114 The Sugar-Beet in America 
METHOD OF PLANTING 
(Plate X; Fig. 10) 
The distance between rows varies from eighteen to 
thirty inches; twenty inches is the ordinary distance. 
If land is poor or if water is scarce, the beets must be 
planted farther apart or they do not continue a vigorous 
Fie. 10. — Four-row beet seeder. Rear view. 
growth throughout the season. Under any conditions 
the rows must be far enough apart to permit horse-drawn 
cultivators to go between them. In each locality the 
distance is usually uniform in order to allow an inter- 
change of machinery. Tillage implements are made to 
cultivate a number of rows at a time; consequently, the 
spacing should be regular. 
The amount of seed planted varies from about twelve 
