Daily Republican., 1890-04-01

Among the industries that the farm
ers Of this country will yet take hold
Of but seem unwilling now to do 90,
10 the raisirg Of sugar beets for the
manufacture OF sugar. But few PEG.
pie have any idea of the enormous
amount of money spent In q year for
sugsr, and that about three-fourths OF
what ie spent goes out OF the country.
When the farmers vile goes to market
and comes home with some six or
eight pounds of sugar every market
day, she does not stop to think. nor
does the farmer, who enjoys his Gus
tard, his cake and his sweetened coffee
that Of the fifty cents spent for the
sugar brought home three fourths Of it
goes TO . foreign country Tor this
luxury which from custom has become
q necessity. II this frugal farmers
wife would but stop to think she
would be astonished at the thought
that right around her Is the fertile
patches that would raise the sugar
beet that would supply her own sugar.
1t 10 true that il would require little
more trouble than the raising OF Indian
corn but il would pay better in The end.
Sugar manufactures generally give six
dollars ton for sugar beets delivered
81 the factory.
Of course manufacturers of sugar
arc required 10 create this home mar
ket for the beet, ami these manufsc
tories again require combination and
Cspltal-everything does to be carried
on successfully. A combination OF
farmers would furnish the capital. the
capital would furnish the mandatory,
the mandatory would make the home
market for the beet, aud the farmer
again would raise the beet. Carry out
the revolving sequences u little fur
ther, and the sugar is produced at
home that now comes from abroad.
the money paid Tor it would be kept al
home and the profits would be lett in
the larme 8 pockets.
This Is no visionary scheme. II has
been successfully worked out in
France, Germany and other nations,
why can ii not he worked out success
fully herei The market is here right at
our own doors, why not our farmers
supply their own market instead oil
depending upon other and foreign ma
tons TO do III The amount of sug4r
consumed in this country is enormous,
indeed but few have any idea of the
amount. The amount of money spent
each year for sugar now runs up 10
$3.50, 900 600, very nearly as much as
We consume of -four. This by sub
divisions shows that each man, woman
and child in the United States con-
sumes about 81 pounds, which at 81
cents amounts TO 81 80 per capita per
annum. See what o home market the
people of this country are turning their
backs upon.
But we hear some farmers say they
could not raise beets Tor dollars per
ion. Certainly II would pay as wei as
corn at forty cts. per bushcl. An aereot
land that would pIDduce forty bushels
OF corn at return OF only SIG would
false fifteen tons OF beets al 50 per ton,
or 800. One.half OF this can be allowed
for labor and treigbtage 10 the factory,
and still the farmer would have Si5
left. Unseen incideDtsls might reduce
This down 10 S2j Per acre, and still it
would beat corn.
These possibilities within ourselves
show how foolish 1t is TO neglect them
and join in the hue and cry Tor free
trade, an outlet 10 the markets Of the
world and AL other such Tree trade AS
We CON hear every day, aud heBi quite
too often. Farmers Lave s. market nj
home if they would onty improve il
by trying 10 meet its demands. Lei
them look inwaras 10 our own re-
sourcesN instead OF across the waters,
for market already supplied