, 1862-05-19

ssry to keep the roots under ground; only
this country, o great tendency to lift them
selves out Of the soil, which must cfeetually
be prevented By deep blowing and hi11ing.
For that part OF the beet which Is exposed 70
the atmosphere and light and assumes green
color Is poor in sugar, and tends to decrease
the per centagc Of sugar in that part Of the
beet beioH it.
In warm, dry Seasons, besides the hllling,
scratching Of the surface Of the soil is very
advisable, This makes the soil porous md
adapted to absorb humidity from the atmos-
phere, and the withered beet leaf looks on the
1ellowing t%asle morning as well as ii 1t had been
.Ha7zxsting.-H the lower leaves Of the beet
color strongly yellow, curl aud hang to Yards
the ground, which happens in the end Of Sep
tembcr or beginning Of October, We recognize
that the beets have acquired their full dcve1'
opment. It Is, however, not necessary to
hurry the harvest, Us there is not much lear
until the middle Of October OF beginning o1
November, that the temperature Would SINK
below Al deg. Fab. and deteIiorate the beet.
Cut OF the leaves before pulling, ana you
find the latter hard work, use the atd Of the
pillow carefully avoiding to hurt the root: IF
much soil be attached, remove it by striking
two roots against each other slightly, or use
some Instrument for the purpose.
Pc.sctyatfon-If the roots cannot at once be
Of storage, do not neglect to keep them in
low pile and cover them up with the beet
leaves as protection against frost or rain.
It is not an easy matter to conserve sugar
bcets without their losing something Of Ihe
quality. The difficulty ID not to keep them
from frost or light, but to keep them con
stantly in such temperature that they can
neither rot nor develop their vegetation
pretty good, and even for many cases q
preferable method Of keeping bcets, is the fol-
lowing: Put them into piles, not too large,
and not higher than about two OF three feet,
In the open air, and cover them with straw
and ground. It is advisable to provide chan
nels and air-holes, By which, if necessary, the
temperature can be regulated. Then the beet
might be kept until May, without losing much
Of its quality.
The following are the varieties of seed re-
ceivcd for distribution and description Of roots:
l. WAitc Madge5ury Reet-Usually short and
| fbrous, but rich in sugar.
| 2. Sizesia,a Reet-With white flesh and green
eo2a eI{ p19duetye and 3Sle supposed to be
| 5. Sihsian Bed-With rose collar and Of
| equal richness as the Madgeburg.
i French Rose C0@lared Beet Is white beet
| under ground and rose colored above ground
| it is very productive and rich in sugar.
5. 1elloto Globe Supposed to be not 50 ad
vantageous-
The following communication from Mr.
! btiGHcT AAA3 cAR4sA1uS LIE tulEEt Ill CDLsktA1uE
this seed, and we hope that enterprising men
will not be wanting to apply at once for the
seed, and give the matter a fair test:
The object in importing the Sugar Beef
Seed from France, and distributing the same
free Of cost in various sections Of the North
| West, is to learn if the Sugar Beet of Europe
cultivated in our Northwestern soils, will bt
equally rich ia sugar, as that cultivated il
France and Germany. It is desired that small
samples of the beets from each cultiyator bs
sent to the Chicago Refinery in the fall TO-
chemical analysis, to test the per centage 0
sugar. If the beets are found sufficiently riel
in sugar to make it an object to try the exper
iment Of making sugar therefrom, all of thi
character which can be transported by rail
road or water to Chicago, without too mucl
cost for freight, will be desired at the refner,
for the experiment Of making into sugar. Atte
deducting the cost Of freight from the valu
Of the sugar produced, the remainder to b
divided equally between the refinery and Pre-
ducer Of the beets. rs their respective share i
the products. In the event the beets are no
found sufficiently rich in sugar to justify thei
manufacture into sugar, it is assumed that fo
feeding stock, particularly milch COWS, tha
they will be worth much more than the co:
Of production.