, 1862-05-19

%u1k4f&1 &1&AVA VI %Ako DUEL 1tE G0&AEs
It is well known TINT almost the entire su-
gar crop OF the German States and France is
Produced from the sugar beet. The improved |
character Of the beet, and process Of manufac-
ture have produced larger yield than the best
conducted Cuba cane plantations.
an intelligent German living near this city, |
who has been engaged for several years as
foreman on an experimental farm in Germany, !
says that the beet properly grown here is
richer in saccharine matter than in Germany, |
and believes that as much rs 160, 900 lbs of |
beets can be produced upon an acre, We
give below an article on the cultivation Of the
beet, furnished Us By Mr. Bender, the chemist |
engaged at the refinery Of the Messrs. Bel |
cher, in this city. Messrs. B. have procured |
a quantity Of seed direct from France, of the |
best kinds used there, and arc desirous of |
having enough Of the beets grown to give the
matter fair test here. They have every ia |
ci1ity to work them up when grown:
i Preparation Of the Seed.-The seed. immedi
ately betore planting, needs preparation. by |
which not only worthless seed is at once sena- |
rated from good seed, but also eggs Of insects |
and germs OF fncus, which. attack the plant |
with sickness called the oidium Of the vino.
are to be destroyed. This is done In various
why's, many of which parties experimenting |
with the seed, ought to try.
Some soak the seed until 1t moistens the |
hand Then it Is put in small heaps about six |
inches higa and leave it till slight heat man
ffests itself. Then they proceed with the SOW
ing ont
to 80 hours in clear lime water, without allow
ing it to heat
again, others dissolve four or flve pounds
pf chloride 1f lima fh1an .,nwdorS j., cnn
Bs- Of water, and soften 100 lbs. seed in this
solution for ~ to 80 hours.
Some soften the seed in warm water, and
dry 1t by mixing it with powdered lime It is
sects.
4 solution Of sulphu1et of lime and potash
1s considered an excellent preventive agalnst
the attack Of the fucus-
Selection and Preparation Of The Sol.-It is
the rule, dictated By experience, never to place
the beets in new soil, or on soil freshly
uncovered. or soil containing roots Jet uu.
decomposed.
Hence, clover or 1uccrn can not preeede the
beet; the latter, succeeds best after crop Of
wheat, barley OF - on the same 6eld. ~
Select further indy, loamy, pulverulent
soil, peTmeable fF Water and charged to Ger
thin depth with nutritious elements; in short,
soil well adapted for wheat, Wet, argilla-
ceous and inert calca1ious soil, must be avoid
ed. The quality Of the beet is impaired by a
soil too rich In saline matters. Animal manure
should never be applied.
The eugar beet requires deep, mellow,
well pulverized soil, where the root with case
can work downward. Only in such soil it
aitalns that perfect essential conica1 shape.
Hence, the field ought to be plowed and har:
Eowed ottenand deep; say at least twice in the
tall and once in the spring. The first plow'
ing in the fail is done three or four days aftel
not having died out get. offers yerT little difH
Guilty IN working it. The weeds are rooted
out and exposed by the plowinr and the gnh
sequentt narrowing to the sun, which dries
to eprou,ing. second plowlng and harrowins
is applied. The removal Of The weeds Is es
seu1ial, as they shade the beet plant. and nre
vent development Of sugar In Tie snrinp
once or twice the operations Of plowinF- haT
rowing, and also rolling arc repeated.
Soar1ng.-Tbls is done about the middle O
NAV until the first Of June, mostly By a ma
chine, which combines several contrivances
one OF which draws the fnrrow, another drop
the seed, the third, a small roller, coyers til
almost abandoned, and hence We refer hel
only to the direct planting ont in the fields
drills.
It is best, for this purpose, to draw ever
rows, about four inches deep and six incht
vide Make slight scratch in the bottom
the furrow, drop In the seed md cover it vii
not more than about three -fourths Of an Inc
Of ground; more, 1t Will have difficulty
coming up. The seed should be droppt
about eight inches apart; otherwise, the BE
xil] p1oW two large and be less sacchatiu
Smafl beets Of about four pounds weight, q
1nore sweet than the large ones
The Office Of the square farrow is two-fo1
In The frat place, to offer to the young pla
protection against the withering effect Of t
Sun. BY the moisture which It derives FRI
nermits the ground to remain more lev
While the subsequent plozing and hilling
tween the drills 10 performed Il prevents
formation Of ridges, on which the plant gro,s
where it would be more or less8 exposed
the drouth.
WThe l1Ilang has to be done IS often as ntc