Daily Republican., 1880-02-21
Beet Sugar.

Beet Sugar.
II the farmers Of Delaware would con-
suit their own interests intelligsntly,
and with view to future proht they
will not fail to make 3 trial Of the beet
culture. A mere spasmodic effort OK
pscting to fail is not the trial that will
insurs success. The eulture Of the
beet requires more intelligence than Is
required in the raising Of = field Of corn
or wheat. The soil need net bs richer,
but it must be in good order, the clay
well pulverizsd and its constituent
|psrts well propOrtioned. This would
lead to what Ia called scientific farming
in which it is said large number Of
the people Of Delaware could not en-
gage on account Of the limited education
which they have received from the pub
lie schools. This Is no doubt true in
great measure, but il the culture Of the
beet is. shown to be profitable, that will
lead the way to = higher intelligence
in agriculture. When it 10 shown to =
man that the acquisition Of knowledge
pays, it will be an important step for
ward in the too much neglected cause
Of education in Delaware. The profits
Of the culture Of the beet in Delaware
will not be confined to the money made
By the raising Of the beet itself, though
as has been shown that the profits ex-
eeed that Of either corn, wheat or oats,
and the lsbor and sxps1 So "A raising a
crop is not so great. We will venture
to say that there 10 not branch Of in
dustry in the state that presents mors
advantages to the farmer than the rails
ing Of beets. In the first place he gets
more ready down cash msney for his
crop per acre than he can for any other
crop. In the second place the culture
Of the beet aud its manufacture into su-
gar dscrsa1es the price Of an article Of
every day consumption. Thus, while
it net only brings ready cash into the
farmer, pockets, it keeps it thsrs by
reducing the prise Of one Of the leading |
necessities, or rather luxuries Of the ta-
Sle. In the third place connected with
the manufacture OF sugar 1t Affords en-
ploymsnt to a large number Of hands.
In the fourth place it will encourage
stock raising, and this is Just what Is
needed in Delaware. There 10 no rea-
son why the rich bottom lands Of this
State should not become the finest
dairying farms to be found in the
country. But how is the raising OF the
sugar oaet to encourage diving and
stock raising asks an incredulous far
NOR. Our answer is this. The pulp of
the best II is said IN kes tho very best
food for cattle. 1t not only fattens
them, but it increases the quantity Of
milk. The pulp Of the b costs very
little, only we believe a dollar a tou,
and f&rmets raisi 4 bss.s can always
b .Vs th pa r9 4 ned to them at that
r to. SONS farasra rho have used |
this pulp say they would rather have
it, the cattle like i! better, and that it |
goes farther as food than any other srti.
ole purchased for the same money. This
must natur lily encou ,s,s dairying and
stock raj os, BETH Of which undsr pro
per management enrich tho sell, and
rsnunsrstss the dairynan and raiser
Of stock. Lastly, wO would again refer
30 tao advantages which must accrue to
tho peopls and the State, in the demand
which the culture Of bsets and the man
1iacture Of sugar make for a higher
'dreatioD. Come nowlSd q OF ehemis-
'ry is almost inseparable from the
required in the cultivation
If the beet, but all the knowledge
needed ca1 be acquired at the COM
mon schools Of the State. In every way I
the culture Of the beet must prove bone
aoi'l to tho growers, as we'll as to the
manufacturers Of sugar, and we hope
'rS long to see Delaware nado as noted 1
or raising b,Ot sugar, as she is
low for the raising Of pOsokos and
mall fruits.
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