| Show u H n nr f JI r rug L WHERE THE hE PROFIT IS IN SUGAR BEETS J v on the topic In Ora nl I ludd Jud Farmer Parmer I C II Ile nf or ntA rio my says that he considers i the moil moil moat Import Important ant ta factors factor which Influence the lie made In raising sugar b beets eU are Tine The adaptation of the Yeti Ion tn to the cro crop tho the amount of help hell herded to 10 grow them and the to the refinery renner We consider I th the he character of the 1 Mill eoll most moat Important but c careful reful and Ind thorough thorough thor thoro ough preparation Is II u R close second year our OUI crop leas wai grown on H a somewhat gravelly soil olt preparE prepared 1 In tho the ordinary way with a liberal application of or manure It averaged 1 37 a acre This Thin year It a averaged 8 6 nn on acre Pho Ih difference In the two crop craps was wan dUI due duato to Improvement t In our methods In preparing the land for tor thin this year ar we started after harvest last lut autumn l Fall all wheat had hael been on the tho land dur during ing the two to previous seasons the Held field having halIng lIe been n at th Ih the rate ot of eight tone tons to the acre afre each time lime The stubble W was WBK turned under by shallow plowing followed b by surface cultivation lion tion and weeds encouraged to ate R RI as ROOD ai ne possible Then ThAn the field was wu plowed a second lecont time s seven ven Iven Inches Indie d deep p I Late ate In fn the fall one alt wee plowed a third time the remainder be being betag tag InK plowed early In spring This Thin lute hate fall tall plowing was v 1 a mistake a as tin lh weed weeds were more numerous on tints this part pint of ot the field than on the thu spring plowed 1 purl port No 0 manure was wan applied and ami only IUIra stir sur surface ra tare face e cultivation gIven Riven Th The soil loll w was fat a well pulverized soft oft and mellow Af At After After ter rolling the land arid and and 11 the lite beets heetH sown eown on the nil at th li the ml rob of ot IS 18 pounds pound to the ur In drills 21 t I Inches Inched apart Wo too started tine the as liS soon on u us w we WI r could see e eo U the rows row The Tha first cultivation cultivation was wan U intended only to break the crust l In the second and each stir HUC 1 cultivation wo we u usually lIall go co u II little deeper than titan the previous time tim We WI always cultivate ns IB often otten and con continue n RI as loii long an as we can Rn without breakIng brook break brookIng Ing off oft too loo many leaves Our Idea a wa Willi to 10 have hav the soil noli loose anti mellow be he bel l the rows rown to n o depth of five In Inches ches ohel Ince alnee deep cultivation increases Increase both th the yield and the percentage of ot sugar ulIar In III the lie beets beet a When the second leaves appeared bunching and thinning were com corn comm commenced m 1 This must be he done at the tho proper time u II little too early In is bet het better better ter than n II trine trifle late On this the size of ot the crop largely depends At this operation the Ihl beets heel were left standing 10 inches apart It If proper properly done cleaning clean cleanIng Ing them I twice IN hi all that la 18 necessary There must be he no halfway m methods thod this thin crop rop It an as everything must be bedon bedone belone lone done thoroughly It if 1 R a profit Is la to 10 bo ba obtained In harvesting much labor inn nn he be 81 saved ed h by a n goot good hl boot beat t lifter II which Is III a II In lt Itself elf and should 1 h he hA used reed by ett every elury grower crower I The total cost COlt of ot this seasons crop including rent of land nil alT labor Tabor and teaming beets a distance of ot eight miles to refinery wo was wan 40 to nn fill acre leaving us UI a net nel profit of ot 29 9 an acre ocre This refinery refinery re reo finery pays Jl 1 a ton for tor beets heeia testing 1 11 per cent and M as 13 cents a It ton addi odd addition addition I Ilion tion lion for tor each Ilch 1 per cent sugar |
