The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-05
SUGAR REETS ANALYZED.
Twelve Samples Average IL As Per
Cent Of Sugar and IT'S Purity,
Would have Been Higher If the Beets
had Been Cultivated rIore.

Returns were received today on the
first batch of sugar beets sent by the
board of trade committee to the state
experimental station for analysis.
Samples were sent from twelve
farms in this county. One of these
samples was unripe. The per cent of
sugar found is encouraging, when it
is considered that but two cultiva-
tions were given the beets, instead of
six or eight, as required to brieg the
best results.
The result of the analysis is as
follows:
Russell Burrill, LeHillier, 1913 per
cent sugar, 70.6 per cent purity, DOG
ripe.
John +. Johnson, Mankato, 1872 per
cent sugar, 1872 per cent purity.
E. r. Bohan, Monks hill, Mankato,
IA per cent sugar, 1873 per cent
purity.
D. L. Rose, Lime, II per cent sugar,
70 per cent purity.
Frank Schroeder, East Mankato,
II l per cent sugar, so per cent purity,
Sanford Billings, LeRay, 1871 per
cent sugar, SOL per cent purity.
VIM. Lieferman, East Mankato,
Is 3 per cent sugar, S0.2 per cent
purity.
DR.. r. Brooks, Lime, ia per cent
sugar, Is per cent purity.
w. j. Crandall, South Bend, 1876
per cent sugar, SOL per cent purity.
Gottlieb Schostag, Mankdto, 1872
per cent sugar, "a 6 per cent purity.
Morgan Brooks, Lime, lis per cent
sugar, 70 3 per cent purity.
John G. Wise, West Mankato, 12.1
per cent sugar. 80 per cent purity.
Average, I2.45 per cent sugar, T.O5
per cent purity.
In 1891, twenty samples of sugar
beets raised in this county were
tested at the state experimental
station for the board of trade, with
slightly better results than the above.
The average sugar found was 1905
per cent, and the average purity
IS 10 per cent. The per cent of sugar
ranged as high as IT. per cent.
The committee has forwarded an
other box containing six samples. and
report will be received on these this
week.
It has been thoroughly demonstrate
ed that sugar beets can be
raised in this county having a sutfi-
cient per centage of sugar to make
their use in a beet sugar factory pro-
frtable. The longer the beets were
raised, the greater care would be
taken, and the ms and outs of the
industry mastered. This would re-
suit in a much higher average pei
cent of sugar than the samples show.
On the other hand, if a factory is
to be secured, the farmers must de-
vote more attention to the cultiva.
tion of the crop. Beets for a sugar
factory cannot be allowed to grow as
other beets grow, but must be culti'
waited every two weeks and pulled at
just the right time and treated in
just the right way, and beets that are
too large or too small thrown aside,
and many other things looked after
The raising Of beets for sugar, if it is
to be profitable, will be no boys task.
The beets sent to the experimental
station for analysis were the cream
Of the beets raised IN this county,
only the most careful farmers being
solicited to send samples. 1t is likely
that an average of all the beets raised
in the county would not make the
showing that these samples do. Yet
this should not discourage those VIII @
want a beet sugar factory located
here, but should spur them to greater
endeavor in the future. The indus
try is a new one here, and needs
entirely different methods from
the culture of other crops.