The Delta independent., 1904-09-30

cluded the cost of the most thorough
culture and on good ground. 1t is
probable that the cost to our farmers
for the first few years will be very
much greater than it will be when he
becomes more familiar with the growth
and care of the crop and has his land
under more thorough state of cultiva-
ton. In making the above estimate I
have not considered the value of the
tops for cattle food or as a fertilizer to
be plowed under as soon as the crop has
been removed As to their value as
fertilizer il has been shown under the
head of fertilizers. As to their value
as a food for cattle, we are safe in esti-
mating their value at sl.50 per ton.
Assuming that the weight of the top to
the weight of the root is fifty per cent
(which in most cases is too low), we
would have on basis of fifteen tons of
roots to the acre seven and one-half
tons of tops: these at sl.5o per ton
would give US value of sll.25 in food
products, which would, when added to
the net profit as shown in the above
table. give TO the farmer a very hand
some profit. However, l would advise
the grower, when the tops are used as
feed. they should be fed on the field.
Under no condition would it be advis-
able to remove the tops from the field,
as you would thereby lose all the bene-
fits from the tops as fertilizer.
Every farmer engaged in the cultiva-
ton of beets should have a god twelve
or fourteen-inch plow and l would
recommend to the farmer the nse of
disc plows for heavy soils. as it is
well established fact that disc plow
will do much better work than the
mould-aoard plow and with less draught
The advantages of disc plow are.
they can be used in much drier ground
than can be plowed with the mould
board plow; then again the disc plow
will leave the ground in much better
condition; he should also have steel
frame lever harrow, corrugated roller
and pulverizer, a six-foot steel frame
disc: also leveler. This is an inexpen-
sive tool and absolutely necessary in
the preparation of the seed bed and can
be made by the farmer in the following
manner: Take two pieces three inches
by eight inches, sixteen feet long, for
the sides, take three pieces three inches
by eight inches seven feet long for
cross pieces. Set the front cross piece
on an angle of thirty-five degrees two
feet from the end. Nail well together,
bracing each corner with an iron rod
one inch by three feet long; this rod
should run across the angle Of the cor
ners; the front rod may be extended
through the front cross piece with a
hook which will provide means for at
taching the horses. This leveler can
be made to serve the purpose of remov-
ing high places or knolls and carrying
the dirt thus removed to the lower parts
of the field. Should such levelcr be
desired, in place Of making the cross
piece stationary hinge it on iron bolts
passing through side pieces. using
sizteen-ga gauge steel four inches wide on
front of cross piece with lever attached.
One, Two or Four Row Cultivator--
These improved cultivators are pro-
vided with all necessary attachments.
such rs wedding knives, duck feet, bull
tongues, spiders and irrigating shovels.
One Breed or Hallock success weeder:
either one is good. This is an indispen.
sable tool. especially should the bect
require working when very small: they
are Also a valuable tool to use q
ground which crusts over after storm:
also good, substantial beet qlcw which
viii serve the double purpose Of best
and subsoil plow.