St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-23
BEET SUGAR MAKING.
Citizens of Aberdeen Becoming
Enthusiastic Over 1t.


Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Nov. 22.-The beet
sugar factory committee appointed by
Mayor Moody and Vice President
Barnes, of the Commercial club, is now
actively at work. 1t consists of DR.. III.
E. McNutt. chairman; S.W. Narregang,
secretary; j. Q. A. Braden, treasurer,
and Rev. DR.. Orr Lawson, Hon. George
G.. Crosse and Judge l.. w. CrOfout. The
committee was one of the results of a
very successful mass meeting of citi-
ZenS, and is authorized to devise ways
and means to secure the factory, to ex-
plain its advantages to the country
about Aberdeen and to take charge of
details which may require attention.
Daily meetings are being held, and
there is strong feeling that the move
ment now under way so uspiciously
Will be crowned with success.
The committee has arranged for an
excursion to Norfolk, Neb., where the
OXnards own and operate a large plant.
This excursion has been granted half
fare rates, and will leave Aberdeen the
morning OF the 18th inst, returning the
evening of the Goth. So great is the in
teresJ that gOOdly number have al
ready signified their intention of going.
and it is certain that the excursion will
be large and successful one. The
county commissioners are going i'm a
body. and it is likely city officials will
do the same. State Treasurer Taylor
and wife. of Redfield, have promised to
90, as have Hon. NJ. Z. Beebe and a
delegation from Ipswich. GrOton, Fred
erlck. Columbia and other points will
also be represented.
Tho i1oa ic 81 Do,,lx- fo =. .,
men and others an opportunity to see and
learn facts as they exist. and to become
enthusiastic over the subject,aS it is be-
lieyed they will.
Aberdeen. it is argued. should have a
sugar plant. because the cultivation of
the beet Will be source of great profit
to the farmers: because this region is
adapted to the beet crop, it having been
demonstrated that the soil possesses the
properties to give the beetS the highest
per cent of sugar, and because the beet
will give crop admirably adapted to
cultivation with wheat and other small
grain, there being no conflict between
the seeding and harvesting of wheat
and the cultivation, harvesting. ETC.. of
the beet.
Beet cultivation, it is claimed. will
leave the soil in the very best condition
for Il wheat crop the following season.
Then, too. the beet crop may succeed
when wheat fails, and so tide the farmer
over in comfort when, if he had de-
pended on wheat alone. he would have
been in distress, as so many have been
the last two years.
The tops and crowns of the beets. cut
off before taking to the factory, as well
as the crushed beets after the sugar is
extracted, afford food for cattle said to
be almost equal to corn, both in flesh
and milk-producing qualities.
An average yield OF fifteen tons to
the acre, of the value of 81 per ton, de-
iivered at the factOry-n0t loo high an
estimate at alI-yieldS a retGrn of $50
per acre. If it should cost so per acre.
including every item OF expense TO raise
and deliver the 5eetS. il would still
leave clean profit to the farmer of $40
per acre.