The daily gazette., 1879-04-11
DIRECTIONS OFTHE DELAWARE
BEET SUGAR COMPANY.
HOW TO GROW SUGAR Reefs FOR THEM.

HOW TO GROW SUGAR Reefs FOR THEM.
As the Introduction of the Beet Sugar
Industry depends mainly OH growing
beets containing q pure juice rich in
sugar, and to do this they should be rails
ed in the same way as has been done in
this and other countries where that OBJ
ject has been attained, therefore the
Delaware Beet Sugar Company think it
best to make 1t part of the agreement to
require the beets grown for them to be
done under the following general direc-
tions:
First.-Take lands which have pro-
duced beets rich In sugar or those which
have soil of the same kind. Select fields
recently dnder tillage, say III corn, pota-
toes, tomatoes, etc.
SecOnd.-Plow one or two inches deep
er than common, or if the soil is shallow,
stir the subsoi! this should be done in
the fall or early in the spring, and then
left until seeding time.
Third.-From the latter part of April
to the early part of June will do 20 plant
the seed; give the ground thorough
before planting. Use no stable or other
ibIOSCuOuS uldhuTCS dL tIiS tiilt, DuJ
only in the fall or on previous crops !;
fertilizers such as bone meal, phosphates,
guanos, and ashes, if properly used, will
pay.
FoURTH.-Plant by hand or drill in
rows straight and of uniform width is
very desirable, and as close as they can
be worked, (this is needed to grow good
sized paying crop,) say from 18 to II
inches apart another plan is, to plant
three rows IL TO 18 inches apart, then a
| wider space of 81 to 80 inches for the
house to walk in; in working, the har-
row runs in the wide space and narrow
one each side of 1t at the same time. The
seed should be covered about I of an inch
deep, and the dirt pressed on them with
a roller or other means. 1t requires
about IA pounds of seed to an acre if
drilled.
FIFTH.-Run the harrow through them
as soon as the rows of beets can be seen
plainly, work more than once before
thinning.
SIxTH.-Thinning IL one of the i'm
portant parts of the work; the time to do
this IL when the beets are about the size
Of a pencil; If the seed has been drilled
in a continuous row, take a sharp hoe Of
the right width, and cut right through
leaving hill to every 6 or 10 inches.
This distance should be proportioned to
the width ef the rows and richness OF
tho land so az to make on everv 120 to
200 square inches, which gives about
| 30, 600 or $4,000 OF them to an acre; only
one beet should he left in hill. Children
can do much of this work.
SnvENTH.-Keep the ground well TILED
with harrow and hoe, and the root COW
cred in working it Is well to keep the
earth ridged to the beet, but not to the
leaves three or four harrowings and one
or two hoeings, will do; the cutting
! through the rows may be counted for one
hoeing; the narrowing and hoeing should
not be continued when il breaks and in
juues the leaves. Good tillage will pay
well IN this crop.
EIGHTH.-From the latter part or Sep
| tember to the first OF November may be
considered as the time daring which
beets may be harvested they should be
| of good solid growth. Plow or pull them
up, throw in piles, but do not leave them
| exposed to the sun very long, "A it will
dry them, and thus reduce the weight, as
| we'll as ,njure the juice.
| NINTH.-Cut of the top just below
where the leaf stems separate
TENTH.-If it is not convenientto haul
when harvested put them IN ridges right
in the field, say about or feet wide,
and as high az they will Law. Fix the
sides smoothly 80 that no beets stirk out
much, then cover with thin coat of
earth which should be increased if there
is danger of feezing before they are re-
moved.
ELEvKNTH.-To keep them through
the winter, dig trench about 4 #. wide
in a convenient and dry place, put the
beets in ridges as high as the earth would
lay against without rolling down, place
the beets which project so as to make the
sides even and cover with earth snffi-
cient thickness to protect them from
freezing. Tho ridges should run nor b
and south, so as to have the sun about
the same on both sides, and thus they
would be equally exposed ON each side.