Abstract: During this season the Station has continued to study the adaptability of West Virginia soil and climate to the produc- tion of sugar beets.This work has been carried on in co-oper- ation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the results of the work as summarized and condensed appear in the follow- ing pages.About 2,000,000 tons of sugar, most of which is imported, is annually consumed by the people of the United States, and it is in an endeavor to determine in which localities sugar can be most economically produced in this country, that the growth of the sugar beet is being so carefully studied in various states of the Union.The important factors governing the cheap production of beet sugar are: (1) soil ami climate congenial to the growth of beets sufficiently rich in sugar, (2) cheap fuel, (3) an ample supply of limestone and pure water, which are used in large quantities in the process of manufacture.- This State is surpassed by none in the latter requisites, and the results of the investigation made by this Station during the past two years give strong reasons why this industry may possi- bly become fiimly established here.In the Spring of 1899 the Station received from the U. S.Department of Agriculture sufficient seed of approved varieties which was distributed among farmers of the State, together with detailed instructions regarding planting, culture, harvest- ing, etc.