viii Contents 
PAGES 
Relation of size of beet to sugar-content . “ : 32 
Flowers and seeds : - ; . ‘i - F 34 
CHAPTER IV 
CoNDITIONS FOR GROWING SUGAR-BEETS S . ‘ 36-53 
Climatic conditions 3 ‘ : y ‘ ‘ F 37 
Temperature, 37 
Sunlight, 40 
Moisture, 40 
Wind, 43 
The soil F F , . ‘ és . é A 43 
Economic conditions. 2 F 3 ; A a 44 
Competition with other crops, 44 
Labor, 45 
Capital, 48 
Transportation, 49 
Special troubles, 50 
Kind of farmers, 50 
The factory, 52 
CHAPTER V 
Sorts A “ A : 3 F F - ‘ - 54-72 
Relation of soil to beet-culture  . E 3 P * 54 
Origin of soils ‘ ; : F 3 e an oe 56 
Classification of soils. ‘ : ‘ ‘ F A 57 
Soil and subsoil . : < ‘ é ‘ : F 58 
Soil texture . : 5 i i i ‘ : « 59 
Soil structure ‘ ‘ % . Fs ‘ ‘ E 61 
Improving soil tilth . . . . . .). 61 
Air in the soil 5 , ‘ ‘ 3 3 s 2 62 
Soil heat i : F 5 A ‘i 5 : . 63 
