Farm Notes. 
5. SUMMARY OF BEET TESTS, l8gg. 
Different dates 
of planting. 
April 19.20.7 tons per acre ' 
May 5.24.3 “ “ “ 
May 18.20.4 “ 
June 4.15.3 “ “ “ 
Sugar in beet. Purity. 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
April 19 15.2 82.1 
May 5 15.9 83.8 
May 18 15.7 82 4 
June 4 15.6 80.6 
Distance 
between rows. 
24 inches.23.7 tons per acre 
27 and 11 inches.28.1 “ “ “ 
Irrigating 
up the seed. 
Irrigated, all grew.26.3 tons per acre 
Not irrigated, two failed, the rest.25.4 “ “ “ 
