Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-10

crop than they nave on their cfql, 'his
vear and feel much cnc1hrhfel''
In tho Afapletu dlstnct-1n tne
bspcb met above Sprlngv pro-
ngrtion Ina increase ln acreage la5 "enn
yerv Infre. Mr.. William 4. fdiilher,
la speaking o. this, ssyi' -,
"rbe ppopic the first year know noun
| ing about lugnrbeet culture An u
feeling of timidity seemed TO pfoNall 20
! TINT but few would venture IN we
business. But after the one years
experience the people felt more co I,
| fideut. and the acreage was increaseu
| from only 70 the fret year 20 sOnic'
| tbipr lik. 10 ot 49, acres last Seir'
have .yerv reason To- believe shtre
/ will be over 200 acres this season, anu
TINT they Will be inf better cultivate u.
one mau. who had In two acres, told
me he would put ia ton this season.
another opp anid he and his brother
void have fifteen; myself will have
from uight tp ten aeresi anu others Wno
have done vol feel give ths business
more attention.
AZ We continue TO learn more about
| the crop each year auu gra ia tliy TO-
duco its cultivation To "a sclenC', We
will. OF course, be more successful
thnt, at pgofent. 10 looks 10 Dip ms "
| In, no though tho iafmur ought ~ see
the advantage hayinsn part Of hls
farm In bUels, NO that there may
be a cash side 90 H. We know
what We are dOing when we raise
b,o.s, for they are contracted for be.oic
the seed Is put into the gfound, anu
the cash il sure when the crop Is hnr'
vested. Tho labor In rs cultiyetion
gives Us cash cmJlJyment TOT CUR
families, aud u seems 10 me there IL M
need uf our young folks being 0u. Oi
Employment, now thNt we arc %
fortunate rs 10 have sugar factory
located IN our midst"
a most succt.8.ul AMI practical
farmer OF Spanish F1rk-Mr. X. T..
5noli--who was one VI the very ilfr.
10 engage extensively In the cul,iva-
ton VI the sugar beet, anu make "A
marked succ, s, ot II, has been a close
observer Of every phase Of she quus'
tlou; and his remarks In this respect
aIe well worthy VI reproduction.
Hu sayr:
81 far ~ I an able 10 Judge, there H.
y
present, IA rcgarj 10 the best crop, than
ever bcor'. It's clua o, d uO.losi, are
varicd; among them cer'ninly airs the
follow NJ:
Tue pfOmptuels aud libefallty with
which the company has mt aud
q TIL d al ciainis havepained tue conf
drnce Ot all d1iug business with thnm.
fhe very low prices "a ring lot noafly
all other rr1Iugts are causing farmers
To look for something mTe re- unur.
alive than our present staple y o.
ducts.
The fact that quito n number Of
fafmers here have realized ffom $50 10
$50 per acre, while some have eX ccuIel
5l00, Ia another important cause.
rhoro were IN 1891 about 90 acres
planted IN this district; Ia 1899, .5J
acres were contracted. Many OF our
best farmers are contemplating an in.
creased acreage tbs coming srHtJn, aud
| anticipate an increase for the q riot
of from % to 90 per cent over last years
crop.
Among the chief aIvaut gcs Of the
sugar.bret over nearly ali Ctnur Gro o.,
IN my oitimation are, that rs a rulu
our farmers have large families ami
lafms, making II Necessary to pro-
iuco n much value yer acre NJ pDssi-
bic, and that, too, Ivy the family, as A.
DOES not pay 10 employ high priced
labor OF n farm, speaking IN general
terms. IL bss ieen fully demonstfatoJ
here, think, that children, sny from
ten to sixtesu year OF aye, ~ both
srxte, can do . greater proportion of thu
labor required IN tue beet cultivation
than In tina. O. any other crop We
raise, thus making 1t possible for n
large iAmily 10 bubsist on small
farm.
The great Advantage OF having
ready mon y Tor cue crlps, thus
enabling the farm Z o. buy his winter
SUPP les at the low, 3, figure, needs ON y
To hr mentioned to be rsldily under.
ettoi.
My experience OF thlrty-six ye1ra,
farming IN Utah has tau ht me Ia,
my grain Is worth ff1n - 9 % per
CEN more "a the spring tnan lt "a at
threshing time. This advantage mas
be secured 10 tho beet raiser, BY put.
ting Into ibis hnnls III len cash
carry him through % Hinirr.
The necessity VI r,utn no VI crop
Will commend itself to the agricultur,
niist without argument.
These are some OF the advantages I
seq In Ia, cultivation OF the sugar
beot In Utah. A. Tor the prospect fol
| future extensive cultivation, / sec. ~
reason why IL should not become on,
OF our principal crops.
Many reasons might be adduCud [,
! show the necessity ot Utah becoming
more self 'ustgining on the question o
home industries, aud more pagtlCu ar
~ on the question OF making whni
SUGAR Il used IN the Territory. On,
notable industry, that OF mining, Il
curtailed on aucO unit OF the low prlui
VI silver How, under such cirCum
stances can our ever increus
ing popu lation find employment
unless We use tho TpsOurcCl
at our commanug Utah has pad out
In thr past, ~ high as ono milton dol.
lars ger Hnnum for sugar alone, AM
sold her wheat hollow cost OF produu
ton. We must Judge the future bJ
the past, and our history for tire,
years has demonstrated that we hAv,
no sure cash market for wheat, ogti
u potatoes.
Beets area new md useful factor 1t
the rotation 0f crops, aud a, sugar
contains only carbon, hydrogen ant
oxygen, none OF he permanent sol
eleuinnts are removed irlm tbs l0cnill !
Ia winch The beets are grown. Tn,
lrny,s are oithur fed or LEFT ON the
lagm, ald he pulp and the juice solids
from which the sugar is extracted, AT,
returned 10 the farm, 10 that the sol
need not BE- impoverished. Land II
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