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Number of Irrigations. 
Weight of 
crop in tons 
per acre. 
Sugar in beet. 
Purity. 
Pure sug r per 
acre 
Pounds. 
None. . 
12 0 
15.68 
79.5 
3763 
One... 
12.4 
17.58 
85.1 
4395 
Four.. 
It.9 
15.53 
78.7 
3696 
The results are somewhat different from those expected when 
the experiment was planned. They are to be explained by the fact 
that the unusually heavy rains of the season were almost enough 
to raise beets in that locality without any irrigation. The one irri¬ 
gation gave the beets all the w iter they needed and the other three 
irrigations were a positive detriment. 
In connection with the tests of seed from different sources, Mr. 
C. K. McHarg, of Pueblo, made for us some tests in regard to late 
irrigation. 
All of the plot, containing three-fourths of an acre, was treated 
alike until the latter part of the season, then one-half received no 
further irrigation, while the other half was given two irrigations 
additional. 
The crop was weighed for each variety separately and yielded 
the following results : 
Variety. 
Weight of crop from 
half not irrigated after 
August 20. 
Pounds, 
Weight of crop from 
half irrigated twice 
after August 20. 
Pounds. 
Original Kleinwanzlebener. 
1018 
1133 
Utah Kleinwanzlebener. 
1069 
1125 
Eddy Kleinwanzlebener. 
787 
927 
Elite Kleinwanzlebener.. 
964 
1111 
Vilmorin. 
885 
931 
Mangold. 
694 
1041 
Total. 
5417 
6268 
In this case there was a gain of one-seventh in the weight of 
the crop by irrigations late in the season. 
An average sample of the Original Kleinwanzlebener from the 
part receiving the extra irrigations tested 16.42 sugar in beet and 
81.0 purity, while a sample from the other half tested 15.79 sugar 
and 81.7 purity. Here there was an advantage in both quantity 
and oualitv from the late irrigation. 
