Factors Affecting Quality of Beets 209 
experimentation, has pointed out how the weather, par- 
ticularly the temperature, affects the percentage of sugar 
in beets. In this connection, he shows that a high sugar- 
content usually indicates a high purity also. 
Tables VI and VII summarize the results of five years’ 
experiments with sugar-beets raised under widely dif- 
ferent climatic conditions in the United States. The 
author points out the fact that temperature, or, in other 
Taste VII. — Genera AVERAGES OF METEOROLOGICAL Data 
(May to October) ror THE Five Years, 1900-1904 
Stations where Irrigation Was not Used 
Station aeons P: Paar oe Sunsaivp 
°F, Inches Per Cent 
Lexington, Ky. . . . .| 69.6 14.9 90 71.6 
Washington, D.C. . . .| 688 21.5 83 62.9 
Blacksburg, Va. . . . .| 644 21.9 57 53.7 
Madison, Wis. . . . .| 63.3 21.1 56 = 
Lafayette, Ind. . . . .| 67.4 20.8 71 64.7 
Ithaca, N. Y. bose el) 624 18.8 48 60.4 
Ames, Iowa . 66.6 25.0 107 64.2 
Agricultural College, “Mich. 62.3 19.8 63 59.6 
Geneva, N.Y. . . 64.0 20.0 — ears 
Stations where Irrigation Was Practiced 
Logan, Utah!. . . . .| 62.4 5.90 126 78.7 
Pomona, Cal? . . . .| 68.9 3.65 124 73.8 
Fort Collins, Colo.!. . .]| 59.4 11.00 80 63.8 
1 Three years’ data. 
2Two years’ data; 1904 data for March to September. 
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