THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. 97 
water on the beets not to force too much into the furrows, causing it to flood or over- 
flow, and this must be avoided if possible. Therefore it is essential to select land for this 
crop, as much as possible, with a nice slope. We always cultivate the rows after each 
watering as soon as we can, cultivating them from 5 to 6 inches deep. This allows 
the beets to develop, and also helps to retain the moisture much longer than it would 
FREMONT SUGAR BEET CULTIVATOR. 
This Nebraska invention is the result of several] years’ work in the beet fields of thatstate. The 
machine is simple, light, compact and easily adjustable for either deep or shallow cultivation. The 
four spiders provided are used in case the soil becomes crusted on the surface, thereby preventing the 
beets from showing through the ground. There are four knives that are used in cultivating the beets 
when very small. These are different from any used heretofore, and are so shaped as to permit the 
party handling the machine to work very close to the plant without danger of covering the plant with 
irt. The four small shovels are used for the deeper cultivation, and the two large shovels are for the 
final and deepest cultivation. 
PLANET JR. BEET GROWERS’ HORSE HOE. 
This machine has been perfected by Utah experience, and is very popular there. The teeth loosen 
the soil thoroughly without throwing earth on the small plants. The iittle plow at the rear is the “‘ir- 
rigating tooth,” to make a clean furrow through which the water will run for irrigation. 
otherwise. Care must be taken all through the season not to hill up the beets, or 
break off the leaves. We generally water our beets two to four times during the sea- 
son, and it usually takes about 20 to 30 days after the last watering before the beets 
are ready for harvesting.’’ 
Mr Morgan Woodhouse, another Utah grower of experience writes: ‘‘My idea is 
to let them go as long in the spring without water as you dure, say until the bottom 
