RACES AND TTPES OF SUGAR BEETS. 47 



about changes in shape, size of leaves, etc., -which are 

 overlooked. The hereditary question must not be over- 

 looked. All those beets which have undergone any 

 change from the starting point must be thrown out; 

 under which conditions it is possible, in the end, to 

 obtain a type that will be transmitted through several 

 generations. There is, respecting this question, an 

 issue sometimes to be considered, and that is, the pro- 

 duction of a variety to meet the special legislative vari- 

 ations of the country where there is a demand. The 

 principal races are, however, not interfered with. From 

 this fact we draw the conclusion of the importance of 

 having beets in the preliminary process of selection 

 cultivated under exactly the same conditions; hence, 

 the reason the manufacturer can never hope to rival 

 the specialist. 



In the Klein- Wanzleben family, for points of 

 departure there are new and pronounced characteris- 

 tics. During several generations they are either from 

 one mother or the outcome of a group of mothers, 

 and must be kept entirely separate. The selected 

 mother is at first planted; the seed obtained is sown, 

 and the resulting roots are selected again and again. 

 The selection among this newly created family 

 must also continue, so as to keep out all varia- 

 tions either in sugar percentage or leaves, etc. It fre- 

 quently happens that after considerable trouble and 

 expense, a family is created and promises well for the 

 future. whenthe sudden appearanceofa bastard necessi- 

 tates abandoning the type. Under these conditions the 

 number of real and reliable varieties must be very 

 restricted. Those beets which retain their character- 

 istics of mothers are kept at the point of departure. 



Standards. — In all experiments of beet selecting it 

 is important to have a standard, row of comparisons. 

 These standards are upon every patch; if variations 

 occur in the patch they should vary with the standard. 



