Vegetable growing . root. (The CountryGentleman.) Cool nights and moderately warm days in the latter part ofsummer and in the fall are most favorable for the storage ofsugar in the beets. The great danger from extreme cold inthe fall is that the beets may be frozen in the ground. Thissometimes occurs and causes considerable loss to the grower should aim to get his beets out and, if necessary,siloed before freezing weather sets in. If the roots themselvesfreeze, no great amount of damage will result, provided they 256 CROPS SOWN IN THE OPEN GROUND remain frozen until they are worke
Vegetable growing . root. (The CountryGentleman.) Cool nights and moderately warm days in the latter part ofsummer and in the fall are most favorable for the storage ofsugar in the beets. The great danger from extreme cold inthe fall is that the beets may be frozen in the ground. Thissometimes occurs and causes considerable loss to the grower should aim to get his beets out and, if necessary,siloed before freezing weather sets in. If the roots themselvesfreeze, no great amount of damage will result, provided they 256 CROPS SOWN IN THE OPEN GROUND remain frozen until they are worked through the mill, but ifthey alternately freeze and thaw, they will soon blacken,decay, and become worthless for sugar-making beets should not be put into the sheds with the ex-pectation of leaving them for any length of time, as they willcertainly spoil. The only safe way is to get the beets out ofthe ground before they freeze and put sufficient covering overthem so that they will not be Fig. 126.—A compact, stocky root that is more profitable than the oneillustrated in Fig. 125. (The Country Gentleman.) The amount of precipitation in the form of rain or snowwhich falls in a given area is beyond our control, but consider-able can be done toward getting the full benefit of the pre-cipitation, whether it comes in summer or in winter. If theground is plowed deep in the fall and left rough, the snow willnot blow off, and as it melts it will sink into the ground, wheremuch of it may be held for future use. A good supply of SUGAR BEET 257 vegetable matter in the soil together with proper tillage willaid materially in holding the moisture, while proper drainagewill carry off any excess of water which might be injurious tothe plants. In most of the hiunid regions where sugar beets are grownwinds do little, if any, damage to the sugar-beet crop. But insome areas lying close to the irrigated sections wind control isan important problem, and, indeed, is some
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