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were raised upon the same soil (by the Horticultural 
Department), had the same cultivation, and were har¬ 
vested at the same time. They were selected only with 
reference to their size—large, medium and small: 
NAME. 
Size. 
Weight, in 
Grams. 
Loss on Dress¬ 
ing, Grams. 
Cane Sugar. 
Grape Sugar. 
Total Sugar. 
Bulteau Desprez. 
Large 
1,245 
170 
12.7 
.13 
12.83 
Bulteau Desprez. 
Medium 
285 
20 
13.98 
.12 
14.10 
Bulteau Desprez. 
Small 
43 
3 
15.83 
.14 
15.97 
Klein wanzleben. 
Large 
1,015 
135 
14.03 
.09 
14.12 
Kleinwanzleben. 
Medium 
240 
20 
14.15 
.13 
14.18 
Kleinwanzleben. 
Small 
42 
2 
16.93 
.18 
17.11 
Dippe’s Vilmorin. 
Large 
860 
70 
14.25 
.12 
14.37 
Dippe’s Vilmorin. 
Medium 
280 
35 
14.67 
.17 
14.84 
Dippe’s Vilmorin. 
Small 
42 
2 
16.43 
.21 
16.66 
Bulteau Desprez No. 2. 
Large 
980 
110 
14.13 
.13 
14.26 
Bulteau Desprez No. 2. 
Medium 
375 
30 
15.53 
.15 
15.68 
Bulteau Desprez No. 2. 
Small 
89 
5 
15.96 
.13 
16.09 
Simon Le Grande, Vilmorin... . 
Large 
1,150 
150 
11.88 
.29 
12.17 
Simon Le Grande, Vilmorin. 
Medium 
150 
10 
12.73 
.15 
12.88 
Simon Le Grande, Vilmorin. 
Small 
43 
3 
13.30 
.22 
13.52 
Florimond Desprez. 
Large 
1,310 
170 
12.82 
.17 
12.99 
Florimond Desprez. 
Medium 
175 
10 
15.43 
.11 
15.54 
Florimond Desprez. 
Small 
30 
3 
16.92 
.13 
17.05 
The size of the beet can be controlled, at least to an 
extent, by thick seeding and judicious thinning. Manu¬ 
facturers think that the per cent, of sugar in the sugar 
beets should not go below about 13 per cent. It is an 
important point for the farmers to have their sugar beets 
run high in sugar, as the price paid for them depends 
upon it. The seed used by the Horticultural Section was 
furnished by the Department of Agriculture at Washing¬ 
ton, and samples of the beets were sent to Dr. H. W. 
