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Deterioration Sugar Beets Due to Nitrates 
ANALYSES OF BEETS AND LEAVES, SEASON 1011. 
CXXXII 
Variety . ^ p> 
Date of sampling-. 1 Sept. 
Nitrate applied per acre. 375 pound; 
A\ erage weight of beets.672.6 grams 
Average weight of leaves.9 45.0 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 
Ery 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 
Proteid 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 
Press Juice According 
Total nitrogen. 0.09643 
Albumin nitrogen. 0.03907 
Propetone nitrogen . 0.01170 
Peptone nitrogen . ? 
CXXXIII 
CXXXIV 
cxxxv 
E R Check 
Z R 
Z R Check 
1 Sept. 
1 Sept. 
1 Sept. 
i None 
375 pounds None 
625.3 grams 
578.1 grams 
510.3 grams 
735.6 grams 
711.8 grams 
614.3 grams 
543.4 grams 
663.1 grams 
469.4 grams 
Percent 
Percent 
Percent 
11.90000 
11.60000 
13.20000 
76.20000 
76.30000 
82.00000 
18.69000 
17.89000 
19.76000 
10.03000 
9.83000 
10.53000 
0.13794 
0.15196 
0.13068 
0.56628 
0.48180 
0.45102 
0.10362 
0.11748 
0.11418 
0.07317 
0.07254 
0.07418 
0.45302 
0.41870 
0.42530 
0.07238 
0.07340 
0.07340 
0.00251 
0.00237 
0.00251 
0.00634 
0.00831 
0.00568 
0.04150 
0.04947 
0.04244 
0.01925 
0.02702 
0.01670 
0.00730 
0.01469 
0.01096 
0.03734 
0.07231 
0.04816 
to Iiuempler. 
0.11480 
0.12053 
0.11639 
0.03772 
0.03778 
0.03742 
0.01464 
0.01268 
0.01156 
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ANALYSES. 
CXXXVI CXXXVII 
Variety . UR E R Check 
Date of sampling. 14 S ept. i4 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 65 9.9 grams 
Average weight beets trimmed . 711.1 grams 579.5 grams 
Sugar in beets. 
Coefficient of purity. 
Dry substance in beets. ... 
Dry substance in leaves.., 
Total nitrogen in beets. . . . 
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. . . 
Percent 
13.10000 
78.50000 
19.40000 
10.90000 
0.14536 
0.31680 
0.07656 
0.22836 
0.00145 
0.00396 
0.03413 
0.01932 
0.03181 
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 
CXXXVIII cxxxix 
Z R Z R Check 
14 Sept. 14 Sept. 
500 pounds None 
889.9 grams 689.8 grams 
y^b.l grams 
713.5 grams 
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 
689.8 grams 
634.7 grams 
Percent 
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 
Press Juice According to Ruempler. 
Total nitrogen . 0.12290 0.09708 0.13006 0 12090 
Albumin nitrogen.. . . . 0.04323 0.03289 0.03742 0*03775 
Propetone nitrogen . 0.00863 0.00545 0.00866 0*00469 
Peptone nitrogen . ? 0.00297 0.00049 0*00296 
