Show ST STUDY UDY SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY need for increased production leads department of agriculture Aari culture to investigate prepared by the united states department of agriculture tile the urgent need for an increased production of sugar in the united states brought about by the war led specialists of the united states do de of agriculture to make a study in areas where sugar beets are now flow grown to determine factors that tire lire favorable to the production of this much needed crop A of the investigations litis has just been published hy by the united states department of agriculture as bulletin this bulletin discuses the soils and climate best suited for sugar beets sul suitable table farin methods of if culture diseases and insect enemies farm farin I 1 labor 1 I problems leing and other phases that should be considered by tho the five growers almost any fertile soil capable of lf producing crops of other kinds will if properly handled bandied produce good sugar beets according to the bulletin more depends le upon the physical condition of tile the soil and the iny it is handled than upon the so called land kind and typo type of the soil extremely sandy soil or soil oil of a decidedly gravelly type howler Is not usually satisfactory tor for alii this crop successful sugar beet grovit growing it Is confined to tho the temperate regions frequently the beets will pro uc a s catl factory tonnage of root in warmer iier fc ivens eab but for some reason I 1 they hey lire fire not rich in sugar to make them profitable proul able in ugar nia illig ili ig good drainage drain siKe has an 1 important healing upon producing high 3 felds one of the serious problems on nally many of the beet farms is unit that of labor there are periods when considerable sid I labor is needed necil ed ns as during the blocking thinning and harvesting seasor iv and the hie problem or of securing tile the neep nry help it at these times 1 is 13 3 one ane ot of tile limiti limiting tag factors in su sugar ar heet beet production this problem Is being solved by organizing available laior labor by adjusting tho the farni farm work and ily by the development of laborsaving labor saving ina machinery chInery |