The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-11
Profits in Sugar Beets.

Profits In Sugar Beets.
J beet sugar campaign of Me-
for the season of 1893 has just
|. The factory at Grand Island
1856, 900 pounds, and
Il Norfolk will produce 1000, 900
Is OF more. The close of each
Isiye campaign recalls the exper-
I # the founders and promoters
industry. and in this connection
|me-worn, yet still highly illus
Z adage, Rome was not built in
|" becomes applicable with special
In the year lo62 there came to
Henry A. KCenig. To
Fred a. Wiebe, and a DR.. Thor
cr. is credited the original idea
king bcets in Nebraska and man.
bring sugar from the roots. All
were natives of Germany, where
bgar il lustry has existed for over
century. and they had some ac-
with the same. The first
h. be taken vas to ascertain if
| beets wolld grow in Nebraska
Eield Il sufficient percentage of
matter to make their man-
krc into sugar possible and profit
Or. Thorapecher procured a
of seed from Washing
bat Germany, in letters, in 1868,
Ii was in that year ascertained
khcy grew we'll. DR.. ThOrspecher
| practical chemist, and an analy-
that from s to 10 per cent.
lar existed in the beets raised on
| River. Il precinct on higher
| and that the beet5 raised on the
Is in the bottom lands along the
River Yielded a percentage of
L. 10 H.. j. ID. Moore, now super
hent Of The Fort Worth e. Denver
b. Of the Union Pacific. became
stcd and found an opportunity
L. purchase of some beet sugar
hcry. \ committee OF leading
b Wa> appointed to act in the
and II possible to complete the
j. Of the machinery and have
Ime moved to Hall County. a
Dr. unsuccessful attempt had
b. ID, 70 establish a factory in
h ami after the wreck was over
H. which had cost $2I0. 600, was
for $1,000. Land had been
lor the raising of the beets
.on had h,en paid down when it
Ecoycrcl that $1,000 would be
+ 10 uay the import duty on the
lrl from Canada. and the claim
<5.uJU was rclinquished rather
bak, an Investment of $4,000 in
Itrmcr> l. cked Confidence.
first attempt. therefore. was a
Dare and the only lesson that
kcu earned tended rather toward
iou and Encouragement than
"a definite plan and knowledge
distinct .cquircments necessary
+ ".tIbli hmcnt of the industry
bra>ka. That lesson was this.
tAcrc was Il lack of confidence
ihr farmers who were to raise
bntt Il fear that such occupation
tc anything but profitable. and
Dr. Thor,pecher had ground up
quantity Of beets, boiled the
bnG secured Il certain quantity of
pa was oit'n tested As to supply
+ country with molasses.
'a"-c @cntlcmen were not dis
r.. aiti Immediately after this
concluded to make further and
tlou4h experiments in raising
"o hundred pounds of seed
rud from the Agricultural
.lt Al Washington-thi, was
-IeiH4 Of ls$S-and other seed
'a.nrd from Germany. The seed
gan planted by various agricul-
'n various, soils and the results
FluI more satisfactory. especially
TIE German seed. \ German
Lad been secured and had as
Id the cultivation, and upon an
ii F0, found that the bects cOn
irHm L. to Is per cent. of sac
F. matter. These analyses we're
La' III" state University at Lin
p Germany and in the Govern
o'hre at Washington.
am" experiments were con-
III lN>9 and it was ascertaincd
Aght. loamy soil was best adapt
h"et culture.
mon y question was the only one
pad now to be met. In January.
regulations had been commenced
VII, OXnard. The latter had
many visits to this and other
ana finally after months of diplo-
elnrt ON both sides. and after a
|'ounty of | cent per pound had
occurred for all sugar to be manu-
Fto' an Improvement company was
pea and Il contract between the
Bh% amt Mr.. OXnar1 was entered
December ,, 1889. The obliga-
lol me ntract comprised the
III ~ forty acres of land As a site
e factory. situated near Grand
h me payment Of all taxes for
Faf>. 1870 and 1891, the furnish
''oD acres of land for the cult
I'll beets. az a price of not over
0hlmproved and not over &25
proved land and the growing of
|re' OF bects for three years. the
Nonpany promising to pay So
lof heets containing l2per cent.
Murine matter and % cents in
per ton for each additional
tPH,.' OF increase. besides a few
privileges. On the second day
Ie slgni1g of the contract the
was broken. the machinery or
4 ana III the fall of 1890 the Grand
I"ctory was ready to work up
cdN' II > crOD of beets