Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
AT THE CHINO FACTORY.
The Second Sugar Campaign was Com
menced Yesterday.

The Second Sugar Campaign was Com
menced Yesterday.
On next Tuesday, July 5, will COM
mence the work of harvesting this years
beet crop on the Chino ranch. It is in
tended to have good supply on hand at
the factory on the following Monday,
when it is hoped to commence working
them up.
According to the Chino valley Cham
pion, there are 1000 acres of beets on
the ranch this summer, of which abont
5000 acres are now ready for harvesting
as soon as they can be reached. The
rest OF the fields will mature in success
sion during the next three months 80 as
to keep the harvesting force and factory
continuously at work. One of the grand
est agricultural sights in California is
these broad, level fields of beets ap-
preaching maturity, perfectly clean and
with good stands. The tonnage is going
to be very satisfactory, and the quality
of the beets, so far as tested, is extra
ordinarily high.
Almost without exception the farmers
on the ranch are feeling sanguine OF the
profits on beets. There are many fields
that will yield eighteen to twenty tons
that the average percentage OF sugar in
the beets will not fall below l5, aud may
20 to IS. That will give crop that can
not be equaled for profit by any other
farm product grown in one season. The
industry is of the very first Importance
to Southern California, and will most
certainly enrich the communities where
it is introduced. Hundreds Of men have
had steady employment here since the
first of the year, and through harvest
ing time large force will be needed, 80
that man can have employment here
practically the entire year. Many
farmers are building up for themselves
homes here who came in without any
means to draw upon, and who have de-
voted their time almost entirely to beet
growing. This years crop will start
many out on the road to independence.
Chino Valley Beet Sugar factory
closed its first campaign November /,
1891. Since then force Of men have
been continuously at work repairing, re-
modelling and overhauling the machinery
and making extensive improvements
throughout the plant. The beet sheds
were taken out and replaced by others,
into which the beets will be delivered
from three elevated driyeways. One oi
these is provided with hoisting ap
paratus for raising and dumping the
large nets which are used in some
wagons. Another is arranged with 8
sliding dump to drop the beets beneath
the driveway.
Inside the factory the machinery hal
all been carefully examined and re
paired; especially the large pumps ant
engines, which have been completely
overhauled. For the past ten day
preparations have been going on tt
make the final tests and hav'
everything in good working orde
when needed. On Wednesday stean
was turned into the pipes and on to,
great pumps aud engines on the grount
floor. Like objects endued with life ant
-nder subjection to the will of the mas
.,y, they started off noiselessly AM
smoothly without hitch or finch. Thi
Il high compliment to Chief Enginee
u. P. Chileon, under whose personal su
pervision all the work of repairing an
putting the machinery into runnin
order has been done. Mr.. Chilson is
thorough and reliable mechanic.
Tomorrow morning the factory wi
commence to work up the syrups 0
hand from last season. This will occup
about week. when work will con
mence on the bsets from the fields.