Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-11-20

the Hills show that this soil is the best
in the world for growing this profitable
vegetable. The per cent OF saccharine
matter averages higher than anywhere
yet reported, and the quantity produced
per acre is enormous. This is an impor
tant subject to consider and should re-
ceive careful attention from everyone in
terested in the growth Of manufacturing
industries at home. Meantime farmers
can turn their attention to the cultivation
of this crop as Norfolk viii be near
enough to make good market at pres
emit. Mr.. p. e. Sparks OF Sturgis
handles the Grand Island product, which
illustrates the capabilities of Nebraska
soil, and the possibilities Of our own
county with little attention and time.
That further knowledge OF this indus
try may be had, the following from an
exchange is given in full:
IL is very gratifying as well as en-
couraging to find that at last some sub
stantial progress is being made in the
development of beet sugar industry in
this country. Last year Europe pro
duced $685., 900 tons of beet sugar,
against $3.50, 900 tons of cane sugar, and
still further increase will be made this
year, with the prospect that within an
other two years Europe will produce
nearly 1000, 900 tons. 1t is not neces-
sary to trace the history of this almost
phenomenal development of an important
industry, but it is worth while to note
that there are no conditions of climate,
soil, scientific knowledge or agricultural
skill that have made this development
possible, that do not obtain and are
available in this country, and therefore
we have only lacked the necessary cour-
age, and capital to undertake the intelli-
gent building up of such an industry.
Germany, France, Austria, Russia and
Belgium have ceased to be dependent
upon tropical countries for their supply
of sugar. They grow their own beets,
work them up into sugar, supply their
own people cheaply, and have large
surplus for export. The soil and climate
of the northwestern states are better
adapted to the growth of sugar beets
than any country in Europe; the skill OF
our workmen is not inferior, while a
larger and richer home market is open to
the American than the European manu-
facturer. The making of beet sugar on
a large and profitable scale is an accom-.
plished fact in Europe, and should be an
accomplished fact in the United States
It is only by diversifying his industries
that the American farmer can hope to at.
tain that high degree of prosperity which
he should enjoy. The cheap labor Of
India completes with him and breaks
down the price of his surplus wheat; but
for the great home market which the
American commercial and manufacturing
centers open to him, the farmer finds the
price of wheat too low for remuneration
The same is true of corn. But there ID
no reason why wheat and corn should be
grown to the exclusion of other pro
ducts. Flax, hemp, beets, fruits and
dairy products are capable of indefinite
and profitable extension. Mr.. Spreckels
has demonstrated what can be accom-
plished in California and has successfully
started the industry on the pacific coast
while Mr. Oxnard has already achieved
equal success in his efforts to grow beets
and manufacture sugar in Nebraska
The Oxnard Beet Sugar company, o.
Grand Island, Neb., has passed a long
way beyond the experimental state Of
manufacture. A white granulated sugar
of the best quality is turned out in large
quantities by this greatest of American
beet sugar refneries. What is being
done in Nebraska should be done, ant
upon larger scales, in Iowa, Kansas, Iii
nois, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and thu
other states of the west Every pound
of sugar made in the United States no
only means pound less to import, bu
also means greater demand for farm
labor, fuel, machinery, etc., made by tn
unoin of American labor and American