Show PARK FARM AND GARDEN MATTERS OF IN INTEREST TERESi TO agriculturalist some conr vp cp to dute date about CuI tIvA of the th mail doll asad ud yields yield thereof alti and ad florl X lorl culture preparing for sugar beets beet indiana experiment station the inci Inte lu in the sugar beet question has brought to the experiment station an unusually large number b er ot of samples pt sugar beets fron from all sections sec tlona of the state some of the beets beeta were raised from seed furnished by the station and some from seed obtained from other sources in the case of the fhe seed sent out from the station full working directions were furnished in most cases these directions were not followed although those who requested tree seed agreed to fully follow working directions the most essential preliminary to raising good sugar beets la Is the proper preparation of the seed bed the ground should be stirred to a depth of at least 16 inches the best beat way to accomplish this is to turn a furrow about eight inches deep with a S common plow and follow with a subsoil plow in the bottom of the furrow very few farmers who tried raising beets report that they used a subsoil plow or any other implement tor for stirring the soil to a greater depth than eight inches the result of this Is seen in many of the samples received instead of a single tap root there are a number of small roots and instead ot of the beet growing well under ground it extends so far above ground that nearly one halt half of its weight Is useless for or sugar making purposes both these detects defects can be corrected by deep plowing sud and subs it Is much better to do this plowing find and subs in the fall we therefore advise all those who intend to experiment with sugar beets the next year or who intend to raise them tor for any purpose to plow the land now and be ready to plant as early as aa the season will permit in ili the spring this early plant planting ing Is a great advantage on oil the moderately light lands that are best beat adapted for sugar be ts since it adva advances aces the crop to a stage where it can better wit withstand histand the amial dry summer season in the distribution of seed in the spring the station will give preference to those who have land properly prepared it farmers intend to try the raising of sugar beets it is of the utmost import importance atice that the work be properly done in every respect for every test not properly conducted and giving beets of poor quality Is not simply useless it to Is directly injurious since it seems to indicate that the locality Is not adapted tor for beet culture badly conducted tests may be the means of keeping beet factories away from localities that are really well suited tor for the business rohey I 1 bey will certainly never be the means of inducing capitalists Pita lists to invest money in factories la in any locality the first step in the right direction Is proper plowing and this can and ought to be done at once 11 A huston chemist |