The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-11
SUGAR BEET SEED
DR.. Culver and D. B. Wilson
viii Distribute
FOR BENEFIT OF FARMERS
Want Sugar Factory Started
in This City.
FOR BENEFIT OF FARMER.

Several gentlemen in this city have for
the past two years been experimenting
with the cultivation, in limited way
Of the sugar beet from the seed, which
mas been received direct from Germany.
Prominent among those who have given
2 great deal OF attention to the INDUSTRY
have been DR.. c. a. Voight, D. B. wilson
and DR.. J. b Culver. all of this city
The matter has been more Of an expert
ment or their part than for profit, and
they are now in possession OF report OF
the analysis Of the samples sent to the
department of agriculture at Washington
D. c., which is as follows:
L. S. Department of Agriculture,
Division of Chemistry,
Washington, D. c.
Report of analysis Of samples Of sugar
beets:
From c. A. Voight, postofice Wichita,
Kan.-variety ? No. 3 Serial No. 206S.
Average weight of beets-Grams, 624;
ounces. %.
Sugar-Per cent in the beets, 1873; per
cent in the juice, AS.
Yield-Tons per acre, -.
Coefficient of purity 70.S+.
Probable yield of sugar per acre, -
CSigne0 H. w. RILEY, Chemist.
*The coefficient Of purity is the ratio Of
sugar to the other solids in the juice of the
beet.
%*This number is only approximate and
shows the quantity Of merchantable sugar
which might be expected per acre from
the yield, as reported by you, if manu-
featured by the best approved modern
processes.
The gentlemen mentioned are now
anxious, through the encouraging report
received. 20 interest the farmers in try
ing to induce at least three or more farm
ers in each township in Sedgwick county
to raise sugar beets during this season,
and have arranged TO furnish all who viii
make the experiment, seed free. They
only ask that the farmer or gardener
sign an agreement to furnish the three
gentlemen with samples of their crop and
that the farmer agree to measure his
land on which the crop is raised, so as to
determine the yield per acre.
The object will be to determine the
amount Of saccharfne matter contained in
the beets raised from the seed and also
TO find out what locality and soil is best
adapted to the growth in Sedgwick coun-
ty. The experiments viii be conducted
with a view to the establishment of a
beet sugar industry in Sedgwick county.
DR.. Culver and D. B. Wilson have the seed
to give free to those who will caIl upon
them at their address-Oak Street hotel.
corner of Oak street and Fifth avenue,
Wichita, Kan.
The beet industry has grown steadily in
many Of the states and each year addi-
tional states have been taking up the in
dustry. and so far it has been considered
a successful experiment, afterward an es-
tabHshed industry.
A communication to the Wilkes-Barre
OUcerne county, Pennsylvania Record
has the following to say:
The boom is already here In Michigan
six or eight new sugar factories are likely
10 be built in time to work up the beets
grown this year. This is due to the re-
markab'e success of Michigan's first sugar
factor at Bay City and a bounty equal to
81 per ton on beets offered by the state
for several years. New York will con-
tinue a similar bounty and it viii prob
ably be granted also by Pennsylvania |
West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, INDIANA. |
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Oregon. |
Washington and Colorado. These Iegis- |
latures should fix laws so that the bounty |
shall go to the grower of the beets. Fac
tories make money enough if they can |
only get the beets. New factories are
also under construction or contemplated |
in seven of the states noted and an i'm |
mense development is going on in Cali
fornia. The biggest beet sugar mill in |
the world is located in Monterey county.
California: capacity, 5000 tons Of beets per
dav. Welding $50 tons of sugar. Fully So