1. Different Dates of Planting. 
A section of the ground was plowed May 10, part planted at 
once and the remainder planted May 13. A second section was 
plowed May 27, and planted on that day and on May 31. The 
third section was both plowed and planted June 15. The rows 
were two feet apart and 177 feet long; the intention was to thin to 
six inches, so as to have one beet for each square foot of surface. 
In the following table, a “ perfect stand ” would have been one beet 
for each six inches of row : 
Row. 
Date 
planted 
Per ct. 
of per¬ 
fect 
stand. 
Aver, 
age dis¬ 
tance a- 
part in 
row. 
Inches. 
Aver¬ 
age 
weight 
of 
beets. 
Lbs. 
Test. 
Sugar 
in 
beet. 
Purity . 
Weight 
of crop 
in tor s 
per 
acre. 
Pure 
sugar 
per 
acre. 
Lbs. 
21-92. 
May 10 
First . 
17.28 
84.2 
44 
tk 
Second . 
16.96 
79.7 
• 4 
44 
88 
6.8 
0.92 
Average. 
17.12 
82.0 
17.8 
6095 
103-120. 
May 13 
First . 
15.24 
74.3 
44 
4 » 
• 
Second . 
17 26 
78.8 
44 
44 
83 
7.2 
0.90 
Average . 
16.25 
76 6 
16.3 
5296 
141-155 . 
May 27 
First. 
16.18 
79.9 
44 
44 
Second . 
16.54 
77.4 
44 
4 4 
72 
8.3 
1.09 
Average . 
16.36 
78.7 
17.4 
5693 
156-161 . 
May 31 
'First . 
15.37 
77.3 
44 
4 * 
Keonnd . 
17.05 
78.9 
44 
44 
71 
8.4 
0.91 
Average. 
16.21 
78.1 
14.2 
4604 
165-176. 
June 15 
First . 
13.01 
77.5 
44 
44 
Second . 
14.11 
75.5 
44 
• 4 
34 
18.0 
1.27 
Average. 
13.56 
76.5 
9.3 
2522 
For the purpose of studying the effect of the main three differ¬ 
ent dates of planting, the preceding table may be summarized as 
follows: 
Row. 
Date 
planted. 
Per 
cent 
of per¬ 
fect 
stand. 
Aver¬ 
age dis¬ 
tance 
apart 
in row. 
Inches. 
Aver¬ 
age 
weight 
beets. 
Lbs. 
Per 
centof 
sugar 
in beet. 
Per 
cent 
purity. 
Weight 
of 
crop 
in tons 
per 
acre. 
Pure 
sugar 
per 
acre. 
Lbs. 
21-120. 
May 10-13 
87 
6 9 
0.91 
16.85 
79.3 
17.5 
5897 
141-162. 
May 27-31 
72 
8.3 
1.00 
16.31 
78.3 
16.6 
5415 
165-176. 
June 15 
34 
18.0 
1.27 
13 56 
76.5 
9.3 
2522 
