Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

counties for 400 acres TO be planted In
10 sugar bccts, from this acreage 52,625
tons OF bccts We're delivered to this
company. or an average yield per acre
OF twelve tons. This must be oonsid-
cred n very profitable crop ut $3.50 per
ton or s5i. per acre. Allowing s35 per
acre for seed and planting. cultivating
and harvesting. we still have "A profit OF
sly per acre. or crop on 400 acres
that Will pay siji.O00 for seed and labor
ana leave profit OF $4,000.
The question Is often asked how many
bceta are left ON the hands OF the farm
ers. We IRE very happy to say that
not more than ten acres We're rejected
out OF the 400 this season. The farm
ers are giving this crop great deal OF
attention and study, hence the good re-
suits. Our contract calls for II per
cent sugar with n coe;ilcient OF so per
cent purity up until November LIST. then
all bects showing an average polariza-
ton OF u per cent sugar and so per
cent purity are taken at n slight reduce
ton In price; there was not however.
to exceed 200 tons this season but what
brought the full price.
To obtain n good tonnage together
with high per cent OF sugar, great care
should be exercised in selecting land
that is well adapted to this crop. All
land that IL going TO be planted into
l.
Inches deep, the previous fall. and
should this be neglected. deep blowing
must be done In the spring. the latter
method Ii very Objectionable as n soil
n brought TO the surface that has not
been mellowed by the action OF the win
ter frost and snow. and often poor
stand OF beets IN the result, hence
poor quality OF beets ana Hight tonnage
In the fall Again manure should be
used spnfingly, : to 10 loads OF well
rotted manure per acre may safely be
used. but should be plowed under In the
fall. The farmer cannot afford TO slight
his work when preparing "a seed bed
the nearer perfect this IL done the bet
ter the stand OF beets-and the cheaper
the thinning and cultivating can be
done later on. II In very necessary 90
select land that Will return sufficient
moisture during July and August TO
keep the crop growing. Should the
beets wither and dry up during these
two months or at any time before the
crop is'far enough advanced to ripen,
poor quality Will usually be the re-
suit Also irrigation during the ripcn-
ing season. which Is generally In this
locality from September LIST to October
10th, Ia very detrimental as II causes
second growth at the expense OF the
sugar. II generally requires from 20
TO 10 days after the last watering be-
fore the crop should be harvested. It
may be well here to say that this COM
pany IL indeed satisfied with the way
the farmers are taking care and hand
ling the crop. generally speaking 1, Is
also very gratifying to know that we
have improved the beets In quality as
well as making good showing In tom
mage, every year that We have been In
operation, excepting the season OF 1897,
which was an Off year for the beet
crop. our beets Will show this sea-
pOn nm average of a little oyar liz NOR
cent sugar and 50 per cent purity. No
other factory In this country with the
same capacity has ever made such a
showing both for tonnage and sugar
as this one has this season, and a great
deal OF tho credit IL due the farmers