— 17 — 
Th,c size of the beet can be controlled by letting-Mt stand 
closer in the row and its quality further improved by care- 
ful attention to cultivation and fertilizing. 
Samples of the following varieties were sent to the De- 
partment of Agriculture, at Washington, for analysis and 
Dr. Wiley reports the results to Prof. Crandall. October 2, 
i8go, as follows : 
Per cent sugar. 
Kleinwanzleben . 10. 1 1 
Simon Le Grande 1 1 • 1 5 
Pdorimond CS • 39 
Bulteau Desprez No. i 15*20 
Bulteau Desprez No. 2 H-75 
Vilmorin 12.92 
Samples were also sent to Grand Island, Neb., and their 
chemist reports, under date of Nov. 12, 1890, the following: 
Per cent, sugar. 
Excelsior sugar 7 • 40 
Improved Imperial 8.20 
Bulteau Desprez H-40 
Dippe’s Vilmorin 14 • 70 
Kleinwanzleben 13 -50 
Pdorimond 
Simon Le Grande C3-50 
Taking the average of the analyses of the varieties 
made in this laboratory, we have : 
Bulteau Desprez No. 2 
Bulteau Desprez No. i 
Kleinwanzleben 
Dippe’s Vilmorin 
b'lorimond 
The preceding samples were grown in a highly cultiva- 
ted soil under the supervision of the Horticultural Depart- 
ment. The total solids do not seem to have been determ- 
ined. Analyses were made of the following samples from 
various parts of the State, and also others which, being un- 
accompanied by any history, are omitted : 
Per cent, sugar. 
15 
03 
15 
88 
15 
64 
15 
75 
16 
30 
