102 The Sugar-Beet in America 
to be Twenty-three Dollars ($23.00) per acre for beets planted 
-in rows Eighteen (18) to Twenty-two (22) inches apart inclu- 
sive; Twenty-one Dollars ($21.00) per acre for beets planted in 
rows Twenty-four (24) to Twenty-six (26) inches apart inclusive ; 
and Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) per acre for beets planted in rows 
Twenty-eight (28) inches apart. 
I hereby agree that, in consideration of the said Company 
securing beet workers for me, and furnishing them with railroad 
transportation, I will sign a contract with such beet workers, at 
prices above mentioned. 
I further agree to transfer the laborers from the railroad 
station to and from the land to be worked for me, or to pay the 
cost of such transfer, and to furnish such laborers with a suitable 
dwelling place and water, and to haul fuel while they are em- 
ployed under this agreement. 
In case the Sugar Company furnishes a house for the laborers, 
I agree to pay for rent of said house fifty cents (50¢) for each acre 
of my beets worked by said laborers. 
I further agree that for all money advances made by the said 
company, to care for the growing crop under the terms of this 
agreement, I will give to the said company my promissory note, 
bearing seven per cent annual interest, payable November 15, 
after date of note. 
It is understood that the said company will undertake to 
furnish the best laborers obtainable, but I will not hold the said 
company responsible for the efficiency of said laborers or failure 
to secure same. 
Dated «a ee Sa es ew ee @ g 191 
(Signed). . . . . ¢ 
Grower. 
Witness: 2 «ee 4 w woe a « oe ow woe 
The phraseology of any of these contracts might be 
varied, but they illustrate the type of agreements en- 
tered into in the production of sugar-beets. 
