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Show Importance of Moisture. '. The yield ol betuSqn nuy roll is largely large-ly lnlluencfd by maiitiiroj the number of tons per acre increase 6p to it certain limit and then dlininUKw, until when tho soil is saturated 'wttbi iwittr tho yield is zero. The yield diminishes very considerable, if thirlug any period of the beet's development thvre Is n iloflclrncy'of moisturo. 'It is 'now declared de-clared that the production of organic subetuiicn is in direct .nffjo with the lercentiiK nf moistfir in the fiir. Tlio iiilluctiee,of light upon the qusntlty of sugui elalMi'iitod in the beot'.lms long since beep demnustlnttd thft tirgsntc xubstniiee diuiiiiish when requlse solnr. rays are fui nishcl. If tlie 'light is too intense the Chlorophyll notion is to n curtain qxtont neutralised, nnd till" 1s follow oil by n dccrQHHU in the Mciuiitu-tiou. Mciuiitu-tiou. Temperntiire is also an importnnl faetot ; up to n certain limit it Istimtt', lutes the function of the plant, but if too nigh or to low tho reverse id the' case. When theie is u great variation of temperature from dttjr today tho organic or-ganic percentage" increase. Kicctnrty does not appear 10 have any important action Qii tin bet' development. , The amount of plant fowl contained in n soil hits iindfr nil conditions arety great in' 'UueucevrJS- - ...x- y. |