38 
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farm in 1899 and all four were grown both on a heavy clay 
soil and a clay loam. The records of the harvest and an¬ 
alysis are given below. The Zehringen and the Vilmorin 
No. 1, were sent by the Department of Agriculture at Wash¬ 
ington, while the Vilmorin No. 2 and the Kleinwanzlebener 
were furnished by the Oxnard Sugar Co., of Norfolk, 
Nebraska. , 
All the samples were taken October 21. 
VARIETY TESTS. 
Variety 
Crop per 
acre 
Tons 
Total 
Solids 
Sngarin 
juice 
Purity 
Heavy clay soil- - 
Zehringen. 
22.2 
18.74 
14.55 
77.5 
Vilmorin No. 1. 
20.9 
20.21 
16.29 
80.8 
Vilmorin No. 2. 
20.4 
18.69 
15.03 
80.2 
Kleinwanzlebener. 
17.9 
18.67 
13.73 
73.6 
Clay loam— 
• 
Zehringen. 
18.18 
15.75 
86.8 
Vilmorin No. 1. 
17.55 
14.33 
81.7 
Vilmorin No, 2. 
.... 
18.85 
16.38 
86.9 
Kleinwanzlebener. 
.... 
17.61 
14.07 
79.9 
Analyses were made of the beets from the different 
plots grown on the College farm* in 1899 and are given be¬ 
low. The variety used in each case was the Zehringen sent 
by the Department of Agriculture at Washington. 
Date of planting 
Remarks 
Crop 
per 
acre 
Tons 
Total 
Solids 
Sugar 
in 
juice 
Purity 
April 18.. 
24 inch rows, not irrigated. 
23 8 
18.59 
14 86 
78 0 
May 4. 
It it it it 
22 2 
18.74 
14 55 
77 5 
“ 10. 
tt it 11 U 
20.9 
17.86 
14 74 
82 6 
“ 10. 
t t it it it 
18 7 
17 64 
14 00 
79 4 
“ 10. 
" “ irrigated. 
20 9 
17 74 
14 28 
81 4 
“ 10.. 
27 and 11 inch rows, not irrigated. 
20 5 
17 58 
14 0(5 
80 2 
“ 10. 
“ “ “ irrigated. 
23.7 
18.57 
14 87 
80 3 
“ 10. 
24 inch rows, seed soaked. 
24 5 
17 57 
13 75 
78 2 
“ 10. 
“ ,l half the seed soaked. 
27 5 
17 96 
14.19 
12 62 
80 1 
“ 26. 
“ •* not irrigated. 
15 3 
16 18 
78 0 
“ 26. 
“ irrigated. 
22.7 
17.08 
13.78 
80 5 
