The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-21

1xDessnanas - - Eaos - 80
Dr. Julius Koehie, a san Yrsncisuo.
Is wishing Washington TerYissry Tor
the purpose a deserminine she sdspe-
ability Il the sol md climate 70 De
suezx bees indnstsy. ana i q present
in Sezffae- DR. Koebie vas Gormessy .
chemist IN one u the largest farsories
In southern Germany engaged IN the
manufacture Of sugar from bee4s. and
II IN demonstrated srthorisy on the
subject In rerfy 70 questions. yeseer-
day. be said; II started few experi-
m<nts IN raigsuk sugar heets in ORE
g1n last year. hut do not know vet
bor they vii turn cut The beefs re
quire
a usHs AID yExy LOOSE son.,
which at The same time uuxt be en-
riehet with sie.zying vegsszs5e matter.
have rot had time vet 20 fully de-
termine whether this country i vel
adapted b the industry. baf am in
ciined 70 believe that il Is II i too
late this season % make any expert
meuts. hat intend To send some one
Up later On TO talk the matter up With
the farmers and distribute some seed
We wiH have - insure the farmers
against loss for the acreage they let rs
have for experimental purposes. II
the experiments prove xsrcrexsfui, We
viii build . factory on the soand SOME
where. "a manufacture the sugar
Il have been trying for couple Of
years TO work mp this matter on the
coast. bat il
HAS EKKy PKETTy pfrFrrrrf
To awaken much interest in IT, Now.
however. that Claus Sprcckels Is going
into it 80 extensively, think II viii
be easier To inspire confidence Spreck-
els has no acres OF land under con-
tract IN California for planting sugar
beets, and i putting up large factory
What do you estimate the product
at per acre
Twenty IONS Is very conservative
figure and il really below the average
If anything. The beets bring from So
10 ~ per ton, according 10 the amount
Of sarrharine matter they contain.
This makes the income FROM $40 70 50
per acre. which think Il better than
can be obtained from any other crop.
OF course the raising Of beets requires
. good deal Of labor and attention.
They have 10 be planted in rows and
then thinned cut and transplanted,
and there is
A GOOD DEAL oF WORK
About it. The opinion OF my friends
and myself Is that there il Gig future
Tor the sugar beet industry on this
coast. My experiments are hing con-
Quoted on an understanding between
ourselves that il they prove successful,
We will engage in the business and es-
tablish factory up this way. II Is
one of the biggest industries In Ger
many and don't see why il should
not be u success here.
As tar as the experiments have
gone the average product has been lar
ger in California than in Europe. The
saecharine matter in beets varies from
II 10 IA per cent. Thirteen per cent is
a very good average but II IS often OBJ
tanned In California.
Il don't know exactly how this
climate will do Beefs require a con-
siderable moisture. bat for the short
time have been up here il has been
almost too wet am told, however,
that the recent rains are very unusual
iok huir dittc vi year anu tual the I
summers are usually dry here. One
thing that il not generally sufficiently |
understood Is the
NECESSITY OF FERTILIZATION.
Bcets cannot be raised on the same
ground for any length Of time success
sively without liberal fertilization.
In Germany cane sugar cannot COM |
pete with beet sugar. In this coun-
try the duty ON sugar is only nominal,
but If an actual duty were imposed |
the country would be forced into the |
beet sugar industry. A duty ON raw |
sugar would help our expectation of |
the commodity very largely I will !
return to San Francisco In a day Or /
two. ! have
SENT TO GERMANY
For some seed and will bring some up
here To experiment with. The quality
OF beets raised in Germany is much
superior to any raised on the coast
and ON that account sent there for
seed The matter has been made
study in Germany and the quality has
been wonderfully improved.