The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-02-06

ton The following is from a man o.
large experience Goth in this country
and in Europe, AVID what he says on
sugar beet cnltnreis reliable and valu-
able, EIe says Tho soil should be good.
The crop will not pay if planted on poor
ground, o. On muck land, or on land
which has not good drainage. or if the
sell is not in good state Of cultivation
Ilsa cost Of raisfas IN acre Of boets is
TOO hisil for them tosbe grown on poor
land. The success of this Industry is in
tho hands Of the farmers and noslu tho
hands of ths mann faoturers. No matter
now perfect the nsohinery' or how econ.
omlca3ig atfactoEy is managed, if the
bests are brought to tho Seotorg not5n
proper condition the expenses are
doubled and the farmer is locked, which
means loss Of rime, general discourage.
ment and want OF success to both man.
ufaetprer ana planter The heets when
delivered at the factory should. be cut
Off dat a5 tho root Of the leaves, SO that
none Of tho green top is leftg This is
absolutely necessary in order to,make a
good standard Of sagar Every best Of
which the green juice Of the leayss is
mixed with tie beot juice proper ISL n
obstacle to crysealizing the sugar, ana
every drop Of that green juice must b
eliminated before the white granulated
sugar can DO manufactured. All thu
fertilizing properties Of the beets are
contained in The tops and the farmer
meets with a double loss il he carries
them to the factory instead of cutting
them off ami leaving them on his land,
He is doclSed s n 10 per cent at the fac.
tory, and wastes the valuable fertiizing
properties Of the tops which are thrown
away
METHOD or cUhTlvArISG SUGAR BEErs
Tho rows should be ia or 90 inches
apart. tine plants thinned out to stand
Q or-6 inches in the row. DO not wait
until the young beets are surrounded by
weeds, but cultivateAIith the hoe as
soon as the plants car Re seen. The
thinning s8oud be done as soon. as the
plants have two TO four leaves. After
this keep the weeds aud grass down by
the horse hoe, cultivating often to
loosen the earth around tho plants and
give air to the roots. As the cultivation
81 uaryv os-.,a,te5es No -t,s,,..,,. IL 1.-i . ~
neglected which will help to make as
large crop as possible. If weeds and
rass are allowed to grow they will take
mp she strength Of the soil, which should
he used TO make the beets. The rows
should not be furtlSe than 20 inches
apart IL wider than this the beets will.
be larger but win not yield as much IN
weight per acre, aud besides, what the
sugar manufacturer wants is small
beets from TO ~ pounds in weight
These are more profitable 70 handle and
have also higher percentage Of sugar
and less water than the largog sizes
cosr or cULTIyATNe AN AcRH IN SUGAR.
BETS
Preparation Of land: piowing and
narrowing So 90
Extra narrowing before petting
i'm seed 50
Filling aud r9ldng / so
0'stiilS oslNesA tR9 rows with
AslN noe W
'lia's'7s sts anu feset'iug plants
20 sta'''i ? Nl oahshe3' ana clean-
ing net" aeh rows 90
olsall1s Nl'A morse noe 20
J4t.'iis Wlsn hotsa nee ana
Pug may i'''i.ls up 70
4 ''Nins ou' "yeos hei'r the oeets,
W'llc" morse iioe ilaS leie 20
= uA'lhg up topping puttinR ale
p7s1s "a "''o'' ne'ps anu cover
~. wan 'sN' W
A4o%o'ilE ah" n"u'i's 90 niarEet
es'-''l'''"s ~ ''''7 % toe mere
az ~ cents ps' 'oi'' 2 Instance o.
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