The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
PROFITS IN SUGAR sEErs.
Repers sf Special Cessfffee 70 H.
vsssfssse sbe Ssssr 0ees isdss-
tsv II Roeky Ford District.
Nov. Z sRd 2, 1900

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rado reccntls interviewed large num-
Der OF the beet growers OF the Arkar :
aas valley 10 and out whether it would
be advisable TO urge the farmers OF
their own section to go into this in
dustry. II will be noticed that almost
without exception those seen were en-
thusiasti ic over the results Of their first
year's efforts.
Your committee respectfully submit
the following report Of their investi-
CATION OF the sugar beet industry in
the Reckv Ford district, being state
ments VI actual experience during the
year.
Continued from last week.
Planted nv crop April 18th: crop
matured about October Dth: irrigst-
cd twice: first time latter part Of June.
second time July 30. Parties should
b. careful and never food the ground.
have small patch of ground
twenty feet square which ditch broke
and Hooded on this piece I got only
six tons to the acre. do not advise
fall plowing in this section. as our soil
10 so light IL 10 liable TO blow too much
OF 1t OF the ground Our rows were
forty rods long and only run water
two hours. Ben kouns. nv brother,
had same amount In. with about the
Isne results.
G. J. Lackey: Twenty acres: aver
age yield, twenty-five tons 10 the acre:
test, eighteen per cent. sugar: price re-
ceived, per ton, s5; u good crop to
grow. Nv beets will net me $50 per
acre; cost OF raising beets s35 to $40
per acre; l will plant same amount Of
ground next year. Was planted on
Alfalfa ground plowed this spring.
am sheep man. but like the beet
growing; think II 10 the best crop in
this part OF the country: brings In a
great MANY desirable people. Have
seen no undesirable people vet. Fac
torv being located here has increased
the value OF land forty to fifty per cent
J. C.. Kahn: TWENTY acres: twenty
tons per acre: test III per cent. sugar
certainly think no other crop pays
as we'll IS sugar beets. A locality
should certainly have sugar factory.
IS 1t would pay all parties we'll. mer-
chants, growers, land owners and ten
ants. Cost on fifteen-ton acre crop.
delivered At factory, $50 per acre. II
tonnage 10 larger 1t would cost more.
The location Of factory has brought In
many good people Land has increas-
ed in value at least fifty per cent. l
sold this piece Of land on the south
side Of the road last year At s75 per
acre. II l had it now would not sell
1t $50 per acre.
VI. A. Brown: Planted seventy seven
acres; twenty-three acres was on bad
adobe ground, which we let 60 with
out cultivate: dfty-four acres OF
ground Welded twenty-five to thirty
tons per acre; l6 to 2li per cent sugar:
COST tes per acre. Some Of my beets
run from ten to twenty-one pounds TO
the beet. Commenced planting in
March. Would not SOW later than
May lst. in this locality.
J. p. Pollock: Planted twenty acres:
average yield, twenty tons per acre:
seventeen per cent. sugar; price receiv-
Cd, Si.67. The whole country is dead
stuck" on growing beets. Would
plant in April Alfalfa ground is good
for raising beets, but takes more work
to prepare land. Before factory was
built offered nine acres Of my land
At ss5 per acre, but at present would
not take 500, rs it is not for sale "
anv price. would not sell my twenty
acre contract, which has four years
vet to run, for e1. 900 bonus. II could
not get another contract. Why
should do 20, when will clear sl, 900
this year on twenty acres? knowing
what l do about growing beets.
would give $500 for . contract for the
remaining four years. provided had
none and could not get one from fac
tory company.
John Goes: Ten acres; average yield,
thirty tons; test, seventeen per cent.
sugar; cost. delivered at factory. 80
per acre. 1t 10 good business; l like
raising beets. haul $500 pounds
with four horses, and make from three
to four trips per day. get half the
crop. everything furnished me.
J. H. Whittenberg: Five acres; aver
Are Weld. over thirty tx,nx ner arre.