The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-05

and OF beets Of good saccharino quality, yet Il Is
so rare as TO throw doubt upon miscellaneous
The report sets forth that there IL probably
not q state or Territory In the United States
w SnHSa b T. nSt cH pSen n q KS sgGfT St a6S q isiF ss Sstir SsS Of
and with good tonnage; but when the compe-
ofthe country where the soil and climate are
especially favorable. can be expected to COM
already 0SSstabiishedG in older S coSStriies. " TSis i q
IN speaking Of the effect OF climate upon the
s ssSW'aa L hl Is S SVidSfI that X s ,oSe Of Pf he fi Saf ttSS lSEs
to be considered, after the soil itself. In con-
climate. The sugar beet is. a plant susceptible
to climatic conditions. At the beginning of It's
growth. the beet plant is particularly helpless.
new plant. the ilsRtest clod. A rain which packs
the surface OF the soil Immediately after germ
F %SSiHR T he iiiG@Rs'l Rftert RTsT piant sR 3 e staRii tSS%
Il REQUIRES a eonsider9ble quantity OF water for
III PdTe eFtSe gTSS T IT, & nnint t6Is ~ y nc I6 %Sft be Is sup Ip-
r~igatlon. or by ,sub-soll; High temperatures,
extending over long periods. OF time. are pecu-
tuber.. While the high temPeratures may not
diminish the tonnage yielded by g field, nor APP
as the external appearance OF the mature plant
is concerned, 1t will be found, as a rule, that
plants grown under such conditions, OF temper
in q milder climate.
Since the production of sugar in the leaf Of
q plant is O Joint function OF the chlorophyll
cells and sunlight, II Ia found that the high
northern ATTITUDES, whore the summer days are
exceptionally long and. the nights are CORE
~sp0ndingly short. tend to produce, other condi-
t!ons being the same, q beat rich In sugar, The
climatic conditions OF this country are SO differ
emit from those OF Europe as to render OF little
value the general conclusions which experience
has drawn from the effect Of climate in the beet
sugar producing countries Of Europe on the
sugar content Of tho beet itself. Nevertheless,
IT Is seen that in Europe the great centres OF the
beet sugar industry are In regions far to the
north-in fact. 80 far north as to make IL imprac-
ticable ever to expect In this country to estab-
lish the centres Of industry on the same
In referring to the State OF New York and the
possibility OF growing beets there. the report
says that tho southeastern part OF the State lies
in q hels peculiarly favorable to beet culture,
with the exception OF the valley Of the Hudson
from a point a few miles above PouRhkeepsie to
the mouth of the river. This valley. including
the city Of New York, has n higher temperature
than that deemed most suitable to beet Gull
ture. To the west Of Albany the mean summer
temperatures for the three months OF June,
July and August are considerably below the
standards which have been considered tho
proper ones in temperature to the proper cul-
ture OF the beet. Around Rochester and Pal
myra the temperature is particularly favorable.
A fairly satisfactory agricultural survey Of this
entire region has shown that IL Is capable Of
producing beets Of a high quality. and the
objects oil. the lake breezes upon the climate
have much to do with this condition.