Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-11-16
PROFITS IN SUGAR BETS


sas valley to find out whether 1t would
be advisable to urge the farmers OF
their own section to go into this indus
try. 1t will be noticed that almost
without exception those seen were en-
th,isinstIc over the results OF their first
years efforts.
Your committee respectfully submit the
following report OF their investigation OF
| the sugar beet industry In the Rocky
Ford district. being statements OF actual
experience during the year.
Mr.. Gibson. a merchant In Rocky ford.
| on his contract put tenant upon MS
land To grow the amount OF beets that he
had contracted with the sugar beet COM
pany. lie took "A contract for sixteen ,io)
acres. Tn. yield was from seven 90 to
fifteen uL, tons per acre. making an av-
| erage OF eleven tons
The test was eighteen and three tenths
ds.O to nineteen and sevsn-tenths ODD
sugar: the purity eighty-two $50 TO eish-
ty-seven ts5D: the cost psr acre for grow
Ing. harvesting and delivering to the fac
! tory was thirty-nvr dollars 49,. j think
the reason for my low average was ON
account OF the tenant spenitns too much
OF his time between the farm and town.
Beets Melted me t-is. Per acre.
Warren Biinn says sugar beet Industry
IL a grand success. I cleared SO per acre
for my beets over and above all expenses;
yield OF becis twenty-five to twenty-five
tons per acre: test seventeen per cent
and better. sugar: purity. -ishiy-hsr'
planted twenty pounds OF seed TO the
acre; ! consider twelve pounds OF seed
sufficient. ! wouid advise safly planting.
say from the 10Th OF April to the middle
nj la
July 18th: let b-.ts suffer for a little wa
ter bcfor. iTEisaiinK. but not enough to
hurt them: my best bceIs had but two
irrtsalions. We cultivate three rows n,
a tive. plant rows eighteen inches apart;
thin TO nyc or elk inches Ia a row: cost
about IL per acre to raise and deliver;
euI,IVatoss, with all attachments. cost
g.. subsoil pillow cost SIC We also Use
this pillow for rioWing out ih. beeis. six
hours long enough TO run the water: do
not recommend rolling ground after
planting: outside property has Increased
forty per cent. Ia value on accoun; OF the
sugar factory being located at Rocky
Ford. recommend rub-lrTiEa;ion. Run
water abou, twenty rods for iffiEaiinE.
ono tract Of land. eighty acTrs. year
ago was offered IN. at 40 per acre. ! was
trying to make arranEsm.nis TO buy the
same. but Mr.. Burfcii bouEh; 10 at 70
Per acre. and will siss him no for !,
to-day. think tho soil In northern Col
orado Is fully as well. " not better.
adapted to growing sugar bee,s. as the
soil around Rocky Ford. and IL a strong.
CT coll. would advise your people BY
all means TO do all In their power To set
a be-; sugar factory.
Mr.. J.. q. Allen: live acres In b-sis:
yield nt;ssa tons 60 the acre: seventeen
per cent. sugar: bss; crop a party can
raise: cost to sTp~ and deliver. per acre.
80: haul three tons. with three horses.
20 the factory: wagon bsd cost ~: rope
sling costs from 81: to 50. depending on
siss. The beet industry brings in a good
class OF people: real estate values have
Increased about foiiy per cent. ! o~a
my own land.
e. W. FsniasSn. Have small acreage.
wss formerly county superintendent OF
schools. Put In Two acres: average yield.
s=,s tons TO the acre: eighteen pr cent.
sugar: best thing ~e ever had strike this
valley. has Increased value Of lands NeFY
much. Tho t~o acres / planted yielded
me tiis per acre. Cost OF crop delivered
at factory. 80 Per acre for crop OF
twenty-five tons. This gives IN. net
profit Of 81 per acre. My son. ~ho Is in
tho real estate business In Rocky Ford.
but now advises mo TO put price on u.
Mr. J. y. cardi Planted 1--WE acres:
twelve tons per acre: test. eighteen per
cent. sugar. sly land has Increased In
value ~ per cent. Sugar bcets a COED
crop to raise. Shall plant more acres
next year. Factory company treats Us
white. Last spring put my crop In
without any faith. next year can do
much better. knowing the profit there lie
In u.
Joseph Bsiier; Three miles from fseto-
~. twelve ACRES in: ffteen TO twenty
tons per acre. nineteen to twenty per
cent. sugar: total cost per acre for grow
ing beeis. SO. cost to raise crop up TO
time Of digging. ~. cost me for wedding
and thinning. fsio per acre: cost Of dig
sinE and hauling. n.ss per ton. marketed
three cars which yielded twenty tons per
acre: advance in property. would say FOR
~ per cent. would advise every effort to
get a factory located In your section.
The land ] planted was In alfalfa three
years ago. and in corn and cantaioupcs
the last two years. I paid one-fourth Of
the crop for rent Of land.
4. Ozbun: I rent land and give one
fourth OF the crop. think a renter
should have hve-siSths Of the crop " he
furnishes his own house. Cost Of digging
and hauling to factory or switch. H.ss
per ton. Cost OF raising beets to time Of
digging. 81 per acre.
u. V. BurrelI: I paid 20 per acre for
my eighty acres Of land one year ago:
would not take $40 per acre now. My
early beeis paid net so per acre: beets
should be planted ist to 18th Of April:
have sixty acres in beets: cost me fis per
acre to raise. up to time Of harvesting.
and 81 per ton for harvesting and deliver
ing. First ten acres. delivered, averaged
ISL tons per acre. next three acres made
thirty tons per acre: test. nineteen to
twenty per cent. sugar. Hall does not
hurt the crop much. BEST and safest
crop for a ranchman to raise. had
twenty-five acres of alfalfa ground which
made me so per acre. net. My beets run
nineteen per cent sugar. Alfalfa ground
should be plowed In the fall, but I ploy-