Iron County register., 1897-10-21
SUGAR sEET-oRoWINo.

We@e-M1@@0uE1 Makes Good showing
OnacEAls OF the Agricultural Departme nj
Believe the Kndastry VIII BE Success
In MiaaourH-The Results From Illinois,
Indiana and Texas.
WASHINGTON. Oct 1a.-Prof. Wiley.
the chief chemist of the department OF
agriculture, is making rapid progress
in the work of analyzing the sample
sugar beets submitted by grower.
throughout the country. Up to this
time more samples have been analyzed
for Missouri growers than for any other
state
Very few of the samples submitted
were furnished in exact accordance
with the directions of the department
and the percentage of sugar shown in
them is not therefore, as high a
would appear had instructions been fol-
lowed precisely. An important error
made by many of the growers in Mis-
souri, was that they did not allow
the beets to mature. Many ot
the samples were forwarded
in early September, and two
weeks more in the ground would
have added materially to their sac
charine matter, and given a much
higher showing in the analysis. Still
another mistake was the sending OF
the largest samples available. This
again lowered the percentage of sugar
shown in the samples. The experience
of the department has been that the
smaller beets contain a much higher
percentage of sugar than do the large
ones. A beet weighing about pound
is the best size for analysis, and will
give a much better showing than q
sample weighing two pounds.
A percentage of Ii is regarded a.
very good, and anything higher i,
rated as excellent. A showing below
IA does not preclude the growing OF
beets with reasonable profit. The
samples from Missouri have not all
been analyzed. but the following state.
ment will show the average run in
many counties of the state. In max.
ing the analysis the top of the beet Is
cut off and rejected, and the weight
stated is of sample after being dressed,
Or topped" The percentage given
means the percentage of sugar on the
weight of the beets; that is, Is pei
cent means that 100 pounds of topped
beets from which the sample was taken
would give Is pounds of sugar.
The following statement of the re-
suit on Missouri-g grown beets shows the
county, the grower, quality of soil,
weight of beet-Sample submitted and
percentage of sugar found therein. The
yield per acre has not been computed
in each case. 1t is given for one grow
er in Charlton county, and shows there
a yield of II tons of beets and sugar
2,O66 pounds per acre. The sample
submitted in that case was not above
the average, and the conclusion is fair
that the yield per acre would be nat
urrlly higher than that throughout the
state.
Barry County-James a. Daniel, Exeter; clay
soil; 1I-ounce beet; Ia lilo per cent. sugar.
Barton County-A. Woln, Verde1la; clay and
sand mixed SOIL two samples; one - ounces.
ID A per cent; the other "a ounces, $50 per
cent.
Benton County-D. A Smith, Lincoln; light
loan; ID ounces; 1902 per cent.
Boone COunty-Samuel Cameron; sandy soil;
10 ounces; 1872 per cent
Cass County,. A Duncan, Freeman; light
red soil; "a ounces; 12.U7 per cent. Matthew
Dale, Creighton; White ash soil; 10 ounces;
II 10 per cent
Charlton County-S. C. Carpenter. Forest
Green; black sandy loan; Is ounces; 1L2I pei
cent; yield per acre, IL tons; sugar per acre,
1866 pounds
Christian County,. A Payne Nixa; red
clay soil; 8 ounces; 13 40 per cent
From Cooper county numerous samples have
been analysed, ami show good percentages The
samples were from BoonVille New Palestine
Pilot Grove and OtterVille.
Crawford County-A E. Brace, Jacobston;
black sandy loan; ounces; IL So per cent.
Dade County,. T. Hembree; sandy loan; II
ounces; 1a59 per cent
Dallas County-E. E. Darby; black prairie
soil; 10 ounces; 11.4O per cent.
DayieSS County-Simon Bickle, Winston;
black prairie loan; 26 ounces: 13 SO per cent.
DekRlb County-W. @. Harland, MaySville;
heavy black clay soil; IL ounces; 998 per cent.
Douglas County, I. Edwards, Little Beaver;
light sandy soil; 10 ounces; 1877 per cent.
Franklin County-Beni Schlatz, Sullivan,
creek bottom loam; II ounces; I7.20 per cent.
Henry County-H p. Brown, Alberta; light
Ioam; ounces; 1885 per cent
Holt County-A. j. Landres, Forest City; darK
timber land; q ounces; 142j per cent.
Jasper County II B. Dollar, Sarcoxic; lime
stone soil; y ounces; 1914 per cent M. c.
Bickman, MOdoc; clay subsoil, I4.25 per cent
Jefferson County,. IT Herbert, De Soto;
black bottom soil; 15 ounces; 14-44 per cent.
Laclede County-D. H Walker, Drew; light
clay loan; ounces 12.S5 per cent.
Lawrence County-S. w. GoSS, Phelps; red
soil; II ounces; 14U0 per cent.
Lincoln County-Charles Eberling, Moscow
Mills; Is ounces; I2.54 per cent.
MOniteau COunty-D. E. Berrier, ClarkSburg;
10 ounces; 1207 per cent.
Monroe County,. w. Adams Greenville
dark prairie loan; 20 ounces; 1911 per cent
Newton county shows good percentage.
Phelps County George a. Doyle, Spring
Creek; sandy loan; II ounces; 1921 per cent
Pulaski County j. Staben, Hancock; yello W
sandy loan; I2 ounces; 1884 per cent.
PutnRmC County,. Pickett, UnionVille; sandy
loan; ounces; 1887 per cent
The samples from St. Charles and st. Clair
counties show good averages.
Wright County-W. H. Northway, Mountain
Grove; clay and sand; Is ounces; 1901 per
cent
Specimens from Phillips county, Ark, have
been analysed and show 1904 per cent OF SUI
gar.
Clark county, Illinois, shows 12 27S per cent;
Clinton county makes an unusually good show
ing, p. 16 per cent These samples were grown
by John Tiger, Breese, in light loan. Cumber-
land and Cook counties also make very good
showingS-
Indiana percentages are shown as follows:
Madison County-I2o7 per cent
Morgan County-I4.44 per cent.
Vanderburg county submitted many samples
which show a fair average.
Tippecanoe county sent five samples, which
averaged very high 1854, lass, I2.e4, 1887 and
l4S4 per cent
Erath county Crex.) samples averaged ILL
per cent; Hunt county, Is 40 per cent