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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



There is a vast region of country in Northern California, Oregon, and 

 Washington Territory of which the climate and soil are suitable to this 

 plant. When the extent of this region is considered it does not seem 

 that Mr. Dyer's views of the future are exaggerated. 



Analyses of California beets, a few in number, have been made by P. 

 Cassamajor and published in the Sugar Beet (vol. 5, Ko. 1), and several 

 others in the State itself. 



(1) Imported Vilmorin beet: Density of juice, 26° Balling. Coeffi- 

 cient of purity, 82<>.G. 



(2) Early Bed Top beet: Density of juice, 23°.2 Bailing. Coefficient 

 of purity, 820.5. 



(3) Verbesserte Imperial Bose : Density of juice, 20°.5 Balling. Co- 

 efficient of purity, 83°. 



Variety. 



Early Rose 



Vilmorin Imperial 



Verbesserte Imperial Rose 

 do 



Degree, 

 Brix. 



Sucrose by 

 polarization. 



19.5 

 20.5 

 19 

 17 



16 

 16.7 

 15. 2 

 14.4 



The yield per ton of the California beet is most gratifying. Seven 

 thousand tons of beets were worked. The yield per ton on the basis of 

 the sugar already marketed is 147 pounds. Allowing for the estimate 

 of Mr. Dyer that 250,000 pounds of sugar are yet to be separated, the 

 total yield reaches 182 pounds per ton. 



These figures should prove of the greatest interest to the farmers of 

 the Pacific slope, for in them they should see suggestions of greater 

 wealth than is found in their mines. 



A few beets have been, of late, examined from Eastern localities. 

 The beets analyzed in the following table were raised by Mr. William 

 Carfcwright, of Oswego, N. Y. He planted a space of 46,708 square feet 

 in beets, -and the total yield was 36,000 pounds. 



Analysis of beets from Oswego, N. Y. 





■a 



h 





Weight 









>> 



Variety. 







Weights. 



with neck 



Sucrose. 



Glucose. 



Ash. 









removed. 









d 





i 



r 













£j 









Kilograms. 



Kilograms. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Coef. 



Improved, south field, north end. 



i 



5 



2. 838 



Not taken 



12.12 



.29 



L 022 



74.6 





2 



5 



2.963 



....do 



12.58 



.20 



1.079 



77. 





3 



5 



L 961 



....do 



11. 22 



.22 



L 049 



71.9 



Improved, south field, south end. 



4 



5 



2. 457 



2. 238 



15. 34 



.17 



0. 775 



83 



Improved, north field, north end. 



5 



5 



2.776 



2. 610 



15. 32 



.16 



0. 862 



85 



Improved, north field, south end. 



6 



5 



2. 795 



2. 540 



15. 20 



.12 



L 001 



82 





7 



5 



2. S02 



2. 532 



14. 52 



.14 



0. 983 



80 



Government seed: 





















8 



6 



2.477 



2. 010 



12.54 



.14 



0. 985 



74 





9 



4 



2.807 



2.598 



12.24 



.31 



1.099 



3 





10 





4.272 



3. 822 



11.06 



.32 



1.166 







11 



I 



2,915 



2. 810 



12.74 



.40 



0. 897 



79 





12 



6 



2.020 



2.020 



12.64 



.32 



L 250 



78.5 



