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practically requires a new regulation, the fulfilment of 

 the same therefoi'e becoming most diificult. 



"What farmer desires a manufacturer to impose upon 

 him agricultural principles of which apparently he 

 knows but little ? Evidently, whatever these rules are 

 they cause dissatisfaction, often resulting in strikeSj 

 frequently producing most disastrous results upon, the 

 manufacturing establishment, and for this reason we 

 consider that, when possible, it is better for the com- 

 pany to own and cultivate its land. 



The principle of paying for an article proportionally 

 to its value is a just one, and we are convinced will be 

 well understood by all interested. This plan is adopted 

 for nearly all other merchandise, and why should it not 

 be for beets? The farmer would then be interested, 

 and it would no longer be necessary for the manufac- 

 turer to furnish given instructions. Then, again, let 

 it be remembered that the quantity of salts absorbed 

 is inversely proportional to the percentage of sugar; 

 this being the case, the harm done to the soil is much 

 greater with poor beets than with rich ones, in those 

 cases where the elements taken away are not returned 

 to it. 



Among the principles which have been proposed and 

 adopted, we may mention that in Belgium, it was 

 thought proper that if the beets were 20 francs ($4.00) 

 for 1000 kilog. (2240 lbs.) for a density of 1.050 B., 

 to augment or diminish this 0.40 franc ($0.08) for 

 every yV of a degree. Then, again, it was proposed 



