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The above beets were planted in damp ground without irriga- 
tion. The next day some more from the same lot were transplanted 
and irrigated as soon as set. The stand was even poorer than 
before, though it was supposed that the work had been done with 
greater care. The size of the beets and ti e quality were the same 
as in the first lot. The fibrous roots were not quite so numerous, 
but there was not a good beet in the whole lot. Seed was sown in 
the ground at this date, May 10, and on June 8 some of the small 
beets were transplanted to some neighboring rows. They grew 
poorly and not one-fourth of them lived. They were not so bad in 
shape as those from the greenhouse and the quality was better, but 
as a method of raising beets it proved a financial failure. 
^Transplanting from the greenhouse, both with and without 
irrigation, was tried on another lot of plants May 26. It was a hot 
day, and in spite of the immediate irrigation only a few of the beets 
lived. 
On June 15 transplanting was again tried with some larger 
beets that had been sown in the ground May 13. These beets were 
set in running water, and though in the middle of the summer at 
least nine-tenths of them grew. They were far from good shaped, 
but they made a crop of 19.3 tons per acre, testing 15.91 sugar, with 
79.7 purity. 
On June 27 some more transplanting was done from the beets 
sown May 27. These beets were quite small. They were planted 
in running water and nearly all grew. They made a crop of 18.9 
tons per acre, testing 17.00 sugar with 80.1 purity. Judged by 
yield and test, these beets show quite well, but they were not good 
shaped. They were transplanted with the greatest of care into run- 
ning water and afterwards irrigated several times, so as to give the 
best possible chance. Better results could hardly be expected, but 
the method would not be a financial success. 
8. Different Distances of Thinning. 
The attempt was made to thin beets to 4 inches, 6 inches and 
8 inches, but the thinning was so poorly done that the 4-inch and 
the 6-inch each averaged 8 inches apart, and the 8-inch rows 
averaged 10 inches apart. Three trials were made. The first two 
tests on beets planted May 10, show no regularity of results and 
only slight differences. The 4-inch and 6-inch rows are excellent 
duplicates. By combining these two and comparing with the other 
rows, there is a slight showing in favor of the first two in yield, 
sugar and purity, which leads one tojudge that 8 inches is a better 
distance than 10 inches for two-foot rows. The late planting of 
^(lay 27 is quite decidedly in favor of the thicker stand for yield, 
sugar and purity. The full figures are given below : 
