The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-19
BEET SUGAR CULTIVATION.

Bulletin -. Of the state experiment sta
ton al Pullman. contains the result Of
series OF experiments made in various
parts OF the state in the cultivation OF
sugar bee;s during the year Is9S. which are
OF great importance TO this state, in view
OF the interest now being taken in beet
sugar production. IL a satisfactory pro-
tective tariff Is placed upon sugar in the
revenue bin. now being prepared, 1t is
quite certain that there will be an imme-
diate movement in the direction of estab-
Iishlng beet sugar factories. and the
states which are shown 10 be the best
adapted 10 the cultivation OF beets OF the
proper standard of purity and saccharine
contents VIII DE the ones wherein the new
industry win be lrst established.
The showing made in the experimental
planting o; sugar beets IN this state is a
remarkable one, demonstrating that beets
OF higher standard OF purity. with great
or saccharine contents. can be grown in
various parts Of this state than anywhere
else IN the United States.
The experiments were exhaustive. They
each Of the places selected a full acre was
devoted to the cultivation. After harvest.
fifty samples were taken from each field.
in such msuenr that they would repre-
sent fair average OF the beets growing In
the entire state. and these samples were
forwarded to the experiment station for
analysts. The places where the acre tracts
were to be planted were selected with
view TO coe'ering the whole state. They
were as follows: Puyallup. Chehalis. El-
Ie7sburg. Hartford. Nooksaek. Dayton.
Vancouver. orting. waverly and Chest
nut. The result was remarkable. In not
one single case does the average Of the
samples analysed fan below the CONNER
cial standard the loves; recorded aver
age being that OF the samples from Day
ton. sugar content Of 1875 per cent. with
a parity OF gI.a Waverly. Spokane coun-
". gave an average for 1gty-dve samples
or 1875 per cent. % sugar with purity os
SET Tho best sample from that place
gave ne following wonderful result: Per-
centAga OF sugar 10 the beet. % purity,
50 The bulletin SAYS 81 this particular
sample; "As far as individual analyses ara
concerned we believe there Is no well
authenticated analysis on record showing
a higher percentage or sugar and purity
than TIE best sample received from wav-
sriy."
The returns from the Western Washing
ten samples fen bat little behind this The
average o. TIE City samples from Puyal-
Iup vas IN sugar contents. 80 per cent.
purity So. while the hes; sample gave the
following: Sugar. 10: purity. 81 The
poorest sample from Puyallup was sar
above the commercial standard. being:
sugar. i2S; parity. e. Twelve per cent.
sugar aad 50 per cent, parity IS the stand
sr6
Tae most remarkable showing was thai
~ the samples from Vancouver. TIE
average welsht of the samples vas s.
oancss. wi,a lG2 psr cent az sugar ard 4
purity ef So TIE hane.sn. abiding "a
tals. says that tas experiments show con-
c}assvelv that TIRE size % the hee:s has less
influence 81 sugar coatent and purity n
TIE case q Washington heets than those
g-owa elsewhere &c The United States We
aFe unse,s a. present - give any exrlsn&-
tor ~ arse. beyond re evfas7s fact that
fer soae reason LIE energy ef ere large
essts IS expended mere in the formation
e saEar tAas tse production q wno.v
User. 41e heIe@ia summarizes the re-
ssit q lts tNovr1rnoEts as seIows:
TIE experiment 81 1855 w1;h sers tracts
sao~ tsat ssets Ercwa or = comn,eresal
sale n tAts state Possess as high ard SAL
isfaetoFy character a. those sro&n %
s-aAa experimental plants From tae es-