202 THE; SUGAR BEET. 



which, as shown, would be more profitable and advan- 

 tageous than any of the crops thus far produced.^ 



Yalue of Beets. 



The only profitable way for a manufactui-er to have 

 beets worth using for their saccharine qualities is to 

 pay for them not a given sum per ton (as efforts will 

 then be made by the farmers to have largl&-€flPOps,^ with- 

 out paying sufficient attention ttl their culture with 

 a view to sugar manufactiKfe) ; but, on the contrary, 

 according to their actajtf value. What basis then can 

 be determined upotf has been the topic of considerable 

 discussion. !Kie Germans' have understood this prin- 

 ciple foi' years, and the i-esults there obtained are suffi- 

 cieaC to demonstrate the importance of this question. 

 The French and Belgians, on the contrary, are only 

 now commencing to appreciate it. 



On nearly every farm we have visited the manufac- 

 turers specify that a given seed shall be made use of 

 and the beet cultivated in a given manner ; but even 

 then the manufacturer is not protected, as here many 

 complications arise, for every farm theoretically and 



' From experiments made in Maine they came to the same conclusion ; to 

 this might be added various attempts in other Northern States, which, when on 

 suitable soils, etc., convinced those interested that the growth of the beet on 

 American soil would be advantageous and profitable. 



' Then, again, fertilizers will be made use of to increase to a great extent 

 the total yield per acre, and thereby annually the sugar in the same proportion. 



" See "German System of Taxation." 



