Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
'|H[ bet CONTRACTS
Committee Commences It's Canvass
Among the Farmers, and is Meet.
ing With Success.
Plan to Rent Small Tracts Of Land
to Residents of the City Who
Wish to Raise Beets.
Form of Contract Entered Into Be.
tween the Producer and Pur.
chasing Company.

chasing Company.
During the recent sugar beet agita-
ton, and the efforts made to induce
farmers to contract for seed and secure
in the county at least 500 acres of beet
soil, a number of Marshalltown people
sire to enter the beet-raising industry
providing they could obtain enough
land near the city to enable them to
make the venture a profitable one.
In view of this fact Messsr. Joseph
Holmes, William Battin, C. c. st. Clair
and the ketchum & Johnston Conn
pany. all Of whom are interested in
Marshall county securing if possible u
of certain farmers Who have portions
of their land for rent, and will be glad
to furnish the same to others who may
desire to engage in beet raising Even
sif the land We're rented at reasonable
figure the beet raiser could get good
return from his investment, after pay
ing for the use of his land, his seed
and rental for the machinery with
which to conduct the culture Of the
beets.
Messrs. Battin, Holmes and Ketch-
UNI, the special committee working this
week among the farmers for the pul-
pose of securing contracts for acreage,
are meeting with Very good success
ard il Is thought that n good quantity
of beet seed Will be soWn by Marshall
county farmers this spring. As the
culture OF sugar beets is past the ex-
permental stage and it is, an assured
fact that the profit on a crop OF beets
is far greater than that on Il similar;
acreage of corn and the crop is just as
sure and the market equally as good,
"Wednesday the committee secured con-
tracts for fifty acres. and Will prosecute
their canvass until 500 acres are
lpledged 10 beet culture during the sea-
| son of 1900.
! If the farmers Will raise the beets a
! factory can be secured here for the
asking. and il a factory was located i'll
ispur midst the farmers would receive
| from 81 to $3.50 per ton for their beets
! instead OF $3.50 or lhereabouts. Beet
growing is good for the sell and even
/ if not sold makes the best kind of food
4 for stock.
The following is the form of contrac!
the farmers are asked by the commit
tse 10 sign, and as it is plain and ex-
lsplicit there should be no hesitancy L
4 enter into the agreement:
4 Contract for Sugar Beet Acreag,
and Purchase of Crop-In considera
accrue .-s..s..l... o
...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, first party, herein
after referred to as the farmer. and th,
Il Iowa Beet Sugar Developing Company
/ of Des Moines. Iowa. second party
5lhereinafter referred to as the com
4 pany, hereby execute in duplicate thi:
II agreement. to-wit:
i Said first party agrees to plant -,
4 acres of land situated MISUNDERSTANDING.
9 section ........., township ........, rang
Il ...... to sugar .,eets for the seasol
i of 1890; 10 cultivate. care for and de
i liver the beets grown to the secone
4 party. their successors and assigns. oil
& the following conditions and terms:
u The farmer agrees to follow thru
q out tbs. instructions given by the com
i. pany as to growing. care of. protection
\ from frost and delivery of said beets
ITO plant at least twenty pounds to tn
!. acre of seed furnished by the company
: paying therefor 20 cents per pound; L
pay for the rental of special tools. pc
!. acre % cents f.,t s,,h-soiI MOVE :
cents for each drill and each cultivation
:. i, cents fo. eact, beet harvester. Ia b
a ed,,ctad FROM first sb;nment of haats
to notify the company not later. tkal
Aug Is 1900 now many acres Of heel
, \, x,.itI have ~ ,1orvpct
...Tba a =, rrss s,s "a n,,rehasa !,
beats in good and norl,etahle conaitto
lat Al 81
: f. @. x. per net ton, at such time ar