THE CULTIVATION OF SUGAR BEET.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1982, 21 March 1885, Page 4

THE CULTIVATION OF SUGAR BEET.

From The Times. (Com hid d.) SiaTOlU' AC'COKDKD 10 TIIK MOVKMKNT IN 1881. — I m.vy peihaps he ppi nutted to e^|»ri".s tln» h«i]i«' thiit the important series of field expei micitts on Migar hpet earned out dm ing the year IKS 1 m.iy bo repeated and extended in 1K8", \vithc\ery piecaution to insure success. It is witisfnr toiy to nee that your mutation to try thin pioniiking crnj) lncoived mo many cordial responds. Mr \V. Biddell, M.P., who gavp great help to Mr Duncan'.s previous efforts in the name direction, again aided the introduction of thin now industry into Suffolk, as also did the Marquin of Bristol and his agent, Mi Tin nor, the Right Hon. W. H. Smith, M.P., Mcshm Harwonrl, Leech. Mumfoid, and ninny other landowners in the district. Tt in al*o noteworthy that extensive oxpen m*jnt» were made at your request, with the iriMcious permission of Her Majestty the Oueen, at the Prince CoiiHoit'H Shaw Farm, Windsor, by Mr Tait ; and, with the Kanetion of H.K.11. tho Piince of Walec, on his Saii'liinghmi owtatp, by Mr Btck ; in both »j ut> Avith . \cullf nt rehiiltH. In the Windsor tiulh, Mi T.ut adopted tho very suitiblo difitonces of 18in. by 8., ana obtained an avcrago yield ppr aci« of 14^ tons. Tho roots were of good f liapc, and rich in sugar beyond tho a\ernftp. The Dulco of Buckingham, tlio Dnkp of Miailborongh, tho Earl of Onflow, Viscount Lismore, Lord Sudoly, MeHwrH Banyaid, Colche.ster-WomyH, Picket ing Plupps M.P., C. Pago Wood, Pochin, Stnniland. Honry Ward, Webber, Wood-ward-Sta'ford, nd other gentlemen, wlio^o names aip t io .aiuiproiis to mention, havo nlso, by growing bfftfl on th^ir land, gi\cn

pi.ictical encouragement to the rnviuil of the U-et nugar mduMtiy. v.hich you li.ivo initiated. Vam'i:oi Sk. vu 15km 1 as Gmii.e loon —The limits <>f mv sp.ito forbid further iMil.aKtMiK.-ut <>f this it-port, although tlit-ro in- in my ropn-% emim 1 1> '1 v ith v>ui important umli it.ikingnpon whirh f should h.ue been gl.id to dwell, but I cannot iff lain fr.ini adding .1 few winds as to tho \.ilueof sugai beet as cattle food. Ki'W-nl of th»' fanners \vhi> h.i\n grown tbv*n loots for you in ISS4 lri\o beun gl.id to nso i ]),u t at least of the crops for foediiiß their -tuck : th« ro^ults have boon most n.itis factoiy. Chonncal analyMi cxplnins the -■lip'iionty of Mii^ar-beot over other loots fm f'-i'ding piir|)ose^ While mangolds ununionly contain !K) per cent, of w.iti-r, and hwi'di-s and whito tui nips often nmip, siiijar Ikm'K will generally b" found to avrr .itrc about $\ per c(Mit. Thus a crop of mitfai beet, even Hioujrh its Rrosn weight in iy not be much more thnn h.ilf tli.it i.f other ku-d*. of routs "ill co.it.iin (pntu .is much colid nutnti\e matter. Moreovei, it will pie sent the finther adxantiigo of containing les-, of tho^o^tline matters which, without j being of n-e in aniiii il nuhitinn, tend, by ! then reiuo\.d from the noil, t<> it-. e\ham tion.- A. H. C'liMirn, M.A., F.C.S., I'M C, "otiielinie Professor of Chemistry at tho Koyal Agricultural College, Ciront ester.— SlieNley, Kew, Jan. 10.