Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-09
THE BEET SUGAR CROP
Agricultural Society Devotes First
Session of Annual Convention
to the Subject.
G. F. saylor and D. B. Lyons Ire.
dict Bright Future for the
New Industry.
What 1t Costs to Raise Beets and
the Possible Profits Per
Acre.
Times Republican.

i'ss MONIES Jan; ~. ne i'rs' i'ee'
ing of the forty-seventh annual ses-
sion OF the Iowa Agricultural Society,
,.i,i,, 49, ,.,a "a. -. rs
sVsst' Aeis 70 gu = ~ pssss. il'e 'iiss.-
- q ipsiiis heAe " ''is sosi';ss :
rooms AZ the state MOUSE NJ iast sV-
anins's meeting there We're about loo
persons present. put the attendance To-
Gay s eVnsiderably larger Inc meet
.ngS VIII close Wednesday evening.
The sessions VIII be taken up almost
exclusively With papers on agricu itural
topics. \ valuapse paper py Hen. s: e.
savior. read by George ~ Nan iieuteit
owing 70 unavoidable absence OF Nil
Saylcl on sugar tSeets was one o.
the features of Fast evening meeting
Mr.. Saylor says tile sugar beet one
of the hardest plants 70 grow and Is q
crop that costs more 70 the asre 70
flandle ttlan almost any other iis
urges the FARMERS " Try growing
Them however, ana TO be f.adylo sup
Ply the sugar peei faetories that are
being established all OYER the country
Mr. Saylor SAYS that he farmer who
raises sugar beets can colnpete with
the sugar producers OF Porto Rico
l,ba and The Philippines. He says The
sugar problem in suba and Porto Rico
las lIlsuisliilg ans. mat sugar nfodue-s
elss Of tlasse Countries are discouraged
with trying 70 canpete with the sugar
i,esis 81 Germany Ausiria and France.
'i,h= author daiiliss i've improvements
which ar needed il laAya They are:
First -Ngiieultura needs a better sys-
tam and 9 better adherence 10 sys-
tern Of roiaton,
second IT needs Il better and more
leonpets cultivation Of the soil
Thnd-yli $ resources shouli beas MT
l.aiefous as possible Of things that can
De piotlta bly, proaiced.
Fourth i should avail Itself of all
| The profitable cor9li2iy features that
so % enhan'.e anu re'lforet Is present
indus ifiss of stock feeding dairNing
and eieaineiiss
ififthzHlt shouid II 50 far 9 $ POSSIBLE
sity presents, furnish lis quota Of prod
uets 10 ne iaarksi in the form Of fin
lsned articles. sueh as corn beef. lard.
tallvw butter leese fsoui,esgs poul-
try, and last, bur not least, sugar.
y fair q v'sfage q tiise Of produce
l.lll s; ~. psets " Iona World BE- about
sfe,..,,s,. s "a, AZ. ,,,,,sssl, ana
tom, AMI sl.5o for an, :. her,.rs he he
5rnisht an,,,ls,v m. n,,ie.l a. s,,,a, l,se,s
~ ~. IN I,,,i,d
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frss, .ir,s.s -, t,,.nt,- ,ons ~,
ira s,.a.at,. ,r,s,t ,.a,,I,, ,,,in., ~,
.r9rnle,. $40 ner a,.rel Iiis ,,.s,tiis hove
x,,.,,e liiurss w6uld b, Sac
d. Is. LYONS. II Des slaines also rad
/ q T,a,,.s,. On a.tsi,r Er,..na ~. s,,sar
I,sat
HI. sais, re sa,3a man wo,,ld ,,nder.
take Is DENY tnat th,- culture of sugar
bsts Is a,13e,.is,. an,. li,ai, eanv,,.l, ,as
ll,ifa enaa4 n9,sf ana o,l,,h, h h.s,a,,..
one II oui. fsw leading indnstries He
5uaged thar iii Iowans shtuIa maze Il 3
MN, d a.. saad ,yara vsbnn,.,.., 40 ),
or,,1e,,i unity offered. fs,r ..o,,, friend ,bs
4 st,e3r nea,
IA on, in ths wisl44 world cam Say Il,
more cot,s,.ifr,; ioilsIv ihan an Iouan
s,,,. III, f,t,s,, a{.e,f INA az, r.bi,sb ~
sun shines can show soil and climate
ha;ter aql.l fttid Is the ,aerfeSt e.,o,yf !, al
I.,bs sls.ll, 'f,sal An honor 10 The com.
r,ar;ati,e.iv s;n1alI i,fr,l s,f men wha flaye
sEk45t ;,p thl eiiatien, Nav their in
ltiuelee Iatt ana tf,si, ranks he aug
Etaenfeei n14til ,hf. nun 81 fiftv beet 81
gar factories IN Iowa and 800 In Amer
4 iest sna}l lle ilsafd. announcing To the
\ y.6rfl that ItarleSS America no longer