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and then started to grow again, which probably accounts for the 
low sugar content and purity coefficient. 
(12) W. S. Parrish. The soil was clay loam, occupied by 
corn previous year and manured previous fall with stable manure. 
Beet crop was healthy, well eared for and uniformly fine in ap- 
pearance. 
(18) Alfred Rapplye. The soil was clay loam, occupied by 
oats previous year and seeded. ‘The crop received good culture, 
was healthy and uniform. — 
(14) D. B. Satterly. The soil was gravelly loam, previously 
used for potatoes. The crop started well and was then partially 
washed out in places by heavy rains. The plat which received 
500 pounds fertilizer was ruined by being washed out. 
(15) G. P. Squires & Son. The soil was clay loam, occupied 
by corn in previous year. Beets came up very unevenly. The 
crop received good culture and was healthy. 
(16) L. G. Stock. The soil was a gravelly loam, used for 
potatoes preceding year. The stand of beets was fairly good, but 
the crop was affected by leaf spot. 
(17) A. C. Toll. The soil was good, sandy loam, used for 
tobacco the previous year. The crop was healthy and the culture 
excellent. 
III. YIELD OF BEETS. 
The yield of beets, trimmed and washed, varied from 8,670 
pounds to 58,990 pounds an acre and averaged 26,720 pounds. 
In several cases the low yield was due to an uneven stand of beets; 
in one case, to leaf spot; and in one case, to heavy rains. Under 
the conditions, taking all the results, we may regard the yield of 
over 13 tons of trimmed and washed beets per acre as a very 
good average. 
IV. PERCENTAGE OF SUGAR IN BEETS. 
The percentage of sugar in beets varied from 10.1 to 18.5 per 
cent and averaged 15.5 per cent. The lowest percentages were 
