Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-03
OF SUGAR -BEETS
AS Sugar Is Made Fields and Not IN Factories Good Seed an
Important Requirements German Consups Report

trebled; all Of which shows clearly that
even France now prefers German beet
seed, and am not at all surprised 10
learn that there is a movement on 1905
I in that country to increase the tarlu on
imported seed.
The first-olass sugar factories OF Eu-
rope buy none but the very best seed,
grown from high.grade individuai
"mother" beets, to distribute among
the best growers; thus not only main-
tanning the standard OF their sugar
beets as to quality and quantity, but
also putting themselves in position
to compete in all the markets OF the
world. This first-class seed Is sold and
delivered by the growers on board cars
in the Prussian province OF Saxony, at
from s to 10 cents per pound, which Is
a moderate price. considering the tacs
that 1t takes at least four years TO get
It into the market.
There is also second-class seed
offered for sale in this country. at from
s to 9 cents per pound. This is COM
monty called the "Nachzachtsamen,
being a seed produced not from the
mother beets, but from the first first
class seed mentioned above. This in.
ferior grade, however, is not used by
first-class sugar men in Germany,
France. Holland and Belgium, but
most of it goes to Austria, Russia and
the United States. And this Is the
reason why / deem it my duty to call
| attention to the Importance OF getting
) only the very best of seed obtainabie.
} In my opinion, those American growers
. of sugar -beets who buy cheap grades OF
q seed, make great mistake. All kinds
r az seed have natural tendency to
], degenerate. Even the fiIst-class beet
O seed mentioned above will not bring
o forth beets that come up TO the stand
= ard OF the original or mother beet, but
n will show loss Of 4 to ! per cent
lr of sugar content. Now, the secono
). generation Of seed will degenerate
O. more than as much again. and lose
re from Der cent to per cent. This II
a. a small amount when considered by 1t
a. self. vet it is sufficient not only to turf
Of the profits OF a sugar factory into
le loss. but even to drive the concern Z
to the wall.
le To illustrate this: Factory A slice
I'd 80, 900 tons (short) Of beets. whicl
It. would weld about an average OF To-.
III per cent sugar in the extraction. Ate
ut deducting the sugar left in the molasse
rt and In other waste, this would leav
or about l3 per cent?, 500 tons OF pur
on lgranulated, marketable sugar, which
ny $50 ton would net $325.00O.
r. Factory slices the same amount
ur beets, grown from seeond-class seed
an which, at fair average, have about l..
he per cent less of sugar in the extraction
ice After this material has also gon
through the process of refining. thei
Of will be Ill per cent?, $50 tons
,et marketable sugar, which at $50 a to-
if would net $292, 500.
/ It will be seen at glance that viii
of both factories use the same amount
ns, material, and have the same expens'
to for labor, fuel, ETC., there Is diffe
he ence in the gross receipts for manufa
VI tured sugar amounting to $50, 500.
in. Factory A bought 90 tons OF frs
OF class eeeQ, al FAoV POI eVht NVteN
asst factory B bought 65 tons OF secon
", class seed, at $120 per ton, $4,000.
ing will be seen that factory B wanted
err buy cheap" and to make money faf
m It did, indeed, save So, 800 at the star
Of but factory A began by planting Il
very best seed obtainable, and came o
his az the end of the season with $29,
re. cash ahead OF it's competitor, and "
,ort in the position of declaring handsor
ing dividend.
ler- Like 60 many other things In Iii
Of the cheapest beet seed are the deare
ing 1t pays to get the very best, and on
900 the very best is good enough. Let
ght good work of experimenting In the fit
} Of Of sugar-beet culture continue, in ord
uty to learn exactly what we can do In
100 face of fierce and growing competitit
in but let American growers determine I
ave only to try different varieties OF se'
the but also to plant none but seed OF hi
and grade and pure pedigree.