FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 
17 
will readily leave alfalfa hay for beet tops, but that the crowns are 
not readily eaten. Cattle, however, will eat the crowns clean. 
Table 13. 
DATA AS TO THE RELATION OF SIZE AND AMOUNT OF FRESH BEET TOPS 
TO QUALITY OF SUGAR BEETS, 1904 
Plat 
Number 
Number 
of Beets 
in 
Sample 
Average 
Weight 
Per Beet 
Pounds 
1 
Per Cent 
Tops 
1 
Sugar in 
Beet 
Purity 
Co¬ 
efficient 
Field C.3-Area 1.2 Acres 
1 
12 
1.28 
39.0 
16.8 
89.1 
2 
12 
1.12 
42.5 
15.3 
86.6 
3 
12 
1.29 
41.3 
15.3 
88.8 
4 
12 
1.42 
41.8 
14.6 
86.2 
5 
12 
1.70 
41.1 
14.3 
89.0 
6 
12 
1.44 
43.4 
15.6 
87.9 
7 
12 
1.58 
37.0 
15.2 
88.0 
8 
12 
2.24 
46.9 
15.3 
86.1 
9 
12 
1.93 
51.9 
15.4 
88.8 
10 
12 
2.66 
51.1 
14.8 
85.5 
11 
12 
1.28 
36.6 
16.4 
89.0 
12 
12 
1.23 
41.5 
15.8 
88.1 
Averages.. 
144 
1.60 
43.8 
15.4 
87.8 
Field F.—Area 1 Acre—. 
1 
12 
2.13 
41.4 
15.2 
84.3 
2 
12 
1.18 
42.3 
15.8 
85.0 
3 
12 
1.33 
28.1 
15.9 
86.3 
4 
12 
1.18 
37.1 
14.9 
87.4 
5 
12 
1.13 
39.7 
16.2 
86.5 
6 - 
12 
1.04 
40.8 
15.8 
87.6 
7 
12 
1.22 
38.1 
16.0 
87.5 
8 
12 
1.32 
39.6 
14.4 
87.3 
9 
12 
1.23 
42.6 
15.2 
87.1 
10 
12 
1.08 
40.8 
15.0 
84.3 
Averages—. 
120 
1.23 
39.0 
15.4 
86.3 
Field B.—Area 1 Acre.... 
w 
12 
1.92 
54.0 
14.6 
89.0 
N 
13 
1.57 
53.2 
13.9 
86.8 
1 
Averages... | 
1 
26 | 
1.75 | 
| 
53.6 | 
| 
14.3 | 
87.9 
Table 14. 
SUMMARY OF AMOUNTS OF BEET TOPS AND QUALITY OF SUGAR BEETS 
FIELD 
Area Acres 
Number of 
Determinations 
Total Nnmber 
of Beets 
Analyzed 
Average Weight 
Per Beet 
Pounds 
Yield of Beets 
Per Acre 
Tons 
Green 
►U 
H® 
co 2 
CD 
» Pounds 
£ Per Ton of 
Beets 
Tops 
o o * 
•a "•n 
GO CD 
a 
rt 
Sugar in Beet 
Purity Coefficient 
1903... .. 
Cl 
0.6 
6 
73 
2.45 
27 
13.28 
984 
49.2 
15.3 
84.9 
1903_ 
F 
1.0 
10 
120 
2.06 
23 
9.96 
906 
45.3 
14.6 
84.6 
1903.. 
E 
0.2 
2 
24 
1.78 
20 
8.50 
850 
42.5 
15.2 
86.6 
1904... 
C3 
1.2 
12 
144 
1.60 
13 
5.70 
876 
43.8 
15.4 
87.8 
1904..... 
F 
1.0 
10 
120 
1.23 
18 
7.02 
780 
39.0 
15.4 
86.3 
1904... 
B 
1.0 
2 
25 
1.75 
22 
11.80 
1073 
53.6 
14.3 
87.9 
