The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . Factory^Maffra. These may be brieflyepitomized as under :— Always select thebest lands for SugarBeets. Tilled land preferable. Avoid poor land—land^where sheep have justpastured, sandy landtliat will blow or drift,cold, wet or late land. See that the land iscleared of all corn-stalks and roots, andrubbish of any kindbefore being ploughed,so that nothing will in-terfere with the perfectworking of the Culti-vator. Use only well rottedmanure or artificialfertilizers approved forbeet on land intendedfor beets. Do not puta coat of h
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . Factory^Maffra. These may be brieflyepitomized as under :— Always select thebest lands for SugarBeets. Tilled land preferable. Avoid poor land—land^where sheep have justpastured, sandy landtliat will blow or drift,cold, wet or late land. See that the land iscleared of all corn-stalks and roots, andrubbish of any kindbefore being ploughed,so that nothing will in-terfere with the perfectworking of the Culti-vator. Use only well rottedmanure or artificialfertilizers approved forbeet on land intendedfor beets. Do not puta coat of heavy, coarse-manure on your landijust previous to plant-ing beets. It is veryapt to interfere proper seeding andcultivating, to cause stand, and to hurtthe quality of the-beets. The land should beploughed in theAutumn, and allowed)to mellow by lying. lo March, 1912.] Beet Sugar Industry. 149 fallow through the early winterinches deep and subsnilini: iiv l!vr rhen \\\ July a second ploughing 8 or 106 inches should be catjied out. The. SYNDICATE BEET CROP. subsequent cultivation before seeding involves harrowing and rolling to anextent sufficient to provide a smooth, lev^el, and well-tilled seed-bed.
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