The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05

'''H'S'N'S freeze after they are mar
vested no great dnmngc will result,
provided they remain frozen until they
are worked through the mill, but II
they alternately freeze and thuw, they
Will soon hlnckcn. decay and become
worthless for sugar-muking purposes.
Frozen be"tS should not he put into
the fnc,ory sheds with the expectation
OF leaving them for any length OF time,
as they will certainly spoil. The only
safe way Is to get the bects out OF tho
ground before they freeze and put SUI
nclent covering over them SO that they
will not be frosted.
Two important points in plowinX for
sugar bcets should he kept In mind,
namely, the time and depth. Expert
ence has shown that the best results
are generally obtained by plowIng for
beets In the fall. Taking advantage
OF this fact. the beet grower will try
to arrange his work nnd his crop ro-
tation so that he can plow his beet
ground In the fall. provided the soil
and weather conditions will permit.
1t has been demonstrated that deep
piowinE. especially Of the heavier soils,
II done In the fall. will give the be~,
results for sugar bects. II the soil II
deep and well supplied with humus
and is plowed In the fall, 1t In hardly
possible to plow too deep. provided the
ground is In condition TO he plOwe<i at
all. II the soil In shallow and under.
lDIn Nifh clay I %a1n hx,h ~, -
only one or two inches deeper than
usual. and then use the subs0il plow.
II the plowing must be delayed until
spring 1t IL not advisable to plow more
than one or two inches deeper than
the ground was previously plowed
Object Of PIevsine.
The whole object Of plowing should
be TO make n deep. rich seed and root
bed which can be penetrated easily BY
the beet roots and from whie,, the
plants can draw An abundant supply
Of food necessary for their constant
and rapid growth. The seed bed must
be hr1n enough to hold the plants -
| curely In place and to retain . good
| supply Of moisture. but not NJ compact
that the air cannot circulate froely
through It. II the seed bed Ia care
fully selected. properly supplied Win
humus. and thoroughly prepared. the
success Of the crop 10 more than half
assured.
Considering the yield and quality Of
the beeis as compared with the cost
Of growing them with different widths
Of rows, 20 inches Is generally salts.
factory. although this width OF row
requires special cultivntOr. Good,
I strong land that Is capable Of growing
II satisfactory row OF beets every
twenty Inches will soon pay for beet
cuitivsior In the extra yield when CON-
pared with the wider rTS In which n
corn cntiVai"s could hs used. Shni-
low Planting. one half 10 three -fourths
Of nm inch, n advisable provided there
Is moisture enough In m. soil TO pro.
ducc termination.
At present practically nll sugar beet
s~ed IL planted in solid rows. A. soon
as the plants have developed from four
10 xix leaves, they must be spaced and
fhinned. since they muA, stand one In
"a place At Intervals Of from eight TO
twelve Inches IN the row in order to
produce beet roots satisfactory u
yield and quality.
The bccts should receive n good hon
Ink ut the time they nr thinned. tho
earth looscned on all sides ana weeds
carefully removed. The number Of
subsequent hoc!ngs will hc,rnd upon
Local conditions. Cultivation should
begin Just ns soon NJ the rows cnn 10
followed II Is usunlly possible 70 cnl.
tivnte once hefor" the spnclng nnd
thinning nrc done. A second should bA
given M soon NJ they Irnight.n mp
after thinning. No fixed rule run 10
laid down hs 10 the number Of cui'i.
! vn'lons that n field shond receive dur.
"rn"d by soil and wcn'hcr conditions
md by ia" presence Of weeds
Operation Of Harvesting
harvesting sugnr bccts consists Of
three distinct op.rntions-liftiny, pull
Ing and topping The lifting Ia usu.
ally don. either with II doublr.pOln, I'd
impi"m"n, somewhat resembling n
twOpoint"d pillow. or by means Of Z
sid. inter. which IN n small shoe or
plow on the end Of u long shank. After
the b:"ts ARE loos"n.d they should b..
thrown into piles. In knocking on tho
earth from tn. b."is care should bs
taken not 10 bruls" the roots nnhecs~s
snriiy. In topping. the bcets should be
cut on sqnnrsly Mt The lowest leaf
scar This IN usually done with one
stroke Of heavy knife.
The bcc's should then be covered 10
prevent evaporation. The roots work
much better In the mill II they are
kept fresh and crisp. and they loss
consIdsrsbl. weight II exposed 10 the
sun hn1 wind.