Scientific American Volume 77 Number 05 (July 1897) . heavier crop. From the time the seed is put in the ground to the time when the beets are ready to harvest is from four to four and a half months, the crop which is planted at Chino early in February being ready for harvesting in June. The beets. are hauled in wa- . gons from the sur-rounding farms and are stored in four huge bins or sheds, which have a capacity of 1,500 tons. Be-tween the bins are three elevated driveways for the wagons, and the whole load is dumpedinto the bins atone operation by lifting one end of a ropenet which covers t
Scientific American Volume 77 Number 05 (July 1897) . heavier crop. From the time the seed is put in the ground to the time when the beets are ready to harvest is from four to four and a half months, the crop which is planted at Chino early in February being ready for harvesting in June. The beets. are hauled in wa- . gons from the sur-rounding farms and are stored in four huge bins or sheds, which have a capacity of 1,500 tons. Be-tween the bins are three elevated driveways for the wagons, and the whole load is dumpedinto the bins atone operation by lifting one end of a ropenet which covers the bottom and is permanently fastenedto one side of the wagon. Along the bottom of each flumeextends a cement trough, through which a stream ofwater flows and discharges into the factory. The binsare provided with a sliding bottom, which can bedrawn out to allow the beets to fall into the trough, inwhich they will be floated into the building. A similarflume is arranged alongside the raflroad track forhandling the beets which are brought in by THE LIME KILNS. These bins are so constructed that the beets receivefull ventilation on the sides and from below ; but it isalways the aim of the company to use up each daysdelivery as it comes, much better results being ob-tained when the beets are worked up fresh and crispthan when they are run into the factory in a wiltedor heated condition. The beets are ordered in fordaily delivery by the head agriculturist and his as-sistant in such a systematic manner that the amountbrought in is usually a few tons in excess of or belowthe 800 tons that are worked up in the factory in eachtwenty-four hours. On floating into the factory the
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