| Show GROWING SUGAR BEETS CLIMATE AND SOIL MUST BE TA KEN INTO consideration plant does remarkably well at high elevations from fact that it la Is In injured jred very little by frost and Hall stormi storms ny BV C S KNIGHT experience has shown that the ugar beet reaches its ita highest development in the north temperate latitudes although the conditions of temperature must be taken into consideration in selecting localities for the growing of sugar beets yet in addition to tho the thermal conditions must also bo be studied those of rainfall or supply tho the sugar beet requires a certain amount of moisture in order to produce its normal crop this water may be supplied by precipitation in file fhe usual way by irrigation or else the soil eoll m must be of that particular quality which will allow subterranean moisture to reach the roots of the plants the porous and sandy soils bolls adjacent to rivers sometimes furnish a sufficient amount of subterranean mot moisture sture to produce a good crop in connection with the rainfall in general beets r require four or five months of growing weather for their successful production in the west ahern the mo liture Is applied by irrigation tho the crop may be harvested at a certain stage thus niti making king the conditions ideal in the eastern sections of the country where the moisture la Is applied by rainfall a second growth C root system of sugar beet showing deep penetration into the soil may occur after maturity caused by rain which greatly reduces the sugar content of the beet the sugar beet does remarkably well at high elevations from the fact that it Is injured very little by frost and hailstorks hailstorms hail hali storms unless they are too severe or too early profitable crops of sugar beets are however seldom produced above the elevation of feet probably the best soil tor for sugar beets Is a good deep clayey loam with sufficient sand or silt to allow its being easily pulverized since the sugar beet Is deep rooted it necessarily requires c dap da p soil tho the low wet 8 soils oils are poorly adapted to this crop as a they are wet and prevent any rapid development in the early stages of growth and the later growth continues beyond the time of maturity such soils produce a watery beet or of low quality resulting in a low sugar content soils which have a hardpan hard pan formation within 18 inches of the surface should never bo be used for beets since they greatly interfere with root growth and also have a tendency to lose moisture stony and gravelly soils should be avoided since they are incapable of holding water and stony soils prevent tho the proper development in form of roots which is essential for th the ehigh highest quality of beets sandy soils which have a tendency to blow should never be used as tile the young plants are frequently destroyed by strong winds tile the sugar beet requires a deep mellow soil quite rich in aval available lable plant food and free front from weed growth |
