St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-23

to 500 an acre; so that making profit
there on farm products means much
more than it does here.
"Whep1 left Germany, in 1854, there
wasn't farmer there who owned a
buggy. The farmers were so poor that
they were compelled to restrict them
selves to eating meat only once or twice
week When returned to Germany,
in 1885. there wasn't a farmer there who
hadn't piano i'll his house and whose
children were not taking lessons in
English and French.
There is striking example of the
sugar beet industry at Chino. Cal
There is a sugar beet factory at Chino
farmers with beetS. Last year the
farmers there who put their land IN
beetS made net profit of S65 an acre.
The land there must all be irrigated, SO
that the expense OF the farmers was
that of taxes, blowing, narrowing, plant
ing the seed, cultivating and irrigating
the growing plants, and above all this
they came out sos an acre TO put in bank.
Another thing, labor there is much
higher than here. They can't hire even
a Chinaman there for less than S1.50 a
day. Not year since the industry has
been under full Roadway there have the
farmers made less profit to the acre
than the one named, ard sometimes
they have made more. Four thousand
acres of land surrounding Chino raised
beetS this year.
Now. my idea is this: Since the
farmers OF Minnesota have displayed
some doubt as to the feasibility of the
project, an appropriation of $4,000
should be made TO carry out perfect
test at the state experiment station. If
ii were demonstrated in this way so that
the farmers could not fail to see the
results, there would be no more diff
Guilty in getting the farmers into the
industry.
II believe that the farmers of Mime
sofa should do exactly as they do in
Germany and France; they should form
joint stock companies among them
selves,
Locating Their Factories
in the most convenient localities for
themselves, and raise beets in connec-
ton with their other crops. They will
need little assistance to begin with in
the shape of bounty; but when they
get under full Roadway they will need
no fvrther bounty and it can be stopped.
| would. favor bill fixing a bounty of
~ cents pound for few years, the
bill itself fixing the date when the
bounty shall cease.
The United States now pays bounty
of two cents p0und5'to the raiSerS of
sugar bearing product. L believe that
this should be repealed. | do not be-
lieve in this kind of a federal provision;
but | 90 believe the state should use
such means as are necessary to build up
Its industries.
81 have figured with some prominent
farmers and producers of beetS in Cali
fornia and the old country, and find
that good sugar beet factory can be
put up and in operation for not to ex-
coed $4,000. So, you see, it is alto
gether feasible for the farmers to OWN
the factories.
There is another industry which, /
think. is destined to become an impor-
tant one, and that is the potato starch
business. The farmers in some parts
OF the state are engaged successfully
in this business. 1t is one which should
be conducted on the same plan as have
outlined for the sugar beet business.
The farmers should own the factories.
Between the potato crop, beet crop,
the starch and sugar product, and the
cereal product and stock raising. the
farmers OF Minnesota would have
enough diversity OF interests to make
them one and all rich. This is no
visionary talk; but plain, practical
truth. And If our farmers can once be
set on the right track in these two new
lines, | confidently believe that before
many years we will have about the
WealthieSt farmers in the world.
II think there is prominent farmer
legislator who intends to introduce
bill in the coming legislature covering
my ideas. He will see that it goes
through the house. 1and | will under
take to secure its passage i'll the SEN
ate."