The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18

disease seems to attack the taproot at a.
considerable distance under the surface
and then gradually work up through the
body OF the beet. the lateral roots feeding
the beet and keeping the leaves green dur
ing the progress of the disease. The dis
eased part rots completely, and finally
the disease generally completing its work
when the beet is about two-thirds grown.
After this the leaves die, the disease hav-
ing consumed the beet and thus killed the
lateral roots which fed them. very sour
odor can be detected during the prevail
ence of this disease.
Disease of the Beet.
Il am not prepared to say whether this
blight is peculiar to irrigated beets or
not, but / found the disease throughout
the REGIONS where the beets were grown
by irrigation. l found irrigated fields.
however. where the crop was not affected
IN this way and some fields which were
only slightly affected. IL the disease is
due to irrigation. the people who irrigate
VIII nave to find out by experimenting
how to overcome il. The trouble appears
to be caused by intense hot weather and
irrigation combined. Hence it had occur
red TO the writer that if the colder days
and nights We're selected at the time of
irrigation. as far as possible. it would be
better for the -beets. On this point Mr..
Cutter of Lehi says:
= Irrigation has nothing at all to do
with the blight of root on the part of
beets. There has been blight of beets in
several localities this year. whether irri
gated or not. 1t is simply a secondary
consideration, the primary cause being the
lack of moisture. "
ITO the farmer" SAYS Special Agent
Sayior Il say. make the acquaintance of
the sugar beet. Grow ii. feed it and en-
courage the sugar industry, The sugar
beet Is extending to the farmers who live
in the right localities the most friendly
greeting of any product L know of that
can be grown on the farm. II is the feed
ing value of the beet. and especially of
the pulp, that is going to make the beet
sugar industry master of the situation as
compared with .he cane sugar industry
With all the fertility and cheap labor of
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines. the
western and northern farmer. with his
sugar beetS and the by-DroductS incident
to their manufacture into sugar, can sue
cessfully compete. l have studies this
sugar problem in Cuba and Porto Rico ION
the ground. and the industry is anguish
ing rot only in those islands. but in all
the tropical islands and countries. those
of England with the rest. The sugar pro-
ducers are all discouraged in their at
tempt to compete with the sugar beet"
Prospects of New Factories.
In his report by states on prospects for
new factories, Professor Saylor says:
AT Greeley the people have organized
a company and are pushing the subject of
establishing a factory The Arkansas val
ley people are pushing the subject of beet
sugar. and it is thought that they have
a chance. through irrigation. to make a
SGtttSS " inc ltuuStil- III totOTduO
Springs the editor of this paper. who is
interested i'm the sugar beet question. has
given it considerable attention: a great
many beets have been grown and good
showing made
The Western Colorado Beet Sugar asso-
citation of Glenwood Springs has expert
mented extensively with raising sugar
beets, and has given a full report of the
results attained. Extensive experiments
are being made in Mesa, Delta, Chaffee
and Weld counties. Arkansas valley, San
Juan valley the Greeley district and at
Fort Collins and Glenwood Springs.
Beet sugar men are holding meetings
at Grand Junction and much enthusiasm
has been aroused. Two men are securing
the county to interest people in Il factory.
Professor Saylor thinks they will secure
it. One thousand. two hundred acres are
already offered for planting beets. 1t is
rumored that trust is trying to purchase
go acres in the eastern rain belt to raise
sugar beets. The Denver chamber of
commerce has determined to make the
beet sugar industry a feature of the state
and is advocating the employment of con-
Wet labor. The chamber has decided TO
offer S2.000 in prizes. and 10 this amount
the various railroad COMPANIES added