The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

OenV6F-mr. ~. N. OOCCInan, VINO 10
in tho city for the purpose OF bidding on
the new Grand junction beet sugar fac
tory, is an enthusiast on the new sac
charine derivative. He said last even
ing:
"As an evidence OF the great desirable
ity of a beet sugar factory to commun-
ity one need only look to the record OF
Chino, CAL. a pasture ranch in 1890, and
today thriving community with four
school houses, ono costing $4,000, and
these four schools inadequate to the
needs Of the growing district.
1.-THE Chino ranch was bought for -
an acre. Up to the time of tho erection
of the beet sugar factory scarcely any of
the land was under cultivation or sought
for. Today 10000 acres are planted to
beets each year to supply the factory.
and as the crop is one which is especial
ly benefited by rotation OF crops, say
every third year, $1,000 acres should 10
time come under cultivation to properly
supply factory requiring the product
in beets each year from an acreage Of
10000 acres.
"The growing Of beets greatly inprov-
es the character OF the soil, for deep
plowing is necessary in the fall and an
other blowing in the spring before
planting, and with this and the careful
and honest eultivating until the leaves
Of the plants entirely cover the ground
all these several handlings OF the soil
gradually work it up into suitable COIL
dition. whenever it 10 not already 20.
level,ng all inequalities and opening up,
pulverizing and making porous the en-.
tire tract so worked 1t will be wise
for the farmers contemplating growing
beets for the Grand junction factory to
follow conscientiously the advice of the
experts which no doubt the company
will furnish for their instruction in the
field. 1t will amply repay tho farmer
to start in with the firm conviction that
those who have made study of beet
culture know something about it, and
that the advice given him is for his own
good, though it may not seem 30 to hiL
at the time judging from his own exper
fence with other crops, or even with his
p -ssible experiment in beet growing on
small scale, with only his own limited
knowledge to guide him.
"The factories in Nebraska and Cali
fornia all had the stubborness of cor
tain portion Of the farmers to contend
with at the start, which retarded the
progress both of the farmers and the
factory, but today the beet growers
everywhere have learned by experience
and are doing good, scientific work and
getting good results II the farmer is
still more wise he will start in with the
resolution to own few head OF cattle
to begin with. increasing from year to
year, as he finds it necessary and profit
able, the cattle he will feed with pulp
bought at a reasonable figure from the
factory, which will quickly and thorough
ly fntten his stock, providing he feeds
it to them ints ligently and keeps them
stalled or within the b uuds Of very
restricted corral SO that they will not
run off their weight as fast as it is ac-
cumulated by moving about restless.y.
AL owing the stock freedom in large
corrals while being fed is one of the
reasons why some have not obtained
full results from feeding beet pulp.
The expert who oversees the beet crop
should undoubtedly be competent and
willing to give the farmer valuable ad-
vice ~ to feeding Of stock. manner OF
doing 30 and proportion Of mixture with
other fodder until the taste lie acquired
for tho pulp itself.
"Our a9riculturist at Chino has told
me that he has known his father in
France to deliver part Of his beet crop
to the factory and agree to receive in
payment shr otor only corresponding
weight ins Hlp, 30 valuable did he
consider it .odder and resulting
economical t., :, lsr in the shape Of the
droppings OF the cattle, besides making
a good profit on the fattening in the OBJ
tanning Of this best of economical fertili-
zers in the shape Of the manure of the
cattle is another of the principal reasons
why the beet farmer should by all
means keep certain number Of head OF
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