The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-24
SUGAR BEET EXPERIMENTS.
A Good Many Washington Farmer
Planted Government SNeda.

A 0eod Many Washington Farmers
Planted Government seeds.
WAsHrSsroS CRY. April - Especial. -
The division of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture has just published a
monograph OF experiments made with
sugar beets during the year iss3. in which
the state OF Washington plays an i'm
portant part. Best imported seed, to the
number Of 2,42s packages, were sent to 3is
persons. California received the greatest
amount, S4T packages, and Washington
the next largest, $50 packages. Accom-
ranying each package was sent copy Of
Farmers Bulletin, No. 8, which contains
detailed instructions for preparing the
land. planting the seed and cutivating the
beet Only six packages were sent TO Ore
Gon. and not one OF the persons receiving
them took the trouble OF notifying the de-
partment as 10 the result obtained. Nearly
every experlmenter In Washington state,
however. complied with the requests OF
the department, and ali sent one or more
beets 20 be analysed 10 determine the
amount of sugar IN each and its purity
The results show that a. high grade sugar
beets can be grown in Washington IS in
any state in the Union.
Following is list of those who made
experiments last year:
Asotin-J. O. Keefe.
Coifax-George Euedy.
Chewesah-D. +. Lucas.
payton-M. Fietozicki.
Eliensburg-Georgs W. Elliott. Harry
Walden.
Fairheld-E II. Morrison.
Latah-David I. Hahn. b. F. COPPER.
Roncisco J. Davis, George ". Copelau,
Chest clifford.
Medical Lake-A. Lesevre. Harry
HaShaeen.
Falogse-Evan Peddieord. F. VI. Jeffrie,
c. J. Ramens, ]. r. Edge, d. ". Tweit.
meyer. III. VI. Haskell
Rosaiia-Sardls |. Brockway, George p.
lotion.
Spokane-C. r. Burns.
Tekoa-F- \. Craig. William Button. O.
=. Sparks. Thomas Hui, d. L. Sharks
William Hoar. Alden Page. u. A. HotF
mann, &. t. Sparks. Henry Mus;oe. n. r.
Wilson. J. \. Sanders, X. 7. Sparks.
George Erwin, J. Sparks. John Erwin, 81,
NuhaIn Erwin, John Erwin. John NJ.
Donald. J. Rj,xloa. A t.. Luner JamS,
Lindsay. Danlel Johnson, Henry Wcste-
mann. Is. I. Smith. William Hart. q
lainison, Thomas Wsrwick. Dan Calispd
\. Tyler. WuIlam Warwick, Al. Shar.
rod. + J. MoAk, David jones. II. ii. Noble
JOSEPH bersAolt. William Mcbride, Gus
fnHR
Nrslermana, DAVID Berfho.f, William
seonott, James Carbery. James Ter
ihoI, Peter Campbell. James Canr-
hell. John Sshoa. john F.an. Rem
Carl. y, II. We,toH. Joab Robertson
George Prettimaa, J. Romine. Grant Pal.
nser. +. :, Cornell. J.. ". Rriaremao
knute Ericsson. A. H. Walker, A. n, Nj,
lard. T. 1. Smiley. J. \. Gnnn. William
k-esa. ". h SMITH. John Couxer. JOAN
kne!And, \. y. Hoffman, q, L. Wlnsiow
g, T Huffman. Cornelius kole. q. l.. Nc.
l'ona-d. William Click, J. r. Sampler
joan stevens, 4. Goddard, 4 J. bancroft
H. ,. Aay, AEs5ln Foetey. Ri Trsurptl
''srrss >tcvu, Alexander Tonh inson J. :
toung. Matt Fountain. J. T. Whaiev. a.
=. pA.ey, James STOREY, Thomas Ra.saw
J hayaes, hi, Goddard. Henry Howard
thaTles III. S.Eope, &. sgrore. James Ty-
500.
aiontown-F F. peeyiughofg
" afervl. Ell. T. Hudson.
N.ls Wsiis--nr y. u. Bialock-
IAk3mA-I. NJ stout.
In summing ap she results OF the rear
the report says:
1t : no; believed thar further exrer{-
ae@as ssth the pyomIsc1aus rftstrthsfs5a n
sHes! WI he d: Aay practical benefit.
SsFrF<aeteSs, there - q large nun e. Of
farmers applying each year Tor sarupe IS Of
sss1, ana incidentally some good can be
%SRe ay Supplying ;aeD wsta whas shew
80 ~ . not necessary - enter into an
atEa' aens acre that the farmer viii act &c
ace % his osn Eot{on TO secar- h-s~t
Sod % high ers3e lie can not - 80
s-As sae saga. Tee. sse4 offered be- aea.sgs