Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-17
were raised In France, valued at more than

ture. Twenty-thrcc tols of bcets per acre is
the average in Europe one ton of beets makes
400 pounds of pulp, which is worth more than
the beets themselves for feeding purposes.
We import yearly nearly $780, 900 worth
of sugar and molasscs. which we might raise.
Maine imports $1,000, 900 worth of sugar cv-
cry year. We can beat the west in raising
beets, and We can preserve them longer.
But when dry the beet has Is per cent
sugar; you keep it till spring and it has
but 8 per cent Our climate is more favora-
Bile for the the preservation of beets than in
Europe. Maine has been drained of her pop
ulation, which has gone westward because
farming is not profitable here. Now sugar
making can be made profitable in this State.
The farmers in the vicinity of Portland, from
seed sent them by John Sparrow of that city,
raised from IA to 40 tons of beets per acre !;
average amount of sugar II per cent. Last
year so acres were raised in this section. and
as many more in Aroostook. 1t is cash in
dustry. A capital of $3.50, 900 is required for
the manufacture of the sugar. No one can
raise beets at profit but a farmer, and no
one can manufacture but q retiner. We had
Governor and Legislature in favor of the
industry, so that we have gone forward, and
expended 1900 on the refinery, and we de-
pend upon our future success to get our mon
ey back. In France the best producers re-
ceive SO. 30 per ton. We have paid 81, and
will pay So the coming year. anywhere this
side of Orono. We are enabled to do this on
account of favorable terms made with the rail-
roads. He thought the latter figures would
pay the farmers for raising. The average
per acre when well taken care of, is 20 tons ;
they may be taken right from the field to the
railroad station lie knew of no other crop
that would yield so we'll We sell the pulp
at 81 per ton, the railroad transports for so
cents, and this is equal to hay at 81 per ton.
Twenty pounds Of pulp, 10 pounds of
straw, and one pound Of meal is the feed
per day of COW in Europe. Can we get
L., 900 acres of bects the coming year? Let
the leading farmers take hold of it, and it
will be a success. j. Ii, Morrison, Esq, of
Pennington, raised last year SO tons per acre
from seed furnished from the Agricultural
Department, and 40 tons from our seed. Well
scattered barn-yard manure is good dressing
for beets Forty tons per acre is not II large
yield with good cultivation. Deep plough
ing, early planting and early thinning out
are essential. Hon. Nathaniel White of
Concord, \. H., plants his bects in the fall
and they come up early. Heat and drouth
are destructive to the young beet They should
be looked after before having. After that
but little need to be done before harvesting
Plough not more than one inch deeper than
the previous ploughing. The roots Of the
beet run 36 inches deep; corn but inches
The beet and clover, it is said by the Ger
mans, are the only crops that take the
lower richness of the soil. The beets from
the kennebec valley were the best that We
had, making l34 per cent. of sugar, -better
than any in the vicinity of Presque Isle and
Maysville.
DIR. North of Augusta gave an experiment
boat a;v.x I,,. L.. 4
think that they required as much dressing as
corn. He did not think that farmers should
go in largely at first, but work into it gradu-
ally. Would plant from four to five acres
the coming season.
=. l.. Boardman, Esq, thought that the
dressing for corn would be enough for beets.
but would depend largely upon past crop
ping.
Several farmers present agreed to enter
upon the cultivation of beets the next season.
Superior Court-Judge vvhitehouse.
SATURDAY, Feb. Is, 1879.
There was no jury trial to-day
Assignments for the court, for Sd week.
THURSDAY.
225. Moves al, VS.. Brick Baker &
B.; Pillsbury & p.
los. Blake ais, VS.. Clark Baker & B.
Pillsbury p.
As2. Aver VS.. Leonard. Waldron, Baker
& b.; Pillsbury, Stevens.
So. Holmes VS.. Durse & tire. Waldron ;
Vose.
FRIDAY.
l36. Wall VS.. Nickerson. Webb Foster
IS.
2O3. Penney VS.. Pullen. Stevens; Wal
dron.
$50. Bell VS.. Viguc. Carver: Foster & S
PIP. Leavitt VS.. Pcrlev, apt Gle; Bean
&B.
SATURDAY.
sol. Shaw VS.. Jepson, apt. F.. W. White
house; Pillsbury and p.
1888. Parker VS.. Foy ct al. Webster; Still
phen.
Is. Crosby VS.. Corson. Choate; Pillsbury
and p.
%. Baker VS.. Mitchell. Brown and H. :;
Fessenden and Webb.
MONDAY, 4th week.
81. Willard VS.. Sampson ct al, Hatch !;
Pillsbury and p.
So. Wyman VS.. Bowman, Stevens; Heath.
IS. Hartman pro. ami. VS.. Bruce. +. w.
Whitmorc and Pillsbury.
81. Potter ct al. vs. jackson, Otis; Garlic
ton.
92 Same VS.. Remick, Otis Carleton.
10. Same VS.. Weston, Otis; White.
1913. Halves VS.. Greedy, Heath; +. W.
Whitehouse.
l2s. Clary VS.. Richardson, Perry; Still
phen.
1876. Dodge VS.. circuit, Webb; L. w.
Whitehouse.
1856. Wall VS.. Nickerson, Webb; Wal
drOn.
TUESDAY.
| 1873 Davenport ct nj. vs.. Worthng. Ben-
jamin +. w. Whitehouse.
l55. Lyford in rep. VS.. Dunn ct al. f.
W. Whitchouse; Pillsbury { p.
l5S. Mc'Clennenvs Wadsworth. Choate
Libbey.
1874. Rice vs.. NOVEL;, Priest Foster 6
| S.
1872. Emery VS.. Mosher. s. 4 l.. Tit
comb; Heath.
l95. Chisam ct al. VS.. Robbins. s. & L.
Titcomb: f. W. Whitehouse.
| 1876. Getchell vs.. Hallowcll ct al. s. &
| l.. Titcomb; +. w. Whitchouse.
1877. Merchant VS.. Hallowcll s. & l.
Titcomb; L. w. Whitehouse.
PA. Whittier ct al. VS.. Stevens. Bean {
b.; Heath.
900. Sturgis ct ais. VS.. Mosher. Robin
| SON Heath