38 BULLETIN 963, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
by hand at the time of the second hoeing, and to avoid filling up irrigation ditches 
or furrows where the tops are so large that it will be impossible to refurrow. The 
contractor agrees to perform said hoeings at the time and in the manner specified. 
The contractor further agrees that, at the time of harvest, he will pull the beets 
by hand and strike them together as much as necessary to remove the dirt, and pile 
at least six rows of beets in one windrow; that under no condition will the contractor 
use a hook or any other sharp instrument for pulling the beets; that he will top the 
beets at the base or bottom leaf; that he will pile the beets upon clear ground free 
from leaves, weeds, trash, or clods, in piles of from 300 tc 400 pounds each, and will 
load the same into the wagons free from leaves, weeds, trash, or clods of any kind, 
and as free from dirt as possible; that at the request and under the direction of the 
grower he will keep the beets thus piled covered with sufficient leaves to protect 
them thoroughly from frost and sun, it being understood that, if the grower wishes 
the beets covered with dirt, he will bear the expense thereof, and that the grower 
Fig, 11.—].ifting or pulling with a 1-man, 3-horse crew. 
will also bear the expense of uncovering and loading all beets that may be covered 
with leaves or ditt. 
The contractor agrees to do all work specified herein promptly, regularly, in a 
workmanlike manner, and to the satisfaction of the representative of the sugar com- 
pany. = 
In the event of the failure of the contractor properly to perform his work at the 
time and in the manner stipulated, the one dollar ($1) per acre withheld as aforesaid, 
or such part thereof as may be equitable and just, shall be forfeited to the grower 
as liquidated damages for such failure, provided, however, that the agricultural 
representative of the sugar company having charge of the said tract of land shall 
have exclusive power and authority to determine whether any such forfeiture shall 
be made and the extent thereof, notice of the decision to be communicated to the 
contractor in writing. 
The grower agrees that he will properly prepare the land and plant the beets, and, 
as soon as the rows can be seen, will proceed with the cultivating, exercising care 
not to cover the beets, and so running the cultivator as to cut all the weeds between 
the rows; and in the event that other cultivation shall be necessary before thinning, 
that he will do the same as rapidly as possible so as to prevent delays in the thinning; 
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