The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-30
THE COMING INDUSTRY.


The farmers Of this state should turn
their attention 20 the cultivation o. the
fugar boot let 10 once be- determined
chat lle sugar beet can. be- grown on our
soil and that 10 contains the necessary
amount ut sugar, and The capital Is ready
~ put upa factory. u takos four or
nsr years 10 obtain return from al
pruno orchard. Hut here Is a crop that
u highly rcmunera,lso, and yields o.
handsome return the first season.
Believing that any information that
can be- spread before our people rnlatiye
20 this industry, will be- NJ interest to
them. wa append the following inslruc-
lions. as guido 10 those who may wish
60 plant crop Tor the purpose of max
Ing tcst. Tho information which we
Jay before the readers Of the Sentinel nn
this subject IL obtained from circular
issued by the Oxnard Beet Sugar Com
pany Of Grand Island. Nebraska. II
has been kindly placed at our disposal
by Hon. J ~ ballontlne " Hillside
Farm. Star precinct.
AMOUNT on suAGR CONSUMED.
Not every one h aware Of the amount
Of sugar consumed yearly by the people
OF the a. s. II IN not less Than 1900, 600
tons Or 1000 .Oo0.O 900 pounds. the greater
part Of h made abroad. for which We
pay annually $3.50. oO0OoO. II should be-
laudable and patriotic ambition on the
part Of every American to keep That
money at home. aud this can be done by
cultivatlng the sugar beet.
What part Of this sast sum TINT goes
abroad does Idaho contribute
Putting our population 40 ONE hud-
drcd thousand, and allowing That each
man. woman. and child consumes sixty
pounds per annum. IL gives $1,000 900,
pounds At I've cents a pound II a.
mounts 10 $500. 600 that We ship cut of
our state every year for this one com
modify.
omoN on ruE INDUSTRY
The cultivation Of the sugar beet had
IT'S origin In the necessities Of ono Of the
most disastrous wars that ever deyasia.
ted the human family The first Ma
poleon issued AN order closing every
port In Europe against England's mcr-
chant marine. and by way Of retaliation
England blocked every French port
Napoleon's blockade was not effective
II wns only on paper He had mo- navy
with which to enforce 10. but England
maintained close aud damaging block
AIDE ON the French Sugar rose In Paris
until IL sold for Eve francs pound
About this time d momber of the French
academy Of scicucrs discovered sugar la
bcrts. Napoleon Immediately offered a
reward Of 5000 franc. TO the inventor
of the best process, iur the extraction of
the sugar. and $1,000 frances Tor Che
best crop of hceis. M five years from
that time France had sugar 10 SELL
Now. farmers of Idaho. take OH your
coats. and roll up your slcevcs' What
the farmers OF France have done. you
can do. and IN much less than FIVE years
from the appearance OF this article in
the sentinel sou ioo. may have sugar
% sell
roft NNp CULTIVATION.
Never select poor hand or land that
has had manure on Il for six months
previous 90 planting Neither should
land be- chosen Tor planting beots where
sheep have recently been pastured
Never select too sandy land. and under
no circumstances plant whore sand will
blow The best soil Is black sand, loan
or ground with just enough sand 90
make u work easily shallow blowing
say two inches. Immediately after taxi
ing OF the grain. allowing vegetation
90 start, aud then, In early September.
putting the pillow down deep nine 90
eleven inches will give clcan grouud
and save much labor. ana will Als0
make the ground ready Tor planting ana
Insure large tnumge Beets should bo
thinnrd out early being careful To leave
onls one beet in place. otherwise the,
Will entwinc themselves around each
other The EARLIER they are thinned
the more rapidly they will grow. ana
the sooner the leaves will shade "a,
ground and the crop can be- laid by.
II n advisable % plant la rows SiN
teen 10 20 inches apart. and thinnin.
0ui Sia or eight inches b depending
very much on the richness ~ the soil
Tho error h generally thinning ont tn
GLOSS. seven inches l. a safe distance
II is a mistake 10 grow large beets. fol
they are invariably poor Ia sugar. Tn
best weight il about ooe and one-half L
three pounds Where they are ihinne'
out 10 six or seven inches. two large
beet can not very well be produced
Tho socd should DO planted about on