The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-21

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srcAR BEER CrLrrnE.-Mr. X. u. Mccoy and
other farmers in the neishborhood Of Broad Creek
Isays the Beair .Eyis) are experimenting again
this year in raising sugar bects. Mr.. Mccoy has
shown Us two bcets from his patch Of two acre..
One Of them weighed two and a-half pounds and
the other one pound. The larger beet was grown
on portion Of the patch where the plants were
two fec, apart the other where they were eight
inches apart each way. Mr.. Mccoy thinks the
latter distance is the proper one to secure the
largest yield and best bes,s. lie farnishcs the
following estimate in relation 90 the cultivation Of
beets for sugar
The bee,s should be planted eight inches apart
each way. or coursc thi. will require hand cul-
turc, bat the cost Of cultivating an acre will not
exceed s:5. Tho distance named will allow Il!
square inches for each beet. There are 6.a7?.GiD
square inches in one acre. which would give aS.-
ole beets TO the acre. With a suitable season and
proper cultivation the beet. can be made To- weigh
one pound and a-haf each The produce of one
acre would therefore be ~. .oij lbs. or d ton-
per acre. The price offered by the Wilmington
Sugar Beet Company, for the bec,s dcliv cred on
the cars. Is s. per ton. Thus each aero could be
made 10 yield the sum Of s3?j.''
The profit Of beet culture. Mr.. McCuy SAY. lie.
pends upon the proximity Of the grower g. a ship
ping point. lie would not advise any one o. eu,
bark in the business unless he can haul =, iea.,
two loads n lay. Mr.. Mccoy expects 20 raise At
leas; 90 tons to the acre, but he thinks his crop
has not been planted thick enough On the ground.
He recommend the sowing Of II sufficient amount
OF seed to ensure stand Of beet. ciSht inehe.
apart. The 'ariets. grown by hin this year are
white Silssia ani purple sugar. The seed were
Imported by the Patent Office from Germany. and
are recommended a. the best. Besides Mr.. Mccoy,
Messrs. Robert Love and james Whi.eforL. Of
Broad Greek, have each planted small crops. By
way OF experiment. Several farmers in the neigh
borhOoi of iiayre lie Grace. including Me.sr.. J.
Henry GFcenway and Ney Carroll haze also crops
OF sugar becis under cultivation. The latter
planted four acres.
The difficulty in the way OF success is the ex-
Pensc u getting the beets 10 the factories. the
nearest one being that at Wilmington Del. Il is
believed that the results this year will ienon.,ratc
that the business will pay, and II Is thought tina,
capital can he raised 10 establish beet sugar fac
tory at liavre lie Grace The lands about IIsvre
de Grace and through the Neck, in the lower par,
OF Hartford. are admirably adapted 10 growing
large crops Of beets ofthe CHEST sugar producing
qualities. and with the advantage of proximity to
the railroad leading to IIavrc dc Grace. factory
there could be abuniantly supplied with the raw
material. II the estimate raade by Mr.. Mccoy
can be even aprroximaiej bee: sugar culture
would appear to offer. in the Nccks at least. more
retnuncra;ive results than corn
fSDsrESBEST OFISIoN.-it l. n noticeable fact
that the leading independent pape-s Of ;he coun-
Try are coming to the supper, Of the Republican
nominees Nth degree of unanimity which i.
highly gratifying. The Rochester ~. v! H,snid
says:
I'VE say frankly AMI freely tina, GENERAL Gsr.
geld Is a candidate the Republicans may wisely
honor and support man Of large brain AMI
heart. long experience Ia public life. strong con
sieiiohs and clearly defined opinions. patriotic
and useful both a. soldier and a. aeivi;ian and
one Who. ifslec,ei. would make good Prcsiient."
The Springfield Illinois Republican 1. one Of
the leading inispendent journal. % the West. IL
says;
''isnerai iarssii leads his competitor In hav-
ing ~ once secufei the Aggressive advocacy OF
tho recognized reformsrs. the mott sdvaneei. the
mos, inielli gent. the mos, courageous element In
ell our political organisn Il IL no ii.eour,e.y 10
the Democratic party. ba, the plain truth. TO ,sy
that the eonsPiesoa' Independent forc.s ar, those
inside Of and allied 10 tho Republican party
Tho Dry Goods B~iisii-, Of New York, devoted
en'irey 10 the busines interest. Of that great city
~ veil a. d the whole county. support. GARFIELD
aud Arthur "besAuse they are pledged TO sustain
the policy which has seeured the present icrel"p.
rnent Of American industry" II adj;
THE Democratic party !. not pleisei - such
purely American interests; ami EaBepek and
English have no guiie-post directing their way
u elected. For ourselves. us mast se,sr, aknswn
advantage, which gross daily more and mare
neeiful. and which Ia. built Up our commerce and
manufacture. and We must decline e. re- enise
tina, which {. q, ea', uncertain. AMI that nav. By
single eansressionAl enactment. ihjars. safesbie
or destroy our Prs.snt prosperity"