Daily Republican., 1880-07-31
Hseet Roo. Culture for sugar.

K7eet Root Culture for sugar.
ror the Bubble Ledger.
lCopy OF ar Interesting letter,
DELAwRE BEET SUGAR Co., WHINING
TON, June 2S.-Hon. Charles Gibbons
Dear Sir: ! have your favor OF goth,
and will take up your questions in their
order.
The soil we find best suited in Della
ware Is that light sandy loam incident
to the neighborhood Of Odessa and
Middletown, especially the former, and
further down the State, around Camden
and Wyoming. Our best bsets last
year were raised at Odessa, by Z. c.
Fenimore, testing over l3 per cent. Of
sugar, with an actual yield Of Is tons
Of 2240 pounds to the acre. This paid
him handsomely, and he and his father
have this year about so acres under
contract with us. About Wyoming the
average test of sugar was II l0-l0O per
cent. In 30 separate contracts; soil
about 40 per cent. clay; Is also good
for sugar, but much more expensive TO
work. ".-.
To your second would say that the
average per acre for the whole State
was q shade, above ten tons, but re
fully expect an average this year Of
twelve tons, possibly fifteen, although
the last Is hardly probable. We expect
this better result this season, as we
u ava y,So 10 n ,nuol battar ualontiov1 ~
growers, and they are placing their
rows closer together (this year 20 in
ches apart, last year nearly 40 inches),
which will not only grow more tons
but more sugar. In Germany the aver.
age yield is twenty tons per acre, which
we hope 10 realize here in three OF four
years, II we 90 ahead. As the price
we pay | enclose you pamphlet by
this mail, showing We pay as per the
per cent. OF sugar in them, and the
prices we pay. This isa departure of
our own from the usual way Of doing
1t, but We feel well assured 1t is the
only true way to get sugar in the beet,
which, Of course, is what we most de-
sire, as we can as readily extract the
sugar from Is per cent. beets as from s
per cent. at no higher cost, and At
much more profit, as it is we'll known
fact that the higher the per cent. Of
sugar the smaller the per cent Of i'm
purities, and from the additional fact
that if per cent. beets have 80 per
cent. impurities, those impurities neu-
traliSe an equivalent. Of sugar immedi-
ately adjoining them, so that we would
only realize but per cent. OF sugar
practically, hence beets small in size
(say 2 lbs.) but rich in sugar, are
wanted.
Fourth. Under present information
it would be an impracticable thing for
the farmer to press the juice and send
1t to factory, as the best juice is one Of
the most delicate known, and has to be
treated as soon as made with lime and
carbonic acid, and, in fact, the opera
ton must be continuous, clear to con-
csntration of the juice, until it shows at
least Is per cent. Of sugar in the juice,
and this ia almost the finishing point.
The only thing the farmers can do Ia to
put up complete establishment, ex.
cspt the finishing pan (where it is boil,
ed to the crystallizing point) and CEN
trifugal, and this is hardly a practica-
bic thing, as it requires large out
lay for machinery and contrivances.
Besides, our exceedingly low rates OF
freight on both bests and the refuse
pulp enable US to work to advantage
in our present location. live should
be successful this season we have the
ultimate idea Of extending down the
State, so that we can to better advan-
tage sell our pulp, but this is in the
dim future as yet. TLis item Of pulp
ia large one, as we make about AZ
per cent. Of the original weight Of the
beet in pulp. For instance, q 2OO.ton
factory (which hope to push over to
next Year, will require 200 tons ofbeets
every "A hours, or say $4,000 tons for
the season, which would make about
II, 900 tons pulp to bs disposed OF for
cattle food. This is large undertak.
ing, but from the fact that we last year
sold all our pulp, with strong demand
at the end of the season which we could
not fill, and with the additional fact
that we already have orders for about
1000 tcus for the year, when we will
not commence to work 1t until Septem-
bsr 18th, makes us feel tolerably safe
even with a large production. This is
one serious drawback under which the
Maine Beet Sugar Co., located at Port
land, is working, as in their first sea-
son last year, they had about 1000 tons
pulp, and disposed Of but about 400
TONS, and had to move the balance at
great expense. AS far as we can see,
the success Of the manufacturing Of
sugar from the beet ia merely depen.
dent on the success of the agricultural
part, and our farmers are 80 10th to at.
tempt new crop that we feel we must
90 into growing them, ourselves; and II
we do this, and go through the expert
mental years of growing them, we shall
probably go largely into it, and grow
all we need. have written this has
tily, but trast | have made point
clear to you. Truly yours,
A. D. WARNER.