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Beet Sugar Testing Highlights North West Seed Yields
The article reports 1904 tests on Washington state and American versus European sugar beet seed. Washington seed showed higher sugar content and yield per acre, with 73 percent germination strength and 10.7 tons per acre average. It details seeding, thinning, cultivation, irrigation, and hauling practices, plus by products beet tops pulp and molasses. It notes sugar and soil fertility benefits from beet production and farm crop rotation in Montana and nearby valleys.
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