Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-13
SUGAR BETS.

, Some Facts Concerning Their Culture
What Is Required.
The excitement over the culture Of
sugar beets is nothing that Will blow
over IN few days. Sugar from beets
is commercial fact that has done much
to put the agriculture! interests Of
France and Germany on pay ing basis.
II is going To do the same thing for this
country and the section that gers into
line first will reap the most out OF H..
The interest in this state began when
the legislature of '97 passed the act
giving bounty Of one cent pound TO
all factories established in the state
which complied with the provision Of
the act The establishment If fac
tory "a, Bay City followed and tie far
mer, iu he Saginaw Valley haye had
an Opportunity to see how we'll the
crops pays. NatctSh results bave been
! secured running as hlgh as $50 per acre
and Very lew have run Is low as S3j
lothian Allen Of Emerson VINO made a
careful te't ON an acre of bets this
past summer. says he can raise sugar
| beets, per acre, as cheaply as he can
potatoes. Again, dry weather which
woG ruin the potato crop increases
the value Of lie beet crop.
There is another element of profit
which has rarely oeen figured into the
estimates; In getting the bcets ready
70 ship the crowns and leaves are re-.
moved. These measured by that best
OF al tosts, experience, have been
found equal 10 the best hay for feeding
stock and rs tney are easily kept they
enable tie farmer to increase the stock
on MS farm.
Several questions have been asked
regarding the contract, TO raise
beet, aud We give below The main pro
visions of the contracts used by some
Of the companies. Afer providing Tor
the preparation Of lhc soil, the planting
aud cultivation.
SAID beets are to be delivered 10y the
Flrs. Party to the Company. in The
! storage sheds at ITS factory, from time
To time IN quantity and manner as d.
rected by the Company
When directed by the Company to
deliver beets at certain time OF times
the FIRST Party is to put forth every
reasonable effort to comply with such
direc ion.
me title to all such beets as soon as
planted is hereby vested in the Com
ptny,
The bcets delivered to the Company
prior 10 October 10Th OF the year in
which they are grown are to be placed
in mounds, well drained and ventilated,
and covered in way directed by the
Company, and So as to prevent them
from inJurlng.
As far rs any authorized agent of the
Company shall give directions as to
seeding, cultivation, harvesting and
delivery of beets, such directions are to
be followed by the First Party to the
best Of his ability.
When beets are delivered in carload
lots, the Company is to unload them
and charge therefor only the actual
cost thereof
As the beets are delivered TO the stor-
age sheds of the Company, they shall
be examined, tested and weighed by on
under the direction of the weighman
and inspector, appointed by the Com
missioner of the State Land Office un-
der and pursuant to the provisions of
an act.
When so tested and weighed and
certificate furnished therefor by said
welghman and inspector, settlement
shall be had and payment made on the
10Th day of the month following the
delivery, for beets delivered during the
previous calendar month check shall
be cent by mail to the First Party, il
his agent Is not present at the factory
to receive the same.
Said Company shall accept and pay
for said beets four dollars per ton for
teets containing twelve per cent of