Show S SUGAR U 91 A R BEETS THRIVE ON ANY GOOD SOIL wa NS 11 1 t i tc S t 4 P t exea s 16 i xeA 1 k 1 ji r thinning sugar beet beat which owing to the closeness Cloi enec of the th young plant mut must be done by hind hand by the united states depart trent or of agriculture Aerl culture i at Is generally conceded that the nest best eolla for the production of sugar beet beets are the bandy sandy loams and the clay teams loams however any good soil 11 it properly handled will produce balls satis facto w y lugar sugar beete beets prided provided climatic conditions are favorable states para farm era l Mul 1111 letin ot of the department of agriculture Wi culture in general more depend depends lintn the physical condition of 0 the oil than upon its strict classification select the field tor for sugar beete beets with reference to the quality of the surface race and subsoil tub eoll condition conditions of drainie and the fitness to follow the preceding crop crops plow thoroughly and deeply la in the fall it if possible make the sd seed bed firm below as well aa as near the surface plant in the spring as M soon as the toll moll and weather condl lions one are right use plenty of seed lo 10 insure a good tand stand and do not plant too deep hold the moisture mol ture in contact with the eed seed by uie use of ot the press wheel and roller cultivate aa as VIA vr r W r 0 OA hors horse two tow raw walking tor with attachment for Distri distribute but ing fertilizer toon soon ai as the row rows can be ceen seen bat but do not throw the dirt over the beet beets block and thin the beeta beets just aa as am soon as thoy are large enough tp to handle spa e with reference to the strength had und moisture holding capacity of the suit oil rotate with other crop to improve the oil soil condition aad to eli eliminate minatO posts keel kee plenty of at live stock to titi utilize utilise lize the beet tope tops and ober other teed feed and lad supply stable manure in harvesting the beets beeta see that they are am all gatho ed properly topped and as tree free u a possible from dirt cover the beets as soon an topped to prevent sUon and utilize beet tops pulp and lime with a view to ing 1119 wall oil conditions the byproducts of the beet field and sugar aar milt that are of particular ance to tho the farmer are the beet tops the pulp and th lime ume it if properly handled the beets form a valuable asset for the beet grower and in considering the value ot of a beet wet rop they should be reckoned at their flop i woth as A stock food many tanner farmers sell their tope tops at a cash cub price ranging from 2 60 to 5 6 per acre in which case the grower is the loser toner cr the reason that the tope tops are of greatti grea tit value to lm rim l m as s a stock food and it if he allows the tops to leave his farm be loses their tea alue on slating of a large part of at mineral plant food taken up by beets in the and aleo also their u of growth humus value I 1 which results from re durding the it tope io to the soil sell in the form of at stable or barnyard manure tua moet most econ economical ajay ay to handle the tops Is to gather them into piles after they wilt and before they become dry in this condition they can be gathered with much lees lens loss lots than would be the case it faey were left 1011 scattered red over the ground until u antil dried alter after they have cund in the pile PI leg they should be hauled to the teed feed yard where they should be fed in trO properly Perly constructed rac racks so to avoid W waste safe i 4 beet pulp is an excellent etc esc ellent food Is the refute refuse that re this t by y product males main after the beets beet shave have been sliced and the sug sugar arii extracted As 9 hock stock food YA way ili eed elihw ei thea 1 as green pulp ahat it emes from I 1 the he m or it may be dried wate rs 9 lime is a by byproduct prod act ot of the mill which under certain con augat value to 10 the considerable editions Is of 0 anner tamer for cornec correcting ting the acid geld wadi tion of the soil OIL it is 1 well wei I 1 known that soil should be neutral or a lightly a it the be best at order to produce alfalla al kalla la in results ume has ibe ability to COW 04 titz bine mite with the injurious ackes that develop la in the oil soil and thereby render them neutral ordinarily if application of from to 2000 pound pounds of aate aste lime time per acre vik correct the th acidity and otherwise improve the sell poultry as a food Alt although bough not as many varieties of poultry are re in common use la fit the united states as in europe and at 1 I though eggs form perhaps the most important part of he the total poultry industry la in the united states enough bird birds are raised and sold to tor thell flesh to make poultry sat an r important item in the list of foods says the department part ment of agriculture chickens are of course far ar the most common of the kinds of poultry next come turkeys then ducks and nd geese tol fol lowed by capons and squats the other varieties such as guinea owl fowl pheas ants and quail being least common of all in railing raising birds for the market sm pedal fattening has not heretofore been practiced la in this country with any auy thing like the same frequency aa an la in europe but american breeders are gradually coming to it more and more specially especially on the large poultry farms arms which are springing up la in many ismy places the extreme methods used ed so much la in france are not however conald ered orea advantageously advantage ousby most american breeders bleeders bre eders live lave poultry Is in very commonly mur feted especially in the southern states tat where it la Is the custom to all kill a short time before coQ cooking klag but coa con si dering the country as a whole it la in doubtless doubt lew true that th the a dressed birds are marketed more than the live and the buyer murt depeio mainly on the appearance of at the sun and flesh botell him bow fresh the bird is in and whether it has been prop birly dry plucked or plunged int into bolling belling water to make the plucking easier easter in most cases also the age buet be determined by the pliability of the breant breastbone botte or in duck and goose of at the windpipe t the methods of cooking poultry are in fit general the same aa as those for or other kinds of at meat the tougher thol th bird the more store cooking will be needed to ta make it tender and easily digested and the larger it Is the more beat will be required to cook it thoroughly As regards composition poultry does don not differ an a much as Is commonly supposed suppo eed from meat of other domestico dome stio animals used for or food individual kind kinds and specimens ot of coarse course vary in the relative amounts of at protein aad and fat tat contained and there are an cert certain aIll flavors flavoris in poultry which differ troea those in other meats but bat these the differences feren feret ces ices are so small that mat practically negligible in nor Is there asmuth as much difference in digestibility aa as Is often stated aon on the average poultry Is somewhat ado more piling anT and topping yapping sugar 14 beet I 1 easily digested thap beef and mutton but bit only very slightly the difference in digestibility between the various kinds of poultry probably depends on tho the amount of fat confused contused cont conta used laed the fatter sorts being least easily digested tenderness of fiber may have haye something ie to do with both ease and thorough nest of digestion and it 1 so no young birds are more easily digested than old and the lees less used muscles muscled of the this chicken such as the breast more eo go than the much died used issues of the lees legs similarly whito fleshed bird birds may be mora easily alg diges estel trl than them dark fleshed lle Ite shed b became because the fibers of their heah are lese legs close closely ly set but this we to not fully proved andeel indeed ery very llella Is do sit ively known on this subject 1 and ut that little icema to indicate 1 that bat I 1 the differences in thoroughness of dl di gaion are very slight and 61 h it wk ing tug ha has much more mor e todo with wi like digestibility of the bird birds than I 1 4 je light slight differences in and a texture u |