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gives opportunity to require a re-thinning when the work 
was done carelessly the first time. 
CULTIVATING 
As previously stated, cultivation should begin as soon 
as the rows can be seen and should be continued till the 
Fie. 11. — Four-row beet cultivator with pivot axle and frame leveling 
lever. 
leaves become so large that they are injured by the cul- 
tivator. Probably the most important single cultivation 
is that given immediately after the beets are thinned. 
If properly done, it enables the young plants to revive 
better from the shock they receive when their companion 
plants are removed and the soil is moved away from their 
roots. Under ordinary conditions the cultivations will 
