b SDGAK BEET SEED. 



farmer and manufacturer who have had confi- 

 dence, suffer. 



The mixing of worthless seed with superior seed 

 has become an industry in several European centres. 

 If beet seed is offered at seven or eight cents per 

 pound, it is well to have it tested by some chemist who 

 thoroughly understands the requisites of germination. 

 Samples should be taken only from bags that have 

 been closed by the seedsman, and opened in the pres- 

 ence of witnesses. It is better to have no dealings 

 with agents, but only with the seed producer. Let 

 this question be thoroughly considered by our farming 

 population contemplating beet cultivation. In most 

 agricultural centres of the United States there are 

 experiment stations, and the question is. Whether their 

 laboratories could not render excellent services by test- 

 ing beet seed for farmers and manufacturers, as is done 

 with fertilizers? It often happens that seed is sown 

 and its inferior quality is discovered when it is too late. 



