KEQUIKEMEXTS OF SUGAR BEET SEED. 43 



Some authorities declare that the annual beet issue 

 is easy to contend with in dry and warm countries, 

 such as Italy, Spain, and even in southern France. 

 This is in direct contradiction to the writer's observa- 

 tion, for it is then of all other times and places that the 

 principle of atavism has the most force, the environ- 

 ment being favorable for it. It is further claimed that 

 this annual tendency was greater in France in 1894 

 than it was ever known to be before or since. It was 

 also noticed that those annuals showing themselves in 

 July and August were not as rich in sugar as when 

 they appeared later. It is true that, do what one may, 

 the difficulty will always exist and the manufacturer, 

 if he look after his own interest, will accept the situa- 

 tion and meet it by using such beets in the factory the 

 best way he can. Stronger and more powerful cos- 

 sette cutting knifes would overcome the difficulty. 



