Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-31

y r.Sn Who has du:c ,nucn towards
IGc advancement OF the sugar beet
iEdastcy IN tho West, takes exceptions
and coL.es furNarI with ii cures al
loving that iEstva.i VI there bein.
49, Ter cent. sugar in N.b.asiia
S-ltS there - iI.05 Ter csnt which J..
~ average Tf upward oi i0.OGU nnlIy.
Sec. Tnrre!ore Ncurnss I stands SEQ
oad in the list iastcaI OF eleventh as
appears from the ab we table.
Now. the Question is, What piece
DIES Nevada occupy: Tho statement
"a our best record does not appear la
is!e aoo's .iSt presumably fur the
reason that nj the time it MAS cou-
piled "us results had not been maze
public.
by referring 10 Bulletin No. -. Ne.
Had.' Experiment Station, pa.e 81. il
wIii BE- q q HAT the kGuHn vaEGeti :
from The tate III | rr-e averaged II u
pc: cent sugar, anl those grov un
the station farm averaged 1915 PR
cant. sugar, giving Il GENERA: average
u: lJ.Go per cent. which would have
been the Seasons average had it no;
bscn To-: the number OF samples OF
unknown variety, the seed OF which
vac purchased !.on the supply Of
garden seed usually found in The gen.
cral country store. These Samples
analysed very low anil reduced tn.
final Average IL 1929 Cayera.o OF no
sa nnieS ranging from 2.0l PER cent.
to q pcr cent.)
These figures, acc ,r ling tn tha
above table. place Nevada third in
the list of beet growing States. Or
tho 10 st'npies analysed, CT had II
sugar percentage between - and Is:
and 4! attained Il percentage uf Is
ard over, n sample aaI,y ing 2'.6
per cent. sugar. his is certainly II
good showing when wc consider that
III of these samples were grown los
farmers and received only such care,
anu cultivation rs the busy farmer in
the rush of the seasons work could
give them. Where beets receive carc.
ful attention and thorough c~nltiv:,
ton they attain IL first class sugar
percentage.
In furihur discussing The beet qucs-
ton Prof. Nicholson snys, with ali OF
which VIC most heartily agree: "rhe
susir content at best is Lut ono o!
the mnn!y factors IN n very compli-
Gated problem. Taken by itself it is
nf little or no value. or greater ion.
portnBce are the factors OF sill, eli
mate and people making up the
community. In determining whether
or no; this Industry can 10 planted in
any locality all these fuctn:s should
be taken into accuunt-caca by itcrlr
and then in their complicated rcla-
trims 10 each other. For example, IL
considering thu eli nate, tho tomp.r.
aturc may bo favorable, thore IN IS bs
ia" proper nrnount OF pro:ipitutiun.
!.t tbs climate aS Il wiip'p may be uu-
suited. With the ideal suii aud eli.
mnto and tho paople o sufficiently
Interested to thoroughly learn the
business it could not bs introduced.
There is no royul road to the 50.
luton 81 this great Question OF such
Paramount in,ercrt in tho Northwest;
1t cinno' DO studied NJ arms length.
Information u any value mast be oh.
timed on tn. gr"ind Of exports WHO
Are Ia touch with tho l,,opla and Gu
patiently study tho qurstion from i,s
very foundation.
The United States Government has
established aud mlintains in cach
State and rcIri;ofy IN experiment
station. manned by such cxp.rts
whoco business it is TO sock TOR inEor.
miti"n on these f~dr.rea"hin. AMI
deep Seated qucstiung; when found To
gire IL to the prnpi,. Being FREQ from
poiit cal Influence, nOn.part!enn IN
every RESPECT. they no IN n position
10 give facts unbiased by any con.
sIiera;iDn. 10 them the ueo,le of
thcse States nnd Territories should
look for tho best Information rcl,tiy,
to questions affecting thor own in.
! dustrirs."
Nevada nlrondy occupies q very 70.
spcctable place among boot growing
States; her climate is uncx .cllcd; her
soil productive, md watcr for ifri.
CATION plentiful. Ono other factor
only remains 10 be considered. Arc
tho farmers ready! Are they wiling
10 lake up this great problem, study
IL thoroughly. sDlvo II completely?
Ii - lot thom put their shuuldcrs
10 tho wheel and, j,ining forces yi,b
tho station 10 co.rperativo cxperi.
moDts the coming season, 30 all that
is possible toward .e,ting At the
Fundamental principles OF ito sugar
boot indnetry.
N%Arn,siEL Z. Wilson,
CheWist.
Agricultural Experiment Station,