Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
SUGAR BETS.
The Proposed Contract to be Signed b,
Farmers. Read Carefully.

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: Wisconsin Sugar Co. at. ....
PARTY of The FIRST Part aud ....
Party of the Second Part.
Witnesseth of the covenants herein
after contained on the part of the said
party of the first part, the party of
the second part agrees and covenants
to and with the said party of the first
part, that the said party Of the second
} part shall and will plant. cultivate.
harvest and deliver to the said party
of the first part, at their Sugar Works
near county. Wis
eonsin, during the current planting
and harvesting of 1S9-to 19-Sugar
Beets of the seed to be furnished for
that purpose by the said party Of the
first part, at the actual cost, to the
extent of 1890 acres of land on the
farm occupied; the particular tract
to be so cultivated being now selected
and agreed upon between the parties
thereto. The party of the second
is to prepare the soil at the proper
time, and without delay to commence
the cultivation of said crop of beets,
using sowing machines approved by
the parties Of the first part. and at the
proper time thin out. so that as
a general rule they will stand not over
49,. inches apart in the rows As
soon as matured, the said party of the
second part is to commence and pro-
coed with the harvesting and gather
ing of the crop, and to continue the
delivery thereof clean and in good
condition, and with the tops closely
and squarly cut off at the base of the
last or bottom leaves until the said
crop shall be exhausted. The amount
to be delivered shall be increased or
diminished to meet the requirement
of the factory as they may direct. 1t
being understood and agreed that
after the. day of October, beets
will be received as fast as they can be
delivered.
All beets delivered under this con-
tract are to be piled in proper man
ner under The direction of the parties
of the first part or their agents, or
delivered direct to the factory by the
party of the second part. And any
damage done said beets after they
have been delivered as aforesaid, by
cause shall be charged the party
owning the'beets hauled by said teams
and deducted from the price to be
paid for said beets under this con-
| tract.
Should the party of the second part
neglect or refuse to comply with the
above conditions, the parties Of the
first part have the right, at their OPP
ton, to cancel the contract.
Very large beets or those grown
mostly above ground or defective and
unfit 10 be manufactured into sugar
will not be received.
The parties of the second part
further agree that they will keep their
beets protected from frost and sun
until delivered to the factory and in
the event of any earth beng left up
on said beets, the party of the first
part shall have the right to deduct the
weight of such earth from the total
weight of said beets.
1t is further agreed that the parties
of the second part contracting to raise a
majority of the number of acres of
beets for the parties of the first part
shall have the privilege of selecting
two competent and disinterested men
who shall be acceptable to the parties
OF the first part; to superintend the
delivery, weighing and piling of all
beets delivered under this contract,
and who shall decide, whether or not
the said beets delivered of the quality
and in the condition contemplated by
this contract; and if in their judgment
they are not, they are to make a
proper deduction. or reject them as
they may think proper and just.
The salaries of these two men while
thus employed are to be paid by the
parties of the first part. But il the
parties of the second part fail or
neglect to select the two men above
mentioned. then the parties of the
first part shall make such selection.
In consideration whereof. the said
party of the first part agrees to furnish
the necessary beet seed at cost, and
which alone shall be used in raising
: said crop, the amount of the cost OF
said seed, and any advance made by
{ the parties of the first part on account
of beets raised under this contract
WITH iHteTeSb OH cash duNdiites AZ tHe
rate of per cent per annum to be
deducted from the price of beets to be
first delivered under this contract,
until the party of the first part is re-
imbursed and to pay thereafter to the
party Of the second part four dollars
$500 in gold coin or its equivalent
per ton for all such beets, containing
not less nor more than 12-14 per cent
of sugar, additional 20 cents will be
paid to each per cent above IA per
r cent which shall be cultivated and de-
livered in accordance with the terms
j Of this agreement in thirty days after
r the last Deets are delivered.
: Witness our hand and seal the.
/ day of 1S9--.
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