Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-05-10
DIRECTIONS FOR RAISING
SUGAR BEETS SUCCESSFULLY

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given as 100 tons per acres. In 1899 the
averages for eight seriesof twelve plots
each ranged from l53 tons To 2i.S tons
per acre. The writer's experience and
observation would lead him to put the
average crop for this section OF the
state mt from ten 10 fourteen tons, rang
Ing from six to thirty tons per acre.
Percentage OF Sugar.-rhe average
percentage will probably not be far
from thirteen per cent. in the beet. not
in the juice. The average percentage NJ
shown by our record up To lsDs WIS
lo.S per cent: In is.,3 the average WIS
l3Go per cent. The range in the diff
ferent crops Will be between ten AMI
twenty per cent.
Cociiiclcnt Of i'urity.-This will
range between sev.niy-nine ana
cishfy-one per cent. in very favorable
years possibly cIghty-two; In unfavor-
able years s.venty-sevcn or seventy
eight.
Rlpening.-This viii vary with time
OF planting. soil. season AMI treatment
OF the crop. The earliest harvesting
OF workable bccIs OF which hav. rec-
ord for Iarimcr county il September
18th. sugar it.si per cent. purity sr.i.
Our experience IL that they cannot la
ndyantnEcously trnnsplnnt.d. The
bscts produced arr OF Ill shape.
but may la rich In sugar. anti
yield well. The percentage OF sugar
anu '"sh.,ch' "i put'! ht, i"M't,n
ton OF manure. hut tie crop viii Ia
Increased more than enough Ia CON-
pensate for this. only well ro;tci ma
, a.,
p'!ME o', ',us's ~ i"'. :"
,n' P''''"as'' ""t - !"
I'V.ihS nt"h' ~ h"' ~
ir.'HhhE anu ,hhWHhE ih1"''s '"r "c''s
'"F sugar "''"s'
Heels exhaust the soil.-Thc beet is n
VIGOROUS feeder: crop OF fourteen
tons OF hcctr would rciiio'" three htin'
dr'-is pounds OF mineral matter. nbout
onc-hnlf OF which. ar lao pounds. i
potash ana twenty-five pounds is pi'or.
phoric acid. il the tops mr." taken on
the Held there VIII bc stu larger
quantity OF these Substances removed.
Rotation OF crops ana innnurihI viii
coun'crnct this. Tie trimmings max"
nm excellent fodder. The fresh tops.
however. arr apt 10 have laxative
chsci. me uts hlcr w w. ~
pun - V, tHh.r n,oIc 'a.', ip"nu -. ~
I""nu: un"n '"' Wy MATTE '"'
ttesh n's' me pup " "p'hIn'u from
.nc en" '""'as "y ~
Two P'r ''n', "' water. .ns"t t,''nc"
sh,'.h u s"'" y" IMPROVE '"' pup ~
t"u"'F'
Effect OF alkali In I'll" SOLVE
have grown bccts carrying ns high ,ns
nineteen per cent. OF sugar. In soil rich
In these .nlts The H.. tssf,ystlf.
ages OF sugar for the crops OF isls
and 1850 grown In such soil We're
13.G' and 1871 respectively: the cociii'
clients OF purity Were SIG and sos. As
n rule medium sized bccis are richer
than either small or large bccts. by
medium sized bccis Is meant such rs
weigh from one two pounds. Large
bccts weighing from two to four or
eight pounds. or even monc. may bc
rich In sugar aud have rs high a cocf-
ficicnt OF purity rs bccts OF one pound
or less. II grown under the same condi-
tons. II not grown under the same
conditions they cannot he compared.
Even big bccts grown under different
conditions cannot he compared. Big
bccts may he rich bccts. the size alone
Is not dctcrninatIvc.
If tho cram Inns nIr,,dv I.cy,n IN
ripcn, either n rainfall or an Irrigation
which causes second growth Will
prove detrimental but II the crop *
IN such condition that second
growth II not produced. late irrign-
ton may do good. An excessive late
irrigation. one that VIII even puddle
the soil. often does good. fastening the
ripening and increasing the sugar. IL
has not been determined whether IL
Tie character OF the soil VIII probably
hlodity me effect. Inc higher parks