Show Deep and thoro there cultivation earl early in the spring will prevent this moisture moisture moist moist- ure from escaping and assure an ample supply of ot water for tor the tho young oung plants until late In the season This precaution should be taken to avoid early irrigation which has a tendency to form torm a crust around the young plants retarding their growth The best time to begin to irrl irrigate ato beets according to conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted over a period of several years Is when they have reached one inch or more In diameter tho earlier Irrigations Irrigations irrigations Ir Ir- ir- ir have given vor very good re re- re Irrigating beets up is a n bad practice tico tice but we are arc under tinder the necessity of or doing this at prel present ent here because our soils lack moisture which should be supplied by the winter storms and lato late fall tall or winter irrigations This trouble will be overcome or lessened materially as ns tho the farmers Carmels become better acquainted with their soil and Bud its requirements As climate and anti soil soU var vary so much there can not be any hard fast rule to follow tollow In the Irrl irrigation of sugar beets This Is largely a n matter to tobe tobe tobo be bo determined ned by hy gow grower r who If It hC ho watches IllS his crop CloselY can tell when It Is in need of ot moisture When water is ia plentiful beets heets vcr very often suffer sutter from tram too much rather than too little Generally speaking an irrigation ever every ten days clays or 01 two weeks of ot about five inches is sufficient for tor most fields but this must be he by hy tho the nature of ot the tho soil an and climatic con con- I would advise light IrrIgations Irrigations irrigations to commence the season and anel heavier irrigations later on Beets Deets require more moisture as the season advances and should never be al allowed allowed nl- nl lowed to suffer surfer from too much or too little water during the growing season season There is only one time when beets should be allowed to get dry and that Is Just before as it is at nt this time that the beet stores most of at It its sugar |