The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-02-22
The Beet Bounty.

The people generally don't understand
the full force Of the sugar bounty bill,
crthsy would be working more earnestly
for its passage by our legislature. II
they would give the bill more attention
and consideration, they would see there
Is more in IL than what is mentioned in
the reading OF the bill. The bill is
intended TO reach far beyond the bounty
(Which in itself is a good thing for the
iarmers) 1t throws out an idea that will
attract men Of capital who are watching
the beet industry OF Utah and Calf
ornia to see which Of the two places
will be the best to invest their money.
California has some advantage over
Utah in the per cent Of sucrose contain
Cd In the beet at present. But we
believe by our farmers applying them
selves in a scientific manner to the cul-
tivating Of the beet, they can reach the
standard per cent of California. This
however can only be done by working
all, or nearly all the year around, it will
not bs reached by just ploughing the
land in the spring OF the year putting in
the seed and partially working the land
while the crop is on it, attention must
be given to it, when the crop is of, so az
10 get IL in condition TO receive the next
crop.
Attention and consideration must be
given IL in the manner that one person
whom we know, received prize in '92
and '93 he said ~ don't farm few
months in the summer, but all the year
round, which pays me very WELL" This
j. somewhat new idea to cur farmers,
put there is no doubt that if carried out
BY al, it would be a paying one.
Some of sthe farmers surely have the
wrong understanding regarding the ID
per cent sucrose mentioned in the
bounty bill, they claiming that the
factory having contracted this year,
that the bects must have II per cent
sucrose, or they will not be taken at the
factory, think that the per cent in the
bill should be no higher. They seem
to forget that the IL per cent is the lowest
the factory can go, and there is no
doubt. that II some OF the beets did not
70 higher than IL per cent the factory
could. not pay its way. Thus it is n
wrong idea to.suppose that because the
per cent in tho contract is placed at /
and in the bill at IS, that the difference
between the two'will be a clear profit to
the factory, that's, il the per. cent? y
IL, 12< the IN is clear gain to the
factory. The average last year was H. y
and with the improved machinery in
cultivation and the experience our farm
ere now have, II will be easy enough to
make, the bsets 60 is this year, as / I
Sas the first year to make 1t go 10 & II
Experience has proven that the first
year beets are put on piece OF land, ii |
the land has too much salt, it will pro- |
duce low per cert sucrose matter, The
bsets partake Of the salts very largely
and grow very fine and large, but by
putting them on the same piece OF land {
for 2 or 8 or number Of years the
sucrose matter grows larger, while the
salts get very much less This SHOULD
give encouragement to the farmers in
two ways, for while he Is bringing up
his beet crop to the standard required
by the bounty bill, he is at the same
time redeeming his land from salts.
To our farmers we would say, give
this matter a careful and intelligent
consideration, there is money in it for
you II you will do so. Don't be led of
by any person who may be cranky about
bounties and ia blind to your interests
and his own.
.r. Ir..