The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-25
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Ii
West Investigating 1t.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Is
West Investigating 1t.
1.-THE successful farmer must have
been brought up on farm from boy
hood he must inherit the traditions
of his forefathers and absorb the
knowledge of farming day by day
modern methods and advancement. 1t
is for this latter object that our de-
partment has it's purpose"
So said Thomas Wilson, secretary of
agriculture, to a G b e reporter last
evening. Mr.. Wilson arrived in the city
en- route for the East. He is just re-
turning from an extended Western
trip, of which he spoke as follows:
President Mckinley is exceedingly anxious
to have the department of agriculture as use
full as possible, so l decided that instead of
going to the mountains and seashore this
summer l would take a trip through the
Western states-Nebraska, Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Utah, Montana, Idaho and North Da-
kota, to familiarize myself, so far pos
sible, with their farming conditions and
ideas.
II had two special objects in view; the
dustry. Last spring the department sent
out several tons of sugar beet seed, to
twenty-seven different states, and now that
we have a protective tariff bill for sugar,
l was desirous to know what the farmers
were doing with the seed l find that new
factories are starting up all over. but the
people have not yet discovered the full value
of the crop; that the beet pulp, after the
saccharine matter has been extracted, con-
stitutes valuable article of food for cat
tie, and it takes no more of the pulp to
produce two pounds of excellent butter than
1t does to put pound of meat onto lean,
third-class steer. In some states, notably
Nebraska and Utah, they are beginning to
find this out. 1t is also a frst-class pork
producer.
Then wanted to see the Western horses
and ranchmen and find out why those range
horses are small and of comparatively lit
tie value. 1 learned why. They have the
finest stock-producing country imagineabole
during the summer months; the grass on the
tablelands is as rich and succulent as it is
in Kentucky, and the horses thrive, but no
care OF them is taken during the winter
The range horse would be equal to Eastern
or European horses in most respects If the
growth it has during the summer was con-
tlnued during the winter. That's what makes
the difference In value between horse worth
only $l0 and one worth ten times ten. The
rancners can raise horses much cheaper than
they can be grown In the East and 7 ex
pect TO see big improvement In that di-
rectlon. am preparing a bulletin now, to
can the attention of the ranchmen to this.
Ahotner thlng; to make a horse valuable it
sl snoula De broken when young and con-
tlnued In the course of training Nobody or
very feW peoaple at least care to buy a
wild. untamed animal
49, Alaska is coming into prominence. just now
generally known that the southern part of
I'M 1ne territory contains good farming lands.
~ aney raise small grain and vegetables, and I
Iancy that it is just about the same as Nortb
ern Scotland-you know 1 am a native of
scotland. recently sent a commission To
Aiaska to report on the agricultural condition
" o.o+ 'ne ne terTieory, and hope they haven't
Klondike -'ie i0i 'he
President Mckinley is wonderful man"
commune cGntlnued Mr. wilson. "Only remarkable
PHYSICAL constitution
stand the strain of office and hard work he
accompl1shes. Why, he never turned an Of
nce.seeker away, and there were thousands
OF them, too; his door is always open to
everybody. Even while enjoying his we'll
earned vacation as the newspapers saw ho
gets through with great deal of work.
j. II. Smith, of Spokane, is at the RYAN.
G. A. Potter, of Necedah, Wis, is guest
of the Ryan.
Two Northfeld citizens, E. T. Archibald and
U. N. Phillips, are at the Merchants
c. w. Rckerd of Hudson. Is a guest at
the Merchants.
,, DR.: l. B. Sperry, of oberlin, O., was at the
Merchants yesterday, on his way home from
trip through the Yellowstone park
John Cooper of st. Cloud, a member of the
rerormatory board, registered at the Mer-
chants yesterday.
r. NJ Musser, wealthy lumberman. of
Muscatine, is at the Merchants.
e. T. Bone and H. L. Bone of Rice Lake
WIS., registered at the Clarendon yesterday
Speaker j. D. JONES' OF Long Prairie, is
stopping at the Windsor
Senator A. T. Stebbins, of Rochester. is
Windsor guest
Mrs. J. H. Start and son, of Menominie,
Wis. are at the Windsor
F. W. Philbrick, of Redwood Falls. is reg
istered at the Windsor
]. A. Wilson, of Helena, is at Hotel Metro
politan.
j. B. Page, prominent citizen of Mazeppa
is at the Metropolitan.
Gen: J: G. Howe and wife, of Kenton. o..
are at Hotel Metropolitan.