7 
SUGAR BEETS. 
Plot. 
VARIETY. 
Date 
of 
Planting. 
Date 
of 
Harvest. 
Yield 
per Acre, 
lbs. 
Sugar. 
Per Cent. 
Purity 
Co¬ 
efficient. 
Sugar 
per Acre. 
5)8. 
A 7 
Dippe’s Klein Wanzelbener 
May 16 
Sept. 10 
12,440 
12.70 
81.1 
1,579 
A 8 
Original Klein Wanzelbener 
May 16 
Sept. 10 
11,390 
9.80 
60.8 
1,059 
A 9 
Elvoir.:.... 
May 16 
Sept. 10 
16,680 
9.85 
70.6 
1,544 
A 10 
Desprez. 
May 16 
Sept. 11 
9,725 
9.04 
72.3 
879 
A 11 
Vilmorin, Improved. 
May 16 
Sept. 11 
15,280 
10.40 
64.6 
1,589 
A 12 
Knauer’s Imperial. 
May 16 
Sept. 11 
14,680 
10.01 
59.4 
1,468 
A 13 
Gov’t, Klein Wanzelbener.. 
May 16 
Sept. 11 
12,690 
13.05 
60.0 
1,650 
G1 
Desprez.'. 
May 22 
Sept. 12 
24,186 
10.12 
63.2 
2,443 
G2 
Klein Wanzelbener. 
May 22 
Sept. 12 
27.188 
12.97 
76.3 
3,534 
G 3 
Original Klein Wanzelbener 
May 22 
Sept. 13 
26,988 
13.06 
68.7 
3,510 
G4 
Elvoir..,..... 
May 22 
Sept. 13 
19,632 
9.02 
61.3 
1,771 
G 5 
Vilmorin, richest.... 
May 22 
Sept. 14 
18,018 
10.90 
72.7 
1,964 
GO 
Klein Wanzelbener. 
May 26 
Sept, 14 
37,660 
9.70 
56.6 
3,653 
G 7 
Klein Wanzelbener. 
May 26 
Sept, 14 
33,390 
9.03 
56.4 
3,015 
G8 
Desprez. 
May 26 
Sept. 14 
38,430 
9.25 
60.5 
3,555 
G9 
Elvoir . 
May 26 
Sept. 14 
33,644 
4.88 
44.4 
1,642 
All the sugar beets were cultivated four times, and all but the 
last four varieties were irrigated twice. These four kinds Were put 
on ground that was moist enough without irrigation, and it will be 
noted that they made the largest growth of all. But the abundance 
of water exerted the usual effect of decreasing the per cent, of sugar. 
MISCELLANEOUS FODDER CROPS. 
During the season of 1893 quite a large number of crops were 
tested as to their value for forage under the conditions of Colorado 
soil and climate. 
Both German and Golden millet w^ere raised, but in both cases 
the amount grown was small. Four varieties of Soy Beans were 
sown May 23rd. The growth was slow, though they were the 
hardiest varieties of this plant. None of the seeds ripened and but 
few pods formed. The crop was far too small to be profitable. The 
same remarks would apply to the crops of Mexican beans and of 
lentils. 
An extensive trial of sorghums was made, principally of the 
saccharine varieties, fifty-two kinds being tested. Although the frost 
held off longer than usual, yet when the first freeze came, September 
23rd, only one kind—Haori—had matured seed. The amount of 
forage from the largest kinds was not equal to an average crop of 
corn. 
Several varieties of non-saccharine sorghums had reached the 
following stages of growth when they were killed by the frost Sep¬ 
tember 23rd: 
Red Millo Maize—Seeds partly mature. 
White Millo Maize—Seed heads beginning to show. 
Red Kaffir Corn—No seed. 
Egyptian Rice Corn—Grain not filled. 
