The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-10-05
Growing Beets.

standing on the sheds arguing with
farmers about their big beets. aul
now standing on the stree is arguing with
mankind about the saving OF their souls,
and find it easier TO pick out big bee:s
than ii is to pick out souls for our Lord
and Master. They have been well hid
IN darkness by the teachers of tradition.
If She farmers OF Lebi will forgive me
for tantalizing themI will try ado better
in the future must say we got along
well and can tell you all, my dear
friends, am glad we did for / need the
faith OF all the Latter Day Saints and
above all the help of God in my labors
and / AM confident | have the support
of all my friends in this matter. don't
think have an enemy on earth; if |
have don't know it.
Well, friends and beet raisers, ACCORD
ing to reports you won't have SO many
large beets this year and but light
crop, as you have been short OF water.
4, have always contended, since learned
little about the beet raising business
by practice, that there were things
absolutely neces, AIRY for good crop,
viz Good lani, or land that has been
made good, deep blowing where the land
will stand 1T, most soil to be plowed in
the Fall lift has any clay in it especially,
plant according to season, rigat after
grain and siluiliar crops are in aud the
weather warmer some seasons in
March and late seasons in the first part
of April. Plant about one inch deep
after well pulverizing the ground as
deep as you can with the best kind OF
harrows. Get the land pretty solid ON
the surface SO as not to get the seed in
too deep. Thin according to the
strength of your soil good, rich soil
about q inches and lighter soil from 10
2 inches according to your stand and
strength OF land. Thin early so as to
leave the strength OF the land for the
beets that are lett. Thinning early helps
your beets to grow as You let the air in
to them. 1t is highly necessary that
you keep the beets clean. We find, as
farmers, that the keeping OF our farms
clean for few years the weeds get less
and the result is we have less work to
keep our farms clean. Deep fall plow-
ing weakens the weeds that grow from |
the roots. have learned as haye many |
others, that deep'iall plowing weakens
and kills such weeds as ground cherries |
j have learned may little experience Of
five years in growing beets that they,
like all other crops, need sufficient water
from the time the ground getsdry and
the leaves get quite dark and begin to |
wilt. They must not be allowed to
wither and die. In the rpening season |
whenever the beets begin TO suffer for |
moisture the impure matter is drawn |
back into the beets to certain extent
Tor instead OF the root feeding the top
with moisture and keeping the top up
to do is part it dies off before the beet
gets ripe. II we are in q climate where |
the ground and tops get wet with dew
and rain that will make some difference
so farmers in irrigated districts must be
governed by the land and the season.
AS regards watering beets, every
farmer knows his land. or ought to
better than any other nan can tell him.
You know practical experience is better
than theory as Secretary Wilson said in
Cache county. He is right as have
found it SO in preaching the Gospel. | |
am sorry that Lel.i has not got lot of
good reservoirs, then the beets would be
much better, the factoty would thrive
more. There are lots of reservoirs here.
was pleased TO see the congratulations
Secretary Wilson gave Utah for their
success in raising beet seed. / believe
in giving credit where credit is due so
a.. A n A. H.. r. /