New York AGRIcuttcRaL ExpERIMENT STATION. 231 
The time of planting was June 4 and of harvesting Nov. 23. The 
dimensions of the plats were 165x6% feet. Twenty beets from 
each plat were analyzed. 
The results appear in Tables XV and XVI. 
TABLE X V.—RESULTS FROM MANURING SUGAR BEETS, 1900. 
Yield Coef- Average 
trimmed Sugar Sugar ficient weight 
No. beets in in of of beets 
Plat. Variety of beets. per acre. beets. juice. purity. analyzed, 
Lbs. Per ct. Per ct. Ozs, 
PLATS WITH COMMERCIAL 
FERTILIZER, 1000 LBS. PER 
ACRE: 
1 Vilmorins Improved White... 42,568 ..... 15.9 . 88.6 19 
2 White Queen of the North... 39,629 ..... 16.1 &4.8 20 
8 Austrian Special Kleinwan- 
MLOTON GT Ree islsh!s suds. Sev eds Beye Se bs Mets 14.6 81.6 18 
4 Vilmorins Improved White.. 40,051 13.4 15.8 3 18 
5 White Queen of the North... 35,685 14.9 16.6°' & 18 
6 Austrian Special Kleinwan- 
BIGDONSH W'S) 6 EELS Oks STFLTL 143 25115 84.4 17% 
PLATS WITH FARM MANURE, 
40,000 LBs. PER ACRE: 
7 Vilmorins Improved White... 41,395 ...4. 1622 S37 bd | 
8 White Queen of the North.. 88,077 ..... Li. Gime 8552 19 
9 Austrian Special Kleinwan- 
; AOL) Cl Meade sieve) eel canon ciacere ¢ ANN OU ‘oes ws De tae An oo 19 
10 Vilmorins Improved White... 48,968 15.5 16.8 86.2 18 
11 White Queen of the North.. 38,784 15.4 17.5 838.9 19 
12 Austrian Special Kleinwan- 
MIGIGTGLA Mes a gia os oe. -3 ae 4, Shik: 14s Ea)) LEME) SS 20 
TABLE X VI.—SUMMARY SHOWING EFFECT OF MANURE UPON THE YIELD AND 
COMPOSITION OF SUGAR BEETS (BY VARIETI4S), 1900. 
Yield Sugar Sugar Coeffi- 
per in in cient of 
Varieties and manures. acre, beet. juice. purity. 
Lbs. Per ct. Per ct. 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER, 1000 LBS. PER 
ACRE: 
Vilmorins Improved White............. 41,310 13.4 1548 §3.3 
White Queen of the North..........:. seeliaey Doe 14.9 16:58 84.4 
Austrian Special Kleinwanzlebener..... 387,996 14.2 14.8 83 
STABLE MANURE, 40,000 LBS. PER ACRE: 
Vilmorins Improved’ White... ........... 42,681 15.5 16.4 85 
Wenite Queen of the, North. 2... os. s<s0us . 389,480 15.4 V5 84.5 
Austrian Special Kleinwanzlebener..... 42,700 © 14.7 15.9 84.6 
GENERAL SUMMARY: 
Beets with commercial fertilizers....... 38,979 14.2 15.6 83.6 
Beets with stable manure. .....eeee eee 41,604 15:2 16.6 84.7 
