. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BULLETIN" 238, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. it to germinate later. Sueli belated plants add little to the tonnage. (PI. IV.) The damping-off disease exacts its toll every season; it may be so severe as to more than decimate the stand (PL V). It is occasioned partly by fungi borne on the seed balls, and partly by fungi present in the soil. This disease seems to be severe when the spring weather is unfavorable for the rapid and vigorous germination and growth of the beets. An incrustation of the soil after ra
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BULLETIN" 238, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. it to germinate later. Sueli belated plants add little to the tonnage. (PI. IV.) The damping-off disease exacts its toll every season; it may be so severe as to more than decimate the stand (PL V). It is occasioned partly by fungi borne on the seed balls, and partly by fungi present in the soil. This disease seems to be severe when the spring weather is unfavorable for the rapid and vigorous germination and growth of the beets. An incrustation of the soil after rains sometimes prevents the young seedlings from breaking through, especially in heavy loams. Those. Fig. 3.—Three sugar beels, showing the effect of standing water or a wet subsoil upon the roots. crusts may with advantage be broken with a corrugated roller. (PI. VI.) Wireworms and flea beetles are very troublesome and destructive in some localities (fig. 4). In this connection it would be of benefit to keep down weeds along fences, ditches, and roadsides. (PI. VII.) It is entirely practicable to increase the percentage of the germina- tion stand to an extent that would amply repay the cost of the addi- tional labor required. Deeper plowing should be more generally practiced. The extra disking and harrowing would require only a few hours more labor per acre. In irrigated regions the extra labor. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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