New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-04-07
ditions for its production By oversstimu--
lation from fertilization.

too long after maturity. The yield, lie
said, is apt to be overestimated: FIT
teen tons to TIE acre is satisfactory
showing, but careful cultivation might
give more. When the beet was first ex.
perjmented with fifty years ago, seven
tons was a good yield. Proper cultiva.
ton has almost tripled it.
! Taking up the financial view Of the
industry, he emphasized the necessity Of
hearty cooperation between farmer ind
factory, as most of the failures are di-
rectly traceable to lack of it. The fac
tories should also be started right, for a
failure of one or two is sure to cause a
tremendous setback to the entire indus
try.
In answer to questions he advised the
farmers against starting with more than
five acres. The experiments have all
been made, he said, and the commercial
problem is the only one that is left for
consideration. Conservatively undertak-
en-, it could not fail to prove profitable.
Prof. Voss of the State Farm followed
Snyder with practical suggestions as to
methods of cultivation and harvesting.
AS the result Of tests at the farm he gave
$50 as the cost of raising an acre of
beets, the yield averaging Is tons at 81
a ton. Scarcity of help and disease
mi ght increase the cost of production,
but steady market and nearness to a
factory would easily overcome this.
The last speaker at the afternoon ses-
sion was H. T. Jul. Fuhrmann, builder
of beet sugar factories with much ex-
perience in this as we'll as the old coun-
try. He spoke in German. Among
other things, he gave statistics of work
! done in Nebraska. One man from 80
acres cleared $3,25S, another with II
acres $40 and one with acres $3.50.
These were average returns and the per-
centage of sugar in Nebraska beets is
not as large as in those OF Minnesota.
Factories proved profitable invest
ments wherever built and the money
distributed among the farmers saved
many a home from being eaten up by
mortgage Indebtedness.
he was German, but he took pride
in saying that the American, factories
were just as good, and the country was
in no need of buying its sugar abroad.
We have gold mine at our own feet,
he said, and only need to open it. The
experiment would prove of benefit to
consumer and producer alike: ~
Continuing his talk in the evening,
Mr.. Wallace touched upon the possibili-
ty of factories in Minnesota.
He said When once 1t is clearly es-
tablished that county can produce
sugar beets of the requisite quality it is
best to build factory at once. 1t is no
use whatever to go to the money centers
until the farmers have absolute conf
dence in their own soil and in themselves.
Why should a community like this go
begging for foreign capital? To build a
factory would require $1,000 from 400
farmers. If 400 farmers were to show
their faith by putting in $500 each and
taking stock to that amount, capital
would hunt them and your committees
would not need to dance at the door of
some Wall Street magnate. ~.
| And within 10 months after factory
is established on a profitable basis in any
community the land in the vicinity adj
vances in value many times the amount
of capital invested.
The convention concluded with an adj
dress in English by Fuhrmann and re-
marks by Prof. Frankforter Of the Uni
versity. y
In opening his remarks Professor
Frankforter spoke Of the great similari-
!: ty between the sugar best country OF
Germany and the rolling prairies of cen
| trail Minnesota. The general character
!, istics Of the two regions were very much
alike. Calling attention to the fact tia,
the sugar beet industry was now the
, most important of Germany, Professor
Frankforter went on to describe the de.
velopment of the business in Nebraska
f where he formerly lived. In sevela
J, very dry years when other crops failed
) the beet crop was the stronghold Of til,
farmers engaged in the business. Th'
factories were abundantly successful
!, this year will see three more refnerie
! in Nebraska. Prof. Frank orter referred
/ to the new McDougal sy1tem Of suga
beet handling. The Med ougal plan j
~. As " - -