The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-30

hauling, u. c5 per ton marketed tn ee
cars which yielded twenty tons per
acre; advance in property, would say
forty per cent: would advise every ef-
fort to get factory located in your
section. The land planted was In al
falfs three years ago, and in corn and
cantaloupes the last two years; paid
one-fourth Of the crop for rent Of land.
A. Ozbun: rent land and give one
fourth Of the crop. l think = renter
should have five-siIths OF the crop II
he furnishes his own house. Cost of
digging and hauling to factory or
switch, sl.25 per ton Cost Of raising
beets to time Of digging, s22 per acre.
D. v. Burrell: l paid $50 per acre for
nv eighty acres OF land one year ago;
would not take $500 per acre now. Ny
early beetS paid net $50 per acre; beets
should be planted lst to 18th Of April;
have sixty acres in beetS; cost me sl5
per acre to raise, up to time Of har-
vesting. and 81 per ton for harvesting
and delivering. First ten acres, de-
livered, averaged ls& tons per acre:
next three acres made thirty tons per
acre: test 10 and 20 per cent sugar
Hail does not hurt the crop much
Best and safest crop for ranchman
to raise. had Twenty-Five acres Of
alfalfa ground which made me $50 per
acre, net. Nv beets run 10 per cent
sugar Alfalfa ground should be plow.
ed in the fall, but plowed it In the
spring. I am satisfied that 1t is =
good business. l think 1t a better
crop for grower than crop which
will yield fifty bushels Of wheat per
acre. 1t cost me so cents per ton for
pulling, piling and topping my beets.
l irrigated my crop twice.
Joseph Wyckofi: Ten acres, Is tons
per acre; test, 10 per cent sugar; cost
OF raising, s25 per acre. 1t is a good
business. I think next year can make
one-half more bv doing better work.
I did not have much faith last spring,
and did not take much interest in 1t
to start with. gave two tons pel acre
for use of land. furnished my own
house. want To put In thirty acres
next year.
J. NJ. Shaulis: II you people can
get a factory located in your section
Of the country. the country 10 yours.
planted ten acres; 81 acres went 20
tons to the acre; 81 acres II tons TO
the acre. can raise and deliver beets
for s25 per acre. can weed and thin
one-third OF an acre per day. will
double my crop next year. Seed
should be planted II inches deep. l
like the growing Of sugar peets. Ad-
wise plowing deep, say 10 to II inches.
Fall blowing preferable.
P. ]. Davis: ! rent land. Put ten
acres In sugar beets. Average yield
thirteen to fourteen tons per scrs.
Seventeen per cent sugar: got A.67
per ton. will double my acreage
next year II can. No crop grown in
this section equals the sugar beet.
Crop easily grown and nice crop to
tend. give two tons per acre for
use Of land. I would advise your peo-
pie to take hold Of the industry.
E. Robb: Two miles from factory;
planted ten acres; average Weld, II
tons per acre; test, loi per cent sugar.
received asa per ton. Beet raising
is far better than ANYTHING We ever
raised in this valley. The factory
company has done more than they
agreed to In their contract. 1t is uni
versally satisfactory with all our peo-
pie. l want to double my acreage
next year II they will give me the op-
portunity.
George Haliows: Seven miles from
the factory; five acres Of beets; aver.
age yield IL tons per acre; lsf per cen.
sugar: price ss.75 per ton. Nv crop
was struck with hail and did not have
enough water. The yield would have
been much larger II it had had more
water and hall had not destroyed part
OF the crop.
B. F. Wvckofi: Twelve acres: aver
age yield, 81 to IS tons per acre. Nv
different acreages run from Is to 81
per cent sugar, owing to time Of de-
livery. NV early delivery did not
turn out as we'll as nv late delivery.
The beet crop 10 always sure to grow.
and We know the price We are t. re-
ceive for 1t. Have grown beetS for