Telegram-herald., 1890-12-06

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tne follesax extE4et frosa ths re-
ceat asnaal EspeEt of she Secretary ef
Agrieaitgrs. kask. spe2ks f0f les~lI.
Aithosga lG as1srs sonzs~nss freza as,
ssE1oas nAis aaEiax tbs ls1s eaEa-
FalE1, tns peopls wai - hkslf - gsse
eEedit " sseFstary Kask. raEAes tA.z -
e&mpaign asser1oas
kneouE4xing progress nss eeen made
= t1in TIE pasl yssE u ths aeseiopmSnt
% an lna keno1s sugar lnaassry.
Under ths iaagetss gissa bs the .usssls.
k4iioas of thss dsy4Ftnsnt. impxosrd
progresses Of uaaafsesars base been IA
tFodacsa on many " tne more promin-
eat plaatAnoAs Of Loaisisnz Ia
Florida iAEgs tracts u ssansp lznd salt
2els lor the cultivation Of sugar eaux
have oeen reclaimed, AID tie eultuxe
kl1d manufacture 81 cane have already
beea begun- Ia Nebraska a lxrge beet
sugar factory, eapabis of using so tons
% oeets pr day, has been erected ~itn
TIE best approved modern machinery.
and = nov IA successful operation.
TIE nnsst quality OF gFsnuiat~d sugar
- prod uced. which 1nds ready local
nisIksts thus avoiding all expenses or
transportation - and fr0m distant
rennery.
"A careful study Of the soil and eli
matte condition Of the country fssor-
able % the production of sugar beets
has been made, and thee localities ia
tns United states best adapted Tor the
pufpose have been pointed ont. THIS
AREA includes Zone OF territory ex-
LendIng from the Atlantic Co the Pa
eiic, with breadth OF from 100 70 200
miles. IL includes parts OF the New
England States. Northern New York,
Northeastern Pennsyiyanla, Nortnrrn
Ono, Indiana. Illinois. Wisconsin,
southern Iowa, paFIs OF Nebraska, and
the Dak0tas. and large portions OF the
Rocky Mountain plateaux, and the Pa
clic Slope. Within these areas it ls
confidently belieyed-and this belief
has been verified hy actual production
OF good beets-will be fou.d an ade-
quate acreage for the production OF
sugar oh large scale, and from beets
as rich as can be grown IN Europe. IL
is not an IDLE prophecy TO speak of the
production OF = quantty OF beet sugar
IN the nsar future sufficient ID supply
one half or more of al the sugar con-
sumed n the United States.
The Investigations IN sorghum cul-
ture have also been vigorously pro-
secuted, aud the Department will soon
be ready 10 offer 70 the sorghum grow
ers OF the country few varieties
OF that plant which have been already
developed TO a high degree OF ex-
cellenee as sugar producers. At least
one sugar factory IN Kansas has been
operated the present year with profit
to the owners, with an output OF thee
quarters OF million pounds OF sugar,
demonstrating that with the best agri-
culture. the best soil and climate, and
the best machinery, sorghum sugar
may be made at profit.
"Under the fostering provisions of the
new tariff bull, II Is believed tnat the pa
/ tient and laborious Investigations OF
the department will soon bear fruit and
result IN the production of our sugar
at home. To further secure this end
have established three special expert
mental stations for the scientific study
of the problems underlying the pro-
motion OF an Indigenous sugar indus
| try; one eacn for sugar cane, sorghum,
and the sugar beet. Through these
stations the farmers of the country will
be taught the principles of the success
ful growth of the plants producing
sugar, and the manufacturer the best
methods OF securing in marketable
shape the products of the fields. With
the administrative changes in the tariff
law which | recommend, it is my sin
cere belief that the efforts of this de-
partment to secure home sugar for
home consumption Will prove success
| full"