The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
HOUSTON. SUNDAY, FEB. 10, $500
AS TO BEET SUGAR.

The growth of the beet sugar industry
in the United States Indicates that the
day is not far distant when we will pro-
duce our own sugar,
The production in 1893 Is estimated al
$4,000 tons. an increase since 1890 OF
the system of bounties offered by the
principal sugar beet growing States, New
York pays bounty of 1 cent pound
ON beet sugar grown in the State and
made into sugar at factory within the
State. The appropriation for 1851 and
1898 was $4,000. The American Agricul-
turist estimates that 100000 win be re-
quired for 1899 Michigan pays cent
per pound for 90 per cent crystallIzed
sugar produced from bcets grown In the
State, for which not less than 81 per ton
has been paid. One factory at Bay City
made In 1898 some 100000 pounds OF
sugar. Wisconsin offers exemption from
taxation for all sugar beet factories for
five years from 1897 except local assess-
ments. Wyoming exempts from all taxa
ton for ten years. Minnesota offered n
bounty OF ] cent per pound. but the law
is now practically dead letter: Washing
ton offers l cent per pound on 90 per cent
crystallized sugar from beets realizing to
the farmer not less than 81 per ton.
Utah and Nebraska paid bounty of 1
cent per pound on beet sugar for several
years, with provIso that farmers should
be paid at least So per ton for beets. The
factory near Eddy. N, M, Is said to have
had prosperous year and will increase
its output this year. California IL ex-
pected to largely increase her production
this year. The Sprecl1les factory at sa-
limos will consume 5000 tons Of the beets
daily. Four other factories will consume
about 1900 tons daily.
When 1t is considered that the enormous
crop of sugar of the worlds production,
say about 100000 tons, meets an active
demand, it will be seen that the beet
sugar production affords q good fleld for
diversified farming in all regions OF the
country adapted to sugar beet culture.
Texas certainly has large extent of tor
ritory as we'll suited for this production
as New York or Michigan. The elevation.
climatic conditions, class of soil aud fer
tility are harmonious with the necessities
for the production of strong sugar per-
irrigation. much country as we'll adapted
as California.
The worlds production OF beet sugar
is about 100000 tons, Germany being
the leading producer and marketing q
large part of her crop in this country
Austria ranks next to Germany. France,
Russia. Belgium and Holland together
about equal tho Austrian output. The
Indications point TO an Increased pro-
duction In 1899. It is stated that during
the next season twenty-five new factories
will start in Russia. Tho bounty system
will likely continue In the great sugar
growing countries OF Europe until modl-
fed by some mutual agreement the effort
TO secure which seems thus far to have
been unayailing
The total imports OF sugar into the
United States iu the year 1898 were 1885,
92o,S5l pounds. This enormous Import
certainly leaves great scope for home
production of both beet and cane sugar
Considering tho low eost NJ spear heat
seed ,hars 10 No reason WIN ,he rexn,
go -, -. -,
'ne' a ~ N"o o~ps. ,n'N'i'"'
p'ah'inss anu op'ain report upon the sac,
rharlne quality OF the beots produced
from the chemist Of the State Agricul-
Lural and Mechanical college, at Bryan.
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