(33) 



Presercatlon—h\ our climate the usual methods a(l(»[)te«i 

 for keeping the ordinary beet or potatoes will answer. 



lleport to be 31ade. — You will please keep correct notes of 

 your process of treatment from the time you begin the pre- 

 paration of the ground— kind of soil and subsoil — kind and 

 quality of manure used — mode of cultivation — estimate of 

 the number of bushels per acre, &c. 



It is exceedingly important that this report be correct 



Packing the Lot for Analysis. — As soon as you gather them, 

 you will select carefully not less than two bushels, taking 

 particular care to select such as have the roots and tops entire 

 and imbrulsed, and that are of average si::e and well matured. 

 Do not wash them, but rid them of the dirt as best you can 

 without breaking the roots, and pack them in a good strong 

 crate or box, so made as to admit passage of air. Mark the 

 box plainly, " Department of Agriculture,'' Raleigh, N. C, and 

 send it by Express. We will pay all charges. In packing 

 use green leaves or grass. This lot is designed for analysis 

 by the Agricultural Chemist, and whatever expense is in- 

 curred in packing and shipping will be paid by this De- 

 l)artment. 



L. L. POLK, Commissioner:' 



As already stated, we are disappointed in the meagre re- 

 turns received and the general low per centage of sugar 

 obtained. As will be seen from the letters of some of the 

 experimenters, there are several general reasons for these 

 results; unfavorable season, the ravages of insects, &c., &c. 

 While the unavoidable but unfortunate delay in sending 

 out the seeds is another cause of the comparative failure. 



I will now give the results of my analyses of the samples 

 received. 



