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135,305 acres, of which about 64,000 acres were in California, 

 and 37,000 acres in Michigan. Owing, however, to the 

 shortage of the crop in various parts of the country, par- 

 ticularly in California, beets were harvested from 105,175 

 acres only. The total production was 709,516 tons, and the 

 average yield, 7 tons per acre, was very unsatisfactory. The 

 average price paid was about £1 os. 66. . per ton; values 

 ranking somewhat higher in California. 



The total year's output of granulated and raw beet sugar 

 in 1899-1900 is estimated at 71,427 tons ; of which 72 per cent, 

 was white granulated, and 28 per cent, raw sugar for 

 refining. It is calculated that 10 lbs. of sugar were obtained 

 from 100 lbs. of beet in the census year. This low yield is 

 thought to be due in a measure to the deterioration of beets 

 at new factories not fully prepared for work when the roots 

 were harvested, and some reports were received to this 

 effect. 



[U.S. Crop Reporter, March /go/.] 



Agricultural Societies in Poland. 



In the annual report on the agriculture of Poland for the 

 year 1900 Mr. Murray, H.M. Consul-General at Warsaw, 

 states that agricultural societies have recently been formed 

 in his district with a view to enable farmers to obtain farm 

 implements on more favourable terms than the local dealers 

 generally offer. The attention of British makers of agricul- 

 tural machinery and implements is called to these societies, 

 which seek to deal with makers at wholesale prices. There 

 are fourteen such societies, one in each government of 

 Poland and Lithuania, the address of each being Towarzystwo 

 Rolnieze at the chief town of the government. Communica- 

 tions to the societies should be written in Polish. Some 

 societies purchase the goods directly from the dealers and 

 sell them to the farmers on credit at cash prices ; others let 

 out the purchased implements at a very low rate of hire to 

 their members, charging, for instance, from 2d. to 5d. per day 



