The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-21

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81 desire to call attention TO the fac
that sugar beets grown In this valley thi
year show remarkably large percentag'
Of sugar, the lowest ties, out Of six con
tanning l4.7 sugar per 100 pounds Of beet
and the highest showing 1877; the aver
age Of the six tests was little above 1914
The beets showing the-lowest test wer'
grown in very wet spot. and the on,
showing the highest test was grown with.
out any irrigation whatever. Good beet,
contain IA per cent sugar. and one acre O
ground we'll cultivated is supposed t
yield 20 tons Of beets. think 1t safe Il
say that We can grow as many tons pei
acre as any other country.
let rs. figure on. cay from IL to ],
tons per acre at one-tLird Of cent pei
pound, and see how II would compare
with growing bay or grain. After igur
ing this out, II you think It is to your q !.
vantage to encourage the establishment
OF beet sugar plant, hope you will call
at my office and give me your figures as
to number OF acres you viii agree to plant
and deliver, under guarantee that you
get cash on delivery for every beet grown
by you.
Unless We show to beet sugar people
that We are willing to grow the beets We
cannot expect them to establish pla nj
here. By taking proper steps at this
time we can hope to have plant estab-
lished here In time to consume next years
crop. II such plant can be had ct all,
prompt action on the part Of every one ID
necessary in this matter. In fact nothing
can be done at all without the co-opera-
ton Of sufficient number OF acres Of
beets at an agreed price to warrant the
establishment of q factory. Owing to the
large per cent Of sugar contained in beets
grown here. We can expect to receive q
fair price for same"
The following conclusions by an expert
in 9 New York paper contain some points
that should be carefully read and studied
In this valley:
l. That we have the market for sugar
at home at the present time which will
consume the product Of at least !, zoe, 900
acres Of land; that the per capita con-
sumption Of sugar here is rapidly increas-
ing, which, with our great increase in
population creates and insures con-
stantly increasing demand. our imports
in 1891 exceeding our imports In 1889 by
more than SOC. 900 tons.
2. That the production Of beet sugar
is increasing more rapidly than that of
cane sugar.
s. That the production of sugar beets
here at profit has been clearly demon
strated. and. therefore, has ceased to be
an experiment.
4. That the culture Of the sugar beet,
when understood is simple, and does not
require skilled labor.
S. That beets can be sent direct from
the harvest field to the mandatory with
out further preparation or storage.
6. That the culture OF the sugar beet
does not require any considerable invest.
ment OF capital by the grower.
7. That the implements required for
the productions of sugar beets are simple
and Inexpensive as compared to those re-
quired for the production of wheat,
8. That soil upon which beets have
been successfully grown is left in prime
condition for other crops.
0. That we have very large area Of
low priced lands upon
which sugar beets can be successfully
grown.
10. That the profit of the grower is
greater than the average Of other crops.
IL. That four months after the croo is
planted it can be harvested and at once
converted into money.
II. That with patient and persistent
application, any person OF ordinary intel
lgence can successfully produce the sugar
beet upon suitable lands.
Mr.. Herbert Myrick. who has made
several notable studies OF agricultural
economies, especially one upon agricult-
ural cooperation, has just prepared for
the American Agriculturist an analysis Of
the mortgage returns Of the census office,
and announces these glad tidings
Three-quarters of all the farms in the
United States are owned free OF incum-
brance. Only one-fourth OF the total
number Of farms in the United States are
mortgaged; or. to express it more specific
ally, out of every hundred American farms
more than 20 are fully paid for and less
than 80 are mortaaged.
The average mortgage represents only
one-third the Value Of the farm upon
which it is secured.
The total smount of farm mortgages in
the whole country is hardly one tenth the
total value OF all our farms.
In 1880 nearly one-ffth OF the mortgage
Indebtedness rested on farms, but in 1890
farm mortgages represented only one
seventh Of the country's total indebted
ness on real estate.
Out of every hundred families on Amer
lean farms in 1890, AZ owned their farms
free Of mortgage, 20 owned but with in
cumbrance, and 80 hired the farms they
lived on and worked.
OF those who cultivated their own
farms, 20 per cent owned without incum.
brance and oaly 80 per cent had mort
cages. OF the farms occupied by tenants,
less than 10 per cent were incumbered.
Four-fifths of the amount Of debt on
farms and homes was incurred for the
commendable purpose Of buying and i'm
proving the property, and like proper
tion Of the numbers of farms and homes
ware uaoffuup for tho q q mo .,nrrnan