Deterioration Sugar Beets Due to Nitrates 
ANALYSES OF BEETS AND LEAVES, SEASON 1011. 
CXXXII CXXXIII 
. E R E ft Check 
1 Sept. 1 Sept. 
375 pounds None 
672.6 grams 625.3 grams 
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Variety . 
Date of sampling. 
Nitrate applied per acre 
Average weight of beets 
CXXXV 
Z R Check 
1 Sept. 
None 
Average weight of leaves 
. 945.0 grams 
Average weight beets trimmed. 513.5 grams 
Percent 
Sugar in beets. 11.80000 
Coefficient of purity. 79.20000 
Dry substance in beets. 17.02000 
Dry substance in leaves. 9.87000 
Total nitrogen in beets. 0.13596 
Total nitrogen in blades. 0.50534 
Total nitrogen in stems. 0.12144 
Proteid nitrogen in beets. 0.07529 
Froteid nitrogen in blades. 0.39442 
Proteid nitrogen in stems. 0.07103 
Ammonic nitrogen in beets.... 0.00277 
Amid nitrogen in beets. 0.00797 
Amino nitrogen in beets. 0.02561 
Nitric nitrogen in beets. 0.02320 
Nitric nitrogen in blades. 0.01060 
Nitric nitrogen in stems. 0.06412 
735.6 grams 
543.4 grams 
Percent 
11.90000 
76.20000 
18.69000 
10.03000 
0.13794 
0.56628 
0.10362 
0.07317 
0.45302 
0.07238 
0.00251 
0.00634 
0.04150 
0.01925 
0.00730 
0.03734 
CXXXIV 
Z R 
1 Sept. 
375 pounds 
578.1 grams 510.3 grams 
711.8 grams 614.3 grams 
663.1 grams 469.4 grams 
Percent Percent 
Press Juice According to Ruempier. 
Total nitrogen. 
Albumin nitrogen . . 
Propetone nitrogen 
Peptone nitrogen . . 
0.09643 
0.03907 
0.01170 
ANALYSES. 
0.11480 
0.03772 
0.01464 
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CXXXVI CXXXVII 
Variety . E R E R Check 
Date of sampling. 14 Sept. 14 Sept. 
Nitrate applied per acre. 500 pounds None 
Average weight of beets.850.5 grams 693.0 grams 
Average weight of leaves.907.2 grams 
Average weight beets trimmed . 711.1 grams 
Percent 
Sugar in beets. 13.10000 
Coefficient of purity. 78.50000 
Dry substance in beets. 19.40000 
Dry substance in leaves. 
Total nitrogen in beets. 
11.60000 
76.30000 
17.89000 
9.83000 
0.15196 
0.48180 
0.11748 
0.07254 
0.41870 
0.07340 
0.00237 
0.00831 
0.04947 
0.02702 
0.01469 
0.07231 
0.12053 
0.03778 
0.01268 
9 
CXXXVIII 
Z R 2 
14 Sept. 
500 pounds 
13.20000 
82.00000 
19.76000 
10.53000 
0.13068 
0.45102 
0.11418 
0.07418 
0.42530 
0.07340 
0.00251 
0.00568 
0.04244 
0.01670 
0.01096 
0.04816 
0.11639 
0.03742 
0.01156 
9 
CXXXIX 
R Check 
14 Sept. 
None 
Total nitrogen in leaves... 
Proteid nitrogen in beets.. 
Proteid nitrogen in leaves. 
Ammonic nitrogen in beets. 
Amid nitrogen in beets. 
Amino nitrogen in beets. . . 
Nitric nitrogen in beets. . . . 
Nitric nitrogen in leaves. . . 
10.90000 
0.14536 
0.31680 
0.07656 
0.22836 
0.00145 
0.00396 
0.03413 
0.01932 
0.03181 
Total nitrogen 
Albumin nitrogen . . 
Propetone nitrogen 
Peptone nitrogen . . 
Press Juice According 
. 0.12290 
.' 0.04323 
659.9 grams 
579.5 grams 
Percent 
13.70000 
83.50000 
19.20000 
10.95000 
0.13134 
0.28380 
0.07022 
0.20328 
0.00172 
0.00660 
0.06223 
0.01175 
0.01708 
to Ruempier. 
0.09708 
0.03289 
0.00545 
0.00297 
889.9 grams 689.8 grams 
926.1 grams 689.8 grams 
713.5 grams 634.7 grams 
Percent Percent 
12.85000 
73.80000 
17.80000 
10.58000 
0.16236 
0.34425 
0.07313 
0.25080 
0.00172 
0.00765 
0.04535 
0.02454 
0.04398 
0.13006 
0.03742 
0.00866 
0.00049 
14.30000 
78.80000 
20.47000 
11.17000 
0.13596 
0.38808 
0.07260 
0.21648 
0.00185 
0.00489 
0.05159 
0.01556 
0.01353 
0.12090 
0.03775 
0.00469 
0.00296 
