(46) 



PER CENT, 



Water 90.08 



Sugar 7.14 



Solids other than sugar 2.78 



100.00 



Mr. Wissler reports as follows: 



'^No. 1, (Lot No. 16), is the Imperial seed, put in soak on 

 the 11th of May and planted on the 12th, in a lot on river 

 <(Igw ground). This piece of ground had been used for 

 several years as a cucumber patch. Top-dressed heavily 

 with " Phuine." Plowed deep (about 10 inches) first time, 

 on the 11th, and again on the 12th, before planting. The 

 .gro'iind was nicely pulverized and in good condition for 

 ^planting. After planting on the 12th (May) we had no rain 

 until the 9th ©f June, when they came up nicely, and I had 

 them replanted, when it again got dry, and I suppose we had 

 no rain for at least six weeks. Owing to this, I failed in 

 lifiving a stand anywhere. 



I worked the beets about the same as I would a crop of 

 corn- After the season got better they commenced growing 

 and were still growing finely when I had them pulled up on 

 the 23d of October. On that night v/e had a heavy frost, 

 and I was fearful it might injure them to leave them stand 

 longer. 



ISTo. 2, (Lot No. 14), is the French Beet, planted on same 

 ground, and same as No. 1. 



No. 3, (Lot No. 18), is the French Beet, planted on same 

 day and treated similarly as Nos. 1 and 2, except that it was 

 planted on a stiff clay. This lot had been in clover for two 

 3'-ears, heavily top-dressed with stable manure, and broke up 

 about the 15th day of February, and again top-dressed with 

 ^^ Phuine '' and plowed on tlie 11th of May. Just before 

 planting, this ground — owing to the dry weather — got so 



