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Show The Dcscrct Farmer maintains that the average soil In Utah, if properly prepared and cultivated, will yield at least 20 tons of beets to the acre, and In many Instances ' tons per acre. With UO tons of beets to the acre, no other farm crop Is lrkcly to eivc as good returns as the grovlng of beets. The Farmer attributes the failure of the farmer to raise ills L'O or 'Hi tons to the fact that the land Is not properly fertilised; fer-tilised; It Is not plowed In the fall: shallow plowing is practised: Irrigation Irriga-tion neglected: ami weeds are allowed to choke the beets out. Tun Rkpuii-i.ican Rkpuii-i.ican docs not presume to know the whole value of these assertions and oilers the statements for the consideration consider-ation of those who are In the business and ought to know. |