. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. aammesw UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 735 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief Washington, D. FARM PRACTICE IN BEETS IN THE BILLING OF MONTANA By S. B. NUCKOLS, Assistant Agriculturist, Office of Sugar- Plant Investigations, and E. L. CURRIER, Professor of Farm Management, Montana Agricultural College CONTENTS Page Basis of the Study 1 Procedure 2 Description of the Region Studied . 2 Development of the Sugar-Beet Industry in the Billings Region 4 Irrigated Area
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. aammesw UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 735 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief Washington, D. FARM PRACTICE IN BEETS IN THE BILLING OF MONTANA By S. B. NUCKOLS, Assistant Agriculturist, Office of Sugar- Plant Investigations, and E. L. CURRIER, Professor of Farm Management, Montana Agricultural College CONTENTS Page Basis of the Study 1 Procedure 2 Description of the Region Studied . 2 Development of the Sugar-Beet Industry in the Billings Region 4 Irrigated Area in Beets in 1915 ... 4 Previous Crop 6 Value of Labor 7 Manuring Practice 7 Plowing Practice 11 Crowning Alfalfa Sod in Preparing Land for Beets 13 Disking Practice 14 Floating Practice 14 Harrowing Practice 16 Rolling Practice 17 Page Ditching Practice 17 Planting Beet Seed 18 Rolling Land after Beets Are Planted . 19 Cultivation of Beets 23 Furrowing for Irrigation 22 Irrigating the Sugar-Beet Crop .... 23 Lifting Practice 26 Hauling Beets 26 Hand or Contract Labor 29 Cost of Seed for Sugar Beets .... 31 Cost of Machinery 31 Prorating Interest on the Investment . 32 Cost of Land for Sugar Beets .... 32 Relation of Yields to Cost and Profit . 34 Summary 36. 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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