Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-10-14
Facts and Figures Concerning
the Cultivation Of the Sugar
Beet IN Utah by
Irrigation,
COUPLED with Valuable Advice
to our Farmers IN - @atur-
ing this Most Valuable
Product.


Heets and Beet sugar.
As the culture Of the sugar beet and
its transformation into the sugar OF
commerce is a question that largely
! interests the readers Of the YELLOW
STONE JOURNAL we take pleasure in
reproducing from the Irrigation Age
a portion OF an interview had by that
paper with the proprietors of the Lehi
sugar plant, located and in active oper-
alton at Lehi, Utah. The information
given IN regard to the culture Of beets
by irrigation will prove very valuable |
TO our ranchers ind should be preserv-
ed. The conditions in Utah are nearly |
identical with those that exist here:
In conversation with the Age repre-
sentative Mr.. f. F. Dyer said: "This
factory is a. large as any In the Upited
States, and we have guaranteed 1t to be
second to none in the world and to
produce as much as any factory In ex-
istence and that the sugar shall be OF
the best quality made"
In saying this Mr.. Dyer measured
his words snd sought TO avoid any
thing like cheap brsgsadocia. He and
his partners have an interest in the
success ofthis undertaking second only
to that of the men who have invested
their money 10 il. AS pioneers in the
production # beet sugar machinery 10
the Uuited States, they have the great
est possible incentive for desiring to
make the Lehi plant a model Of excel
p lence and a monument to their XIII
and knowIedge. This OF itself Is a most
( amrle guarantee Of the success Of the
! euterprise. The firm of + H.-Dyer
d Co. consists Of f. II. Dyer, the SEN
ior member and f. +. and II. p. Dyer,
all Of whom are mechanical engineers
T. and draughtsmen. Mr.. II. P. Dyer
makes a speciality OF mechanical
features, aDd Mr.. +. f. Dyer that
. whc Gu pertains TO chemistry and man
20 ufacture OF sugar. By dividing the
work they are enabled TO lead In theil
special branches, TO build, equip anC
operate their 2lants, and do as theI
have in this instance. viz: build tn
complete plant, guarantee its capacit!
and educate the owners to operate ]
themselves
THE AGRICULTURAL SIDE OF 1T.
The thing which will strike mos
forcibIy any person who gets acausinI
ed with the sugar beet colony of Lei
is that Bishop Cutler, before uDdertak
ing to organize this vast enterpris
surrounded himself with men VIII
knew every detail of every phase
the business. from the time the seed
placed in the ground until the inishe
product Is placed in the sacks.
Among the bright and experiences
i men whom be called was G.
Granger, formerly Of Alvorado. Ca
fornia. He was brought here as ge
= eral instructor for the farmers and b
gan his work by delivering series
lectures in Utah county, and MAXI
himself n target for revery question tf
might occur 10 the minds Of the emit
przing and inquisitive tillers OF
soil. He has personally supervised
agricultural operations of the press
season, which cover q radius of so mi
from the factory, and in some instane
extend far beyond. A representa-
of The Age recently cornered
Granger and proceeded to intervl
him on the phase Of the beef 81
question which interests It's read
most nearly. Mr.. Granger said !,
reply to the questions OF his inI
viewer: "Te1 the readers of The
tnat. with the exception Of potato e
a very favorable year, sugar beeis m
the best crop which the farmer
possibly raise. Just look at 1t.
man who raises sugar beets has
absolute guarantee in advance Of
market and his price. We make c
tracts with the farmers IA the spri
J. by which they agree to plant cert
acreage Of beets from imported 8
furnished by Us aud 20 cultivate
crop according 90 plan laid down
us. and then we agree to buy their c
for cash. At \ certain price per
When the farmer understands the (
81 tivation OF this crop he will get Il
IA Is TO 80 tons per acre, which will {
81 him from SO to si35 an acre, 81 ;
per ton. In my judgment the U
"a farmer, with irrigation, will incr'
~ his tonnage 50 that Il will be from