TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sections 
Previous Work of the Station on 
Sugar Beets. 1-8 
Shown that beets could be grown 
in Colorado, 1888. 1 
Effect of different soils, 1889 (Bul¬ 
letin 11). 2 
Study of conditions affecting sugar 
content, 1890. 3 
Conclusion that beets could be 
successfully grown, 1890. 4 
Studies of irrigation and cultiva¬ 
tion, 1891-2. 5 
More extended trials of 1897. 6 
Study of chemistry of crop of 1897 7 
Conclusions from Bulletin 46 .... 8 
Cooperative trials of 1898 (Bulle¬ 
tin 51). 9 
Trials of 1899 (Bulletin 57). 10 
CHEHICAL WORK OF 1898 AND 1899 .. 
General description of conditions .. 11 
The Water Conditions.12-18 
Depth to water and effect on beets.14-15 
Ground water: Origin and changes 17 
The irrigations. 18 
Effect of Manure on Stand and 
Quality. 19 
Description of tests. . 20 
Table I.: Effect of manure on 
sugar, 1898.21-22 
Comments.21-22 
Table II.: Effect of manure on 
sugar, 1899. 
Effect of alkali doubtful. 23 
Manure lowers sugar content.... 24 
Manure causing objectionable 
form. 25 
Slow decay of manure. 26 
Decay of straw more rapid. 27 
Effect of straw. 28 
Comments on Plats. 29 
Improved physical condition of 
plats. 30 
Capillary power of soil. 31 
Effect of drainage on water table. 32 
Percentage of dry matter. 33 
The Drying Out of Beets. 34 
Table III., showing rate of drying 
out of beets. 
Comments on results. 35 
Effect to reduce percentage of 
sugar. 36 
Effect on Station results. 37 
Of less importance in car-load lots. 38 
Sections 
Little effect on coefficient of 
purity. 39 
Relation of Size to Sugar Con¬ 
tent. 40 
Methods of tests. 41 
Table IV.: Relation of size to sugar 
content. 
Comments on results. 42 
Trial under other conditions. 43 
Table V.: Relation of size to sugar 
content . 
Comments. 44 
Another method of trial. 45 
Table VI.: Size and quality. 
Comments.46-47 
Large beets apparently as good as 
small. 48 
Cause of poor opinion of large 
beets. 49 
Table VII.: Effects of excessive 
feeding ground on quality.. . 
Comments on table. 50 
Conclusion regarding size and 
sugar content . 51 
Effects of over irrigation. 52 
Effect of an irrigation in early 
September. 53 
Double effect of late rain. 54 
Beet Ash and Its Composition.. .. 55 
Table VIII.: Composition with 
and without manure. 
Comments. 56 
Effect of manure on ash. 57 
Effect of manure on sugar content. 58 
Effect of manure in second year.. 59 
Composition of the manure. 60 
Comments. 65 
Changes in the ground water_66-68 
Effects of manure, chemical and 
mechanical. 69 
Soaking Experiments. 70 
Experiments on increase of sugar 
content after harvesting. 71 
Table IX.: Effects of soaking on 
sugar content. 
Same result iu 1899 . 72 
Effect on the coefficient of purity. 73 
Reducing power of beet chips. 74 
The sugar in beet leaves. 76 
Four methods tried.77-79 
Analyses. 80 
Summary. 81 
