds, which destroy the hurtful insects, 

 and wage against their enemies a ceaseless warfare." 



This excellent advice of Dr. Stammer, embodying the 

 experience of French and German agriculturists, contains 

 much by which we may profit, not only in our experiments 

 with the beet, but also in our general farming. 



As before said, the cultivation of the sugar beet has 

 spread to all parts of Europe, and but slight trouble seems 

 to have arisen on account of the difference of climate, for 

 we find the beet growing, and manufactories running in 

 Russia, Sweden, Bohemia, Austria, France, Germany, Hol- 

 land, Belgium, etc., etc. 



In this country nearly every one of the northern States 

 and many of the western have made greater or less experi- 

 ments on growing the beet, and have usually stopped there. 

 In many instances a fair per centage of sugar was found in 

 the juice, even Canada comparing very favorably with the 

 old world in that respect. Statistics of these experiments 

 are not easily accessible, but I will give below some of the 

 results attained in several States, and will refer the reader 

 to the various State reports for the details. 



Average amount of sugar in beets raised in the following 

 localities: 



Per cent, sugar. 



Westchester county, N. Y., 1872, 8.70 



Dutchess county, " " 10.97 



Washington " (a) " " 11.70 



" (b) " '' 9.50 



Herkimer " " " 11.00 



Orleans " " " 12.40 



Amherst, Massachusetts, 1870, 12.70 



1871, 10.79 



