The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-17
WILSON IS HOPEFUL
SAYS THE SUGAR BEET CULTURE
WILL BE A SUCCESS IN THE
WEST
SOIL WELL ADAPTED FOR 1T,
BUT FARMERS ARE SOMEWHAT
AFRAID TOkABANDON THEIR
USUAL CROPS.
EXPORT OF BACON AND BUTTER.
Success Can Only BE Assured by
Close Attention ito the Wants
of Europe.
SOIL WELL ADAPTED FOR 1T,
EXPORT OF Bxcos AND BUTTER


WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Secretary
Wilson, of the department of agricul-
ture, has returned to Washington after
an absence of two weeks. He has been
constantly in telegraphic communica-
ton with his department, and has kept
up the sugar beet work which has
been so auspiciously begun.
The secretary says: "I am encourag-
ed and pleased with the development,
not only of the sugar beet, but with
the development Of machinery for it's
manufacture. Moreover, am gratified
with the increased interest which is
being manifested by our farmers. For
many years the sugar beet industry
was problematical. 1t has now been
thoroughly demonstrated that we have
sugar enough in our soil to supply all
of our own needs, and we have dis
covered and are developing the vege-
table which will give it to u.s.
The Investigations of the depart
ment of agriculture have demonstrat-
ed the zone in which sugar beets will
best thrive, and our publications have
given the people full information on
the subject. Nevertheless, the farm
ers of New York, Pennsylvania, and
other rich states have stuck to their
old crops. But, recently, the people of
New York have awakened to the fact
that their soil is a regular sugar beet
Klondike. A new sugar beet factory
is about to be established at Rome, N.
Y, and the farmers. of the contiguous
country will have a market for their
product"
I,oe
cial attention to three things, Ameri-
can butter, American bacon, and the
sugar beet industry. He has discover
ed that, although this country supplies
the London market with more than
half of its bacon, our farmers are re-
ceiving less than half as much for their
products as theHCanadian and Danish
producers. Although we get $40, ,000, 900
from the markets of Great Britain,
that is not fair ratio of compensation
for our bacon. Canadian and Danish
bacon brings II to IA cents per pound,
and American bacon only from 612 to
s cents per pound.
American bacon is too fat That is
the trouble. Our hogs are fatter than
Falstaff; and the bacon carries with
it comparatively little lean. Secretary
Wilson says that we should have a
streak of fat and a streak of lean in
our bacon, but we cannot compete
with Canada and Denmark until we
raise hogs that give the best product.
HeTthinks that the Tanworth breed is
the best of all hogs for bacon, and
will recommend that1etbreed to our
farmers. 2.sru1-i
In ,orderetom tomscertaincfacts upsto date
concerning our0 bacon in the markets
of Great Britain, Secretary Wilson ap-
piled to Consul Lathrop, at Bristol,
and, under date of Sept. 21 1897, the
consul reported, saying that the Brit
ish markets are supplied almost wholly
by the United States Canada and Den
mark These countries contribute to
that market, annually, the large
amount of 100000 cuts of 112 pounds
each, with an approximate value of
upwards of $40, 0,000, coo. During the past
five years the United States has sent
more than half of this amount. In
1896 this country sent to the British