— 9 — 
Date of 
planting. 
Per cent of 
foil stand. 
Average dis¬ 
tance apart in 
row. 
Inches. 
Average weight 
of beets. 
Pounds. 
Weight 
of crop 
in tons per 
acre. 
Pure sugar 
per acre. 
Pounds. 
April 18. 
63 
9.5 
0.96 
18.4 
6097 
May 2. 
57 
10.5 
0.89 
15.1 
5138 
May 16. 
85 
7.0 
0.64 
15.6 
5338 
Jane 1 . 
90 
6.7 
0.50 
13 8 
4857 
Date of Planting. 
Test of October 8. 
Test of October 29 
Average. 
Sugar in 
beet. 
Purity. 
Sugar in 
beet. 
Purity. 
Sugar in 
beet. 
Purity. 
April 18. 
16.98 
84.6 
16.07 
86.9 
16 57 
85.7 
May 2. 
16.79 
83.7 
17.32 
85.2 
17.05 
84.4 
May 16. 
16.75 
86 2 
17.47 
86.7 
17.11 
86.4 
June 1 . 
18.02 
87.0 
17.17 
85.5 
17.59 
86.2 
The beets at Rocky Ford ripened better than those on the 
College Farm. They show for the first three plantings about half a 
per cent more sugar and more than six per cent better purity than 
the first two plantings at Fort Collins. The crops from the earlier 
plantings at the two places are about equal. But while the last 
planting at Fort Collins never ripened and produced less than two- 
thirds the crop of the earlier plantings and not half as much sugar 
per acre, the last planting at Rocky Ford gives the best beets of all 
in quality and not much below the others in quantity. At both 
places the last of May seems to be as late as it is advisable to sow, 
although a crop can be obtained from beets sown considerable later. 
The averages of the two sets of samples at Rocky Ford are identical, 
showing that the beets had fully ripened before the first samples 
were taken. The intention was to take some earlier samples, but 
the letter of instructions was lost in the mail. 
2. Planting on Freshly Plowed Ground. 
One of the greatest troubles in raising sugar beets is getting a 
good stand. If the seed is planted deep and the planting is followed 
by a rain, the ground packs and the seed cannot get through; if 
planted shallow and dry weather follows, the seed cannot get 
enough moisture to grow well. In the present case, there was a 
large amount of moisture in the ground at the time of plowing and 
the question was, will the amount that dries out in the first few days 
after plowing be enough to influence germination and growth. 
The table already given contains the figures of the test and the re- 
