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sugar in the beet. However, it is also true in general that the beets 

 of those growers who are skillful enough to obtain the best yields 

 also show a relatively high percentage of sucrose. In some States 

 the average percentage of sugar is annually lower than in others, 

 probably on account of climatic differences. For that reason the 

 standard set in this paper might have to be lowered somewhat to 

 meet local conditions. In such places the standard obtained from 

 the best beet growers in any specified locality could be substituted 

 as a basis for calculating the deficiencies among the less successful 

 beet growers. 



There are two systems of payment in vogue, namely, the flat 

 rate and the sliding scale. The flat rate adopted in this paper is 

 below the average for the whole country, namely, $5 a ton for all 

 beets containing more than the factory minimum of sucrose. The 

 average price during 1913-14 was nearer $6 a ton. 



Table IV. — Comparison of the yields and cash receipts from various plats of sugar beets, 



for 1910, 1911, and 1912. 



Group and plat. 



Year. 



Actual 

 yield. 



Sugar 



in 

 beet. 



Actual returns. 



Deficiency, on 



basis of yield of 



best plat.i 





Flat 

 rate. 



Sliding 

 scale. 



Flat. 



Sliding. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



Group 1: 

 Plat B . . 



1,911 



1912 

 1911 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 



Tons. 

 30. 532 

 23. 696 

 26. 773 

 27. 524 

 19. 431 

 19. 406 



Per cent. 



$152. 66 

 118.48 

 133. 86 

 137. 62 

 97.15 

 97.03 









Plat 3 



17.80 



$131. 27 



$34. 18 

 18.80 

 15.04 

 55.51 

 55.63 





PlatD 





Plat 1 



17.30 

 17.80 

 17.30 



148. 35 

 107. 64 

 104. 62 





Plat 4 



Plat 2 











24. 560 



17.55 



122. 80 



122. 97 



35.83 







1912 

 1912 

 1911 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 





Group 2: 



23. 631 

 20. 853 

 13. 391 

 17. 236 

 17.068 

 13. 926 



19.60 

 18.50 



118. 15 

 104. 26 

 66.95 

 86.18 

 85.34 

 69.63 



143. 67 

 119.90 







Plat 6 



13.89 

 51.20 

 31.97 

 32.81 

 48.52 



23.77 



Plat A 





Plat 8 



17.80 



95.48 



48.19 



Plat 7 : 





Plat 9 



18.00 



77.98 



65 69 









17. 684 



18.475 



88.42 



109. 26 



35.68 



45.88 





1912 

 1912 

 1911 

 1911 

 1910 

 1911 

 1910 

 1910 

 1912 

 1912 





Group 3: 



Plat 10 



9.558 

 15. 253 

 15. 497 

 13. 325 

 13. 032 

 17. 306 

 13. 469 

 11. 586 

 11. 733 

 10. 314 





47.79 

 76.26 

 77.48 

 66.62 

 65.16 

 86.53 

 67.34 

 57.93 

 58.66 

 51.57 





38.74 

 10.27 



9.05 

 19.91 

 21.37 







19.19 

 28.60 

 27.87 

 34.96 





Plat 11 



18.90 



89.53 





Plat E 





PlatF 









Plat 1 









PlatG 









Plat 2 









Plat 3 









Plat 12 



18.00 

 19.95 



65.70 

 63.74 





Plat 13 











13. 007 

 17. 433 



18.95 

 18.27 



65.53 

 87.39 



72.99 

 104. 35 



21.00 

 28.38 





IWp.a/n of all plats' 













1 In groups 1 and 3 the percentage of sucrose in the beets from the best plats is not known; therefore, the 

 computations of receipts under the sliding scale can not be given for those groups. 



