| Show sow sugar beets only t I 1 on firm seedbeds loose seedbeds are disastrous for small seeded seed ed crops they hold too little water near the surface to permit satisfactory germination professor geo stewart of the utah agricultural experiment station advocates a really firm hedber for sugar beets he says the land should be so firm that horses do not sink into the soil but merely leave their hoof prints on the surface A hard surface is undesirable because it may crust but the surface mulch ought not to be much more n bore ihan an inch in depth because the small seedlings of sugar beets can not make their way to the surface th rought t any greater distance than this A survey of sugar beets fields in lehi achi and garland showed that per cent of the stand was lost by sowing on seedbeds they were too loose or too coarse alfalfa land causes great loses unless very carefully packed manure should be applied far ahead to permit partial decay of straw S and similar material it is urged that beets be be planted only on land that is fine and mellow on top but firm and moist beneath carelessness often brings failure take no risk pack the seedbeds utah experiment station logan utah |
