The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07

sugar that this industry should be estab-
y as 'H What ha the Ses
culture. puts tho soil IN the best possible con-
ditto for wheat by supplying those elemen
become exhausted by previous crops. Than
t trso there G9n be no greater mistREs. the
oo s"' Of n fsRd1S Value to oh R50duSs
bcttcrNor some Similar crops: those restors
to tho soil tho elements tho beet takes out.
it makes the roots too large. without q corre-
spondns amount Of sacchnrine matter. the
the ] sr ~1 When TIT Ts0 sro ss better s
there is u conflict between tho fur ner and the
iha the roots are sold by weGht:
quality, Hence the necessity of a chemical
test to fix tho value of n crop.
our conditions OF soil and climate suited to
The cultivation q this .srop2 This matter ths
point being settled. the next consideration.
what are tho necessary steps TO be takenf It
does not follow that the seed gown In Europe
viii giys the same results when grown under
country. 1T must be borno in mind that in
France and Germany there is not that marked
liar here: our soil is more variable than that
OF almost any Other country Il It were the
with tho same climatic conditions the ques-
ton Of its "a. ADAPTATION to this industry would
single trial. These conditions may be found
on our Western nrairies The only course to
1t being settled that beets produced here are
sufficiently rich in ssaccharine matter to make
the industry profitable one. the last consd-
ton Of stock, Types Of the beet must be Sc:
leectcd to suit the conditions OF our soil and
climate. It may, be that the seeds grown in
Europe will produce rs go d beets for sugar
here as there. but there is a strong probability
Developed here in the same manner as they are
in France and Germany. 1t needs no argument
onions. and in fact most other vegetables. are
by no means as good for our country as those
rsss S Tf the G1psff
our vegetables have been developed from for
eign stocks by careful selection. systematical-
~ carried on for many years. the various kinds
have adapted themselves to our conditions:
and numerous types have been established
any other country. The same will hold good
with the sugar beet: it must be ,evHloped hy
which it is to grow. il foreign grown stocks
do well. those OF our own selection will do bet-
msnt. and %Iporiments are valuable in pro-
portion to their thoroughness. Trials merely
81 eSh the
try In this country will bea remunerative one
In France and Germany there, is consider
than that from III. sugar; The grated root
products in sugar mnnufacture. are i'm portant
items. tho former for feed ng cHttle. and tho
latter. when slightly acdulated with sui
phuric acid. yields on fermentation from "a to
3Opcr cent. OF a coarso, spirit. which is chiefly
used in the nduter alton Of brandy. AS food
for cattle tho sugar cake, is very valuable. 1t
has been asserted that the refuse from the
bects produced on an ncre would fatten a bul-
lock and more than double its value
The statements made to mo by those
largely Interested in this industry. go to show
it can only be made profitable where 1t can be
done on n largo scale. where tho farmers are
satisfied with moderate returns for long sea-
son Of labor where there is vast extent Of
deep. strong soil. where the climate Is not
subject to sudden and extreme changes; and
feed and distiation. Asa factorv Of If moderate
size will use daily tho product of ten acres. IL
can readily be seen, when we consider the land
can only be used once in four years for this
crop that considerable extent OF territory
will be required to supply q factory Of moder-
ate size. Besides this. the labor in cultivation
and in tho delivery of tho beets to the factory
is fully four times as great rs that OF given
acreage Of cereals of the same value.
c. L. ALLEN.