198 THE SUGAR BEET. 



would be less than when the root is grown on poor 

 land, etc. The methods of sowing, as before stated,^ 

 greatly influence the final yield, which in itself aug- 

 ments or diminishes the cost of the beets per ton. As 

 authority we may mention the estimates given by 

 Payen for one hectare (two and a half acres). 



Rent, taxes, interest of money . . . '115 =$23 00 



Manures 130 = 26 00 



Two ploughings, two harrowings . 86 = 17 20 



Sowing . . . . . . 18 = 3 60 



Weeding and hoeing 35 = 7 00 



Gathering and transportation . . . 36 = 7 20 



'420 = $84 00 



In supposing 35000 to 45000 kilog. as an average 



yield, we would then have for 1000 kilog. (2240 lbs.) 



420 



-gg- = 12 francs or $2.40, and if the 45000 kilog. be 



admitted, it would represent 9.33 francs per 1000 kilog., 

 or $1.80 per ton. But in the case where the manufac- 

 turer grows his own seed, and feeds the resulting pulp 

 to the animals, this is again greatly reduced. 



If wheat or any other crop is planted the following 

 year, this, as before stated, grows most luxuriously, 

 and, as under ordinary circumstances the land would 

 have received a ploughing and fertilizers, etc., it is 

 but just to admit that the cost of these should be partly 

 supported by that crop. If this is the case the cost 

 per ton would be much diminished. 



See " Sowing the Seed." 



