Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1890-11-20
BEET SUGAR.

BEET SUGAR.
something About an Industry Of The
Greatest Importance.
( Watcrtown, New York. Rcformer and
Times: A sample of the first run Of
sugar from the Oxnard beet sugar fac
tory, located at Grand Island, Ncb.,
which has becl received at this Office,
shows this new product to be rs fine as
any sugar sold in the market. 1t is of
clear white, sparkling crystals and sweet
and pleasant to the taste. 1t can not be
toldsfrom the best quality Of cane sugar.
Acirclllar accompanying it says that the
factory has u capacity of $50 tons of bccts,
or2TT5 barrels OF granulatcd sugar OF the
finest quality, over 30 per cent pure each
"a hours. The factory is fitted with ma
chinery from France, where this industry
had its first development. Its success has
been SO great that its capacity will be im-.
rlnediatcIy doubled, and numerous facto-
rits will be erected in the vicinitytu pro-
duce raw sugar for the retiners. The cir
cular further says: UNFORTUNATELY our
season proved to be the dryest known for
seventeen years. and some farmers failed
to raise not only corn and small grains III
paying quantities. but bccts as we'll.
Many, however, have raised crops which
show u protitOf from $50 to $50 per acre,
and it may bc truthfully asserted that
our farmers are iubiant,. and that the
industry has come ito stay
When tits remembered that this large
net profit is made on lands that were put
down in the geogruphics Of thirty years
ago US The Great American Desert" it
will be seen that wealth is added to the
nation by the development of this indus
try.
The agricultural department has shown
great interest in the development of the
beet sugar intcrest and the bounty Of two
cents apound on sugar in lien of "a pro-
tective duty has given the stimulus for
the trial of the experiment which has
resulted SO successfully.
The nation has heretofore produced
only about onc-t fifth of the sugar it con-
sumed, and has paid immense amounts
to the West Indies and South American
states for its supplies of this article. All
this money will now be retained here.
The most important feature of home
production, however, is that it adds q
| product to aid in the diversilication Of the
farming industry and so tends to prevent
over production and cheaper prices
. through all lands being devoted to the
growing Of q few articles. The success OF
, tlleeXperimcnti is Il harbinger vi better
| times in agricultural industry.
| In Germany, the beet sugar industry.
encouraged by government bounty, In a
! few years supplied the home market and
a large amount for export, so that the
bounty was no longer necessary and II
Twas withdrawn. Such result Will
fdoubtless be reached in this country.
! Secretary Risk, in his reportj just Issued,
hasjIarge expectations from it and he de-
tails tllesteps taken by. the agricultural
Il department to the growing ol
( 3isa.sgar beets.- There have been. numeroila
experiments with different varieties .,
government expense, and the result has
been very satisfactory. It's not yet as.
certained how large 9. territory is favor.
able to the production. Very possibly
northern New York is as good as any. II
would be well for our farmers to look into
the matter. The expense Of i plant fol
manufacturing and refining is yet great
/ the capital stock OF the Nebraska com.
pany being 81 ,O00, 600 and cost of plant, al
the machinery being imported from
France, being $5OO,000. But doubles!
American ingenuity will soon supply tn,
machinery at a cheaper cost and will alst
Icheapen the process. The plan in th'
west appears to be to.cstablish small ant
cheap plants in sections TO manufacture
the product OF that section into raw s,!ga
which is sent TO some central point for re
timing. Its u paying Investment on th
part of the government to encourage thi
industry. 1t will add greatly to the prOti
of falminr