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perfect ease, and produce little if any harm. This being 

 the case, it will be understood that great economy of 

 labor will result. We would at the same time advise 

 that some personal attention be given to that portion 

 of the hill in proximity to the root, this to be attended 

 to by hand, as it frequently occurs that the beet has a 

 portion of its neck above surface and wants hilling up. 



Some farmers with whom we have talked advise the 

 placing of the manure between the hills during the 

 growth of the root, this having for advantage the keep- 

 ing of the soil damp, but the infiltration of various 

 elements preventing the formation of the sugar is not 

 desirable, and, contrary to the opinion of some, we 

 cannot believe that an exposure of this sort would be 

 advantageous to the quality of a fertilizer to be used 

 several months subsequently. 



In addition to the above, we can only say that many 

 difGlculties of the ordinary cultivation are here gotten 

 rid of, and it is to be hoped that the cultivation of beets 

 in hills will be the system of the future. "We have 

 consequently many agricultural implements to make 

 use of for the tilling of the soil, and these should be 

 of the best and in suflBcient number not to necessitate 

 any loss of time. Practically speaking, ploughs, etc., 

 of any description can be utilized in the cultiva- 

 tion in drills. The hills require a special appliance, 

 and for that reason the system has not been put into 

 practice in many cases^ but in a new country like our 

 own this cannot be an objection. 



