Bui. 995, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
PLATE III 
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Fig. i.— Blocking and Thinning Sugar Beets, an Operation That Must Be 
Performed by Hand as Soon as the Beets are Large Enough. 
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Fig. 2. — Flooding a Field of Sugar Beets, a Poor Method of Irrigation, 
Since It Reduces the Stand of Beets, Wastes the Water, and Injures 
the Soil. 
