156 The Sugar-Beet in America 
dling beets at the receiving stations and different arrange- 
ments for weighing. One method is carried out as fol- 
lows: When the farmer arrives at the dump with his 
load, the wagon and beets are weighed together, and 
he is given a ticket showing the weight. Several beets 
of average size are taken from the load as a sample from 
which to determine sugar-content and purity. He then 
drives to the dumping place and dumps his load into a 
hopper. From there the beets go into a revolving screen 
where most of the dirt is shaken off. It drops on a belt 
and is carried to a dirt hopper under which the farmer 
drives and gets his dirt back. This is taken to the se:!e> 
and weighed with the wagon. From ten to fifty pow...” 
of the beets that have passed over the screen are weighed, 
and after all dirt is removed, weighed again. From this, 
the percentage of dirt is determined and the net weight 
of beets calculated. 
The problem of ascertaining the proper percentage of 
tare is one on which there is constant friction unless both 
the farmers and: the factory are willing to give as well 
as take. At best, the amount of tare is only an approxi- 
mation, and every method that can be used to simplify 
its determination will result in more agreeable relations 
between the farmer and the sugar company. 
The providing of inadequate dumping facilities often 
leads to friction in regions where the industry is newly 
established; but in the older regions dumps are being 
built, so that most farmers can be accommodated without 
having to haul great distances. A number of convenient 
types of dumps are being used. 
