(49) 



PER CENT . 



Water 89.37 



Sugar.... 7.61 



Solids other than sugar 3.02 



100.00 



No report. 



CONCLUSION. 



While some of the lots analyzed show a very low per 

 centage of sugar, there are, on the other hand, five (more 

 than one-fifth of the whole over ten per cent., viz: 



SAMPLE FROM PER CT. SUGAR. 



Oxford 11.46 



Egypt 11.22 



Raleigh 10.97 



Lockville 10.82 



Hillsboro 10.24 



Of the remaining sixteen lots more than three-fourths go 

 over^five per cent., by no means a very bad showing. 



It had been ray intention to endeavor, by a careful exami- 

 nation of the results obtained in different localities, and on 

 different soils, and with difi'erent management, to be able to 

 point out the cause of failure of one, or the success of another 

 in obtaining beets with a high per centage of sugar. But 

 with the few results that we have been able to gather and 

 the few reports made by the experimenters, we would reach 

 an idle, or at least highly conjectural conclusion. Still, I 

 would recommend our farmers to notice carefully the reports 

 of the experimenters, and comj^arethe results of their labor, 

 and they will oftentimes find valuable hints and suggestions 

 for their guidance next year. 

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