Show SUGAR BEET SEED sugar beet seed was v as grown crown commercially in this country during the past year in several states stat I 1 s from michigan to california the crop of seed harvested in 1915 was so satisfactory according t to lo 10 the report of the chief of the bureau of plant industry U S department of agriculture in each of 1 t the 1 ie areas tested that a largely increased acreage acreage was planted this year this bur burcak i calf thus assisted in an advisory way in growing selecting and silling the roots planting them in the spring harvesting and cleanie the seed and in in general endeavored to produce the largest abou amou amount fit of commercial iner cial seed possible at a minimum cost approximately acres are arc in in beet seed in this country this year while we require the product of at least acres for a normal planting not considering the natural expansion of the beet sugar industry each new mill will require an a aver verge ge of cres in seed to meet its planting requirements S seven e ven n new deiv mills are in process of construction for this year the problem of drying the su sugar par beets for the purpose of increasing the amount of raw material for the mill and thereby increasing the length of the sugar campaign has been further investigated the principal difficulty has been in finding or devising a dryer of suitable capacity to handle enough beets beats per day to be profitable A satisfactory solution ol 01 of f the problem will be very bene beneficial facial in those small valleys in the intermountain states where the acreage is not sufficient to support a sugar mill and yet the sugar beet is necessary to the highest results in the farming operations |