UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 735 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. Vv November 15, 1918 
FARM PRACTICE IN GROWING SUGAR 
BEETS IN THE BILLINGS REGION 
OF MONTANA | 
By 
S. B. NUCKOLS, Assistant Agriculturist, Office of Sugar- 
Plant Investigations, and E. L. CURRIER, Professor of Farm 
; Management, Montana Agricultural College 
CONTENTS 
Ditching Practice . . . 2. . ee - 
Planting Beet Seed ....... 
Rolling Land after Beets Are Planted 
Cultivation of Beets . . . . .. 
Furrowing for irrigation .... 
a Irrigating the Sugar-Beet Crop. . 
Previous,Crop. . . . « « e « “ Lifting Practice tae 
Value of Labor . ...... Hauling Beets Suite 
Manuring Practice. .. Hand or Contract Labor ... . 
Cost of Seed for Sugar Beets . 
Cost of Machinery ..... .- 
for beilertee Prorating Interest on the Investment 
Disking Practice Cost of Land for Sugar Beets .. . 
Floating Practice Relation of Yields to Cost and Profit 
Harrowing Practice Summary) cc v.05 sclc chloe omremne 
Rolling Practice 
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WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
