UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 917 



Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 



WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 



and the 



Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 



H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D„ C. 



March 11, 1921 



FARM PRACTICE LN GROWING FIELD 



CROPS IN THREE SUGAR-BEET 



DISTRICTS OF COLORADO 



By 



- SAMUEL B. NUCKOLS, Agriculturist, Office of Sugar-Plant 



Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, and 



THOMAS H. SUMMERS, formerly Scientific Assistant, Office of 



Farm Management and Farm Economics 



CONTENTS 



The Districts Studied 



Method Used in Collecting Data 

 Soil Types of the Region .... 



Climatic Conditions 



Seasonal Distribution of Labor . 



Farm Practice 



Preparation of the Seed Bed . . 

 Planting 



Manurial Practice . 

 Cultivation . . . . 



Irrigation 



Harvesting . . . . 



Marketing 



Cost of Production 

 Summary 



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WASHINGTON 

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1921 



