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SUGAR BEETS. 
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 
W. W. COOKE. 
The present bulletin is written as an answer to the many 
letters that come to the Station asking for information 
about sugar beets. The fact that the number of these let- 
ters has largely increased during the past year shows that 
there is a renewed interest in the subject. 
This Station has already sent out four publications on 
the subject of sugar beets, giving general instructions for 
their cultivation and detailing the results obtained in the 
experiments on their growth at the College Farm, on the 
sub-station at Rocky Ford, and at various places through- 
out the State. These publications have long been out of 
print and for this reason it is deemed advisable to repeat 
here some things that have been before published. 
During the five years since the last bulletin on sugar 
beets was issued, the Station has continued its experiments 
at the College and many facts have accumulated concern- 
ing the adaptability of other parts of the State to sugar 
beet growing, so that we now have a pretty clear idea of 
the conditions of the problem for Colorado. 
MARKET. 
All manufacturers desire first of all to cultivate the 
home market in order to save transportation charges. He 
considers himself fortunate who can sell his entire product 
at the door of his factory. Such is the state of affairs that 
exists for the manufacturer of sugar in this State. Colorado 
pays out each year about $500,000 for sugar. This state- 
ment is based on the assumption of half a million inhabi- 
