2 BULLETIN 760, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGKI CULTURE. 
County; and 39 records were obtained at Salinas, in Monterey 
County. The Salinas records apply to the 1916 crop, while records 
obtained in the two other areas are for the 1915 and 1916 crops. 
While the suggestions that have been made as a result of this sur- 
CALIFORNIA 
© FACTORIES OPERATING 1915* 1916 
• FACTORIES IDLE »9l5-»9\6 
ALVARADO 
SPRECKLES 
BETTERAVI/ 
OXNARD 
HUNTINGTON BE AC 
Fig. 1. — Map of California showing the districts in which records were obtained and 
indicating the beet-sugar factory areas of this State. It will be seen that the 
southern part of the State possesses a majority of the factories now in operation. 
vey are directly applicable to the districts in which the records were 
taken, it is believed that certain features relating to increased pro- 
duction will be of very great value to men who are growing this crop 
in other regions. 
