CULTURAL METHODS FOR SUGAR BEETS 
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7. If you employ labor, which have been the most satisfac¬ 
tory—Italian, Mexican or Russian help? 
8. Do you fall plow or spring plow for beets? 
9. How do you prepare your seed bed for beets? (Please name 
the operations.) 
10. What rotation do you practic for beets—that is, what crops 
do you grow after beets, before you again plant the same 
ground to beets? 
11. How many times do you cultivate your beets? 
12. How many times and when do you irrigate your beets? 
13. Do beets require more or less water than other crops? 
14. How many loads of manure per acre do you consider best 
for beets? What kind? 
15. How many seasons do you think you can obtain a satisfac¬ 
tory yield of beets without manure? 
16. What is your experience with barnyard manure for beets? 
17. Do you advise the use of commercial fertilizer for beets? 
If so, what kind? 
18. What is the character of your soil? 
19. What do you consider the after feed (tops, etc.) left on the 
ground worth? 
20. What tonnage per acre did you harvest last year? 
21. What was your net profit per acre last year? 1 
22. What is the average expense per acre for growing beets on 
your land? 
23. How do beets compare financially with other crops? 
24. Would you advise your neighbor to grow sugar beets as a 
profitable crop? 
25. What trouble have you had with insects or plant diseases 
attacking your plants? 
26. To what space between plants do you prefer to thin your 
beets? Will a greater distance increase or decrease the 
tonnage and size of beets? 
27. Have you grown a satisfactory beet crop on alfalfa sod? 
28. Do you think a grain or other crop should be grown on al¬ 
falfa sod before planting to beets? 
29. What is the effect of early and late seeding upon the yield 
and quality of beets? 
30. Does late summer irrigation tend to ripen the beets earlier 
or does it seem to prolong the period of ripening? 
31. When did you pull your beets this season? 
' 32. What was your 1905 yield? 
33. What was your per cent, tare at factory? 
34. Was this caused by shape of beet, manner in which the 
beets were harvested, or dirt on beets? 
35. What was the condition of the ground when you pulled 
your beets? 
36. Was the beet crop a satisfactory one. in your neighborhood 
this season? What was the average tonnage per acre? 
37. What suggestions in reference to sugar beet culture or prob¬ 
lems which you believe essential will you give us? 
It is to be regretted that many to whom this circular was sent 
neglected to send in reports. Less than 50 per cent, sent in a com¬ 
plete report from which we can quote. From the replies sent in 
to these question circulars, the following facts were gleaned: 
1. Plowing of Beet Ground .—54 per cent, of those report- 
ing, plow their beet ground in the spring; 26 per cent, plow their 
