The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-30
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY
A Analysis shows That Beets Grown In
This state Contain Fully as Mach suGar
as These Grown In the world
a Prontabio Industry for the FARMERS.

An Analysis shows That Beets Grown In
This State Contain Fully as Much sugar
as These Grown In the world
a Profitable Industry for the Farmers.
ALBANY. Nov. o9.-Stato Agricultural Com
missioner Charles A. Wicting said tonight that
the recent sugar beot.growing experiments in
this State have amply demonstrated the fact
thatsboets containing n high per contage OF
sugar can be grown here. DIR. l. l.. Van Slyke,
chemist at the New York State Experimental
Station at Geneva, to-day furnished Commits
pioncr Wieting with the analysis Of the sugar
beets grown on the two experimental plots
under the provisions OF the beet sugar bounty
law passed by the last Legislature. These
plots were designated by Commissioner Wiet-
ing, and were eighteen in number Of ono-halt
acre each, in different parts Of the state.
Mr.. r.. E.. Dawley. director of State Farmers
Institute, who has probably devoted more time
70 tho study Of the sugar beet industry than
any one connected with the State Agricultural
Department, said tonight that Dr. Van Sykes
analysis shows that bcets grown In New York
State contain fully as much sugar as those
grown anywhere In tho world, and that II the
past season can DO taken as o criterion. there IL
no reason why we cannot DO making within i've
years moro sugar than Is consumed by our popu-
lation. He says one great advantage which
beets grown in this state have over beets
grown.in many other parts Of tho United States
"a that the co-eficient of purity is very high.
This, he added, insures ease OF manipulation
and enables the manufacturer to secure the
largest possible amount of sugar at the least
expense.
During the past summer some $50 farmers
have crown beets for the first beet sugar factory
established in this State at Rome. and the ma.
5ority Of them have found the beet q profitable
crop: Some Of them, who have not been as
careful In the tillage and selection of the land
% they should have been, have not achieved
good results, but the experience of the past
summer has taught them that sugar beets re-
and corn, and that they cannot be. grown with
tho same amount of labor. The best varieties
from 1--we to twenty-five tons to the acre, the
average probably being from twelve to fifteen
yield gives the farmer from $50 10 S75 for his
profit per acre to the farmer is from sio to s2S.
1t is thought this net profit can be greatly
Increased by the use of tools designed specially
The:resuit Of DR.. Van slyke's.annlysis and the
work done at the Rome, factory both show
ton Of beets $40 pounds. Therefore the raising
Of sugar. which would bring in tho market
about $50, II the farmer were paid for his
contained in them, this would give the farmer
between IS and Sc a ton for his beets and tho
manufacturer between 81 and 10 cents o ton
for manufacture. In making these figures
4 cents a pound as the average price is used.
The experiments under Commissioner Wet
Eaugns, st. Lawrence. Albany, Genesee, Lewis.
Schoharie, Madison, Erie, Niagara, Clinton.
Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga,. Otsego, Chau-
ta1qua, and Broome. The vilmorin improved,
and q German beet called the Klein Wanzle-
bener were grown. DR.. Van Sykes analysis Of
the first kind shows that beats grown in st.
Lawrence county give the highest percentage
of sugar, 16.6, and Genesee county the lowest,
1914. The average percentage of sugar secured
from this variety OF beets was about 14.75 per
cent. The. highest percentage of purity Sc
ty, and the lowest, 74.2 per cent, in Gcnesco
county. In the other variety the highest per
cent. Of sugar was found in beets grown in Cat
taraugus county, 1876. and the lowest in Yer
Bailles, Erie county, 11.2, or an average Of
14.33 per cent. The highest percentage OF pur-
ty was found in those grown in Otsego county,
e7.5, and the lowest in Versailles, Erie county,
66.s.
The sugar bounty act appropriated SOS, 900
the law the State Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture Is authorized to pay a bounty not exceed.
ing l cent a pound for sugar manufactured in
this State from beets grown here. Several
other beet sugar companies are being organ.
lied and will be ready. to begin operations by
next fall. For this reason Commissioner Wet
ing will ask the mex Legislature to make a
much larger appropriation for the payment Of
sugar bounties.
The Rome factory closes and ceases operation
tomorrow night after forty-two days work. 1t
has manufactured about ITO tons Of sugar. the
analysis of which showed that 1t was from %
TO 1913 Der cent. OF purity.