The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-18
BEST IN THE WORLD.
BEETs RAISED " WARRINGTON
FOR THE MAKING or SUGAR.
Coed Results Obtained by Analyses
at the state Agricultural College
of the HOMEGROWN Product-A
Suggestion of r. r. wftfler starts
the Chamber of Commerce TO
Stake an Inyesfignston-T Pos
sIbIe Establishment OF q Sugar
Refinery.

Make an Inyestignfton-fhe Pos
Refinery.
Recently z. r. wk1ler. formerly OF tbs
city. was - Sacramento. He read an ar
Eiele 10 tha Sacramento Bee. calAnz the
attention Of California farmers 10 the i'm
porsauce o. she sugar beet culture. Mr..
Whittier, wsao is nothing 4 nos public
spirited wien anyth.n. cosmos np that IS
OF interest % tilss state. a. once wrote 3
iesssr 10 the Chamber Of Commerce. In
closing tire clipping and stating that dur
ing enc past few weeks he had noticed
that considerable interest was man Tested
IN che raising Of sugar bsets. especially
In Oregon. Nebraska and California Mr.
WGtsier had also seeu a statement that
sugar beets raised Ia Oregon and WASH
ingson contained a larger percentage Of
saccnarine matter than those produced N
the other states. IL this be true, ne
thought. xhe matter could be determined
practically iu Washington. 70 the great
advantage OF ti1s stale. The seed could
be ooga.ned frcsn the United States gov
eminent. and the product could no doubt
be sold 10 the Seattle commission meT-
chants. lie further stated that when ne
4ttEt4tay s4S-irs& s-tt fH9&i4AR eAHEf &c
was Informed By one % the bankers there
tisa< ne believed eyen with the increased
pv.ee Of hops that much OF the hop land
ia that vis.nlty would not again be Plant
ed with hops Dir. Whittier asked 4 the
sugar beet would not offer a profitable
substitute FOR the hop upon the land. He
thought that II the Chamber Of Com
meree could practically demonstrate that
the sugar beet grown in Western Wash
q Hs
United States for sugar-mak.ns purposes,
capital for the erection Of a sugar-nak ng
plant would not be lacking.
The matter vas deemed Of So much i'm
p0Ftancs that Il was referred 10 Secretary
Ling, with instruct. ons 10 make fun and
searching inquiry into the matter and 70
report at the earliest possible moment.
prssldensyf The wa5kiaa On agricultural
towing {ply. wbica ~ read al recent
meeting II a O. sraer of Commerce:
"Rephing ~ anrs Of November Is. per-
NIT me t0ssy tntt the agricultural college
has during Ia past three. years. con-
Quoted an eiabff te series Of experiments
TO determine ed sdaptabiliiy of the soil
and climate OF at state Of Washington 10
the culture OF stgar beets During that
period We hava utade almost 1900 analyses
10 determine tlk percentage Of sugar and
the purity OF thsbcets raised In this state.
We have likewise made estimates as to the
tonnage IN various sections of the state
and as 70 the cost OF producing the heets.
The beets have been raised ia some IN
stances IN small plats. and In other in
stances IN one or two-acre fields. in order
that we might eiiminats any difference IN
conditions arising from thu difference In the
area cultivated | am prepared 10 say that
the result OF the entire series OF expert
ments demonstrates beyond peradyenIure
that the soil and climate OF the state OF
Washington Is nFrUitHTfK HHHnfN3 a he
culture OF sugar beets. We are prepared
70 furnish details 10 all persons interested
IN establishing the sugar beet industry. I
inclose herewith press bulletin No. g. is
sued two years ago. giving the results
UP 10 that time. / also tnclose under sepa-
rate cover bulletin Is. giving the details
Of the earlier experiments. We have now
IN course of preparation a bulletin cover
Ing the results OF the past two years all
OF which 40 TO confirm the previous re-
suits I would not be far wrong II | should
say that In a commercial way we can
count on an average of twenty tons OF
beets per acre in this state. and on a per-
centage OF sugar content of over Is. and a
purity OF n. IL you have the data for
comparing this With other sections OF the
United States and with Europe YOU
viii observe that this IS unsurpassed any
where. and not equaied in European pro-.
ductiou. We have found that both the
Eastern and the Western parts of the
state are adapted 70 sugar beet culture
the one serious difficulty encountered
IN tho West being the possibility or Sec
Ond growth IN the beets In the fail thus
robhlng them Of their sugar. or. on the
other hand, Of their continuing the first
growth without maturing III has been
suggested 20 me by a gentleman who -
investing large sums in the Manufacture
or beet sugar that the second growth
might be ohviated hy the cutting Of tho
lower ends OF the roots with an instru-
ment which has been devised for that pttr-
pose. As an Illustration Of the wonderful
adaptation OF certain parts OF the state
Act "a
calt your attention 20 an ANALYSIS Of some
heetS recently made at Crescent The
three groups below were from home grown
seeds indicating IN a peculiar way the
sugar producing tendencies OF the condi-
lions:
"Vumorjn richezt-Averago weight. II
ounces; sugar content -2.5 per cent; puri-
~. G5 per cent
"vilmorin first lot-Average weight. $50
OUNCES sugar content lN.e per cent; puri-
~. $50 per cent.
'sViifnarin second iot-Ave~are weight
lis ounces: sugar content. Is per cent;
purity. SIS per cent
"Nilworin third lot-Ayerage weight. 3
ounces; sugar content la4i par cent, puri-
~ as per cent
- would respectfully call your attention,
% the fact that the problem upoa which
we have been working IS the scientific
problem AZ determining the adaDfa h{fftv
~ car soil and climate Tor the production
- beets IN commercial way Our prob
lem Is solved. II remains ROW for the
N.
with q establish the Industry T Is out
stle ~ our province 10 undertake fht- com
marrl7i proh}cm. though q e. our bu2i-
ness 60 cooperate with those who do un-
dcr~ BE st 20 the fullest extent.
"Nnu viii observe tbat the commercial
problem has 2 double aspect, namely. The
production ~ thr beets and their manu-
taffurp Fnfo sugar. he farmer must 10
the former. His question Is. can I ra isa
thF herfs at "a pruHtF In answer 20 this
7 would say that he can raise cav twenty
tons per acre aud that the average price
in 0thsF parts ~ fhe United States far
tetfs is fcaw q so "a 8 a ton This w7nfd
rit' hin large margin ~ profit over ana
nove the cost of production 7 might
f1en tr'n fhaf the hard thinning and TIE
hard wedding makes fho cost % pToauc-
sa-f1 re ASS at-ra ~ t,eetr re~p f,qaz{4e~a f,ia
The othcr aspect - from ere point az View
90 tre ma8afseturer. AT that We can do
aikh degree q purity md - sugar cen
teHf lt Rt.f HF Yer htuiealf ta est Innate
~" a1naHnf ~ n~o7ts which may arise
from che menusaetuTe. 7 have 30 best
90 sr~HFe i0 MANY l9eaii'.e va contracts for
t'fs Frotur' an ~ IRE required arrount 81
berts tor 5ha operation % a factory.
ana ELst iafeetl % know thas tNe
era m bar ~ tnrnrneres ~ Seattle BE- NOV
f0e in this matter. For cess 7 have saf4
e't.fa when p have rnsfe o1r demon
; ~aGH 10 gte1 ta se1' sou ceHles ~ the
uFN sar4r teet ea''o#ta when it ts 1sl+.
The rarnrn8vv az 6u5letfn No rs s1i,rssg
- f0 rer letter auf waiah .s ere 7stss i'm,
s,rrtaHt. because II = tse latest. 3 "a fol-
iavs-
saxar Rec, seeds were Distributed LAST
spring "a t.ais farr~rvs. rep~ess aei0v every
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