Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-20
Rocky Ford
Refined Sugar.
The Preparations New BENG Made
for Its Extensive Manufacture.

The Preparations New Beng Made
for Its Extensive Manufacture.
Plant with hope. cultivate with energy
and harvest with profit.
One advantage about the sugar beet
crop is that Il Is not ovcf,ione.
The growing Of sugar bects and the
feeding Of pulp will enable many farmers
to increase their herds Of cattle.
On many farms weeds have been one
OF the causes Of decline o! fertility.
One Of the satisfying conditions ol sugar
beet culture Is that you arc each year
driving the weeds oil your farm.
Good and careful preparation Of the
seed bed exercises q good influence on
growth and development Of the plant.
also on the Fcndiment In weight and In
sugar.
Bect root culture rrvolu,ionifed the
whole Of the agricultural system on the
European continent. and brought Of tho
wealth Of the soil to the highest value
and perfection. II Can do as much fos
the Arkansas valley.
The farmer that grows sugar bccss
will grow other crops better for the ex.
pcricncc. The soil on which sugar b-cis
have been grown Is left In better mcci,an.
ical condition than by other crops.
Work on the factory grounds has hrcn
unavo'dably delayed by the rains. bu;
row that pleasant weather has been re-
sumcd the construction will proceed rap
idly. Contractor Lconarit expects 10
have the foundations complete. ready for
the steel structural work. early mex;
week.
Robert Oxnard, viec-pTcsidcn, OF the
American Beet Sugar Co., was in town a
few days recently, accompanied by l.. c.
Howe, general inaragcr OF all the COM
rany's factories. They were cmrou,c
from OSnard to New York and will pay
Rocky Ford another visit in few weeks.
Both were pleased with the outlook for
the Rocky Ford fac;ory's success.
A. r. Andcrson's health requiring hin,
to return to Utah. his place as assistant
agriculturist at Rocky Ford is being
filed by ". l.. Webb, who had been
assigned to the Pueblo district. Edward
Smith of Lchi has charge OF the Pueblo
work.
+. J. Captain has gone to Rocky Ford
to take Charge of an extensive beet grow
ing enterprise in which Carl Lconardt is
interested. We expect to see him back
i'll charge OF the big lease on the Pattcr.
son ranch next season. The difference
in the season makes it possible to use the
same man and the same machinery in
beet culture and manufacturing at botf,
points.-OSnard Courier.
Monday was Contractor I.conardt's $
pay day.
The expenditure at this time OF many
thousands OF dollars by the American
Beet Sugar Co. in improving its lands
and putting in crop is most bcnef-
cial thing to the community, says the
Chino, CAL, Champion. This money
goes directly into local circulation, for
the help employed is entirely Chino
farmers and their teams. Their work
will tide many farmers over the season.
acting as a reserve force between good
and bad years. While the company is
improving its property by their work in
hand, it must be credited with n large
amount of most generous treatment to
the farmers OF the community. This is
being exhibited in many ways in which
tile company is taking over the burdens
caused by the unfortunate seasonal con-
ditions.
Our beet growers should be greatly en-
couraged by the. fact that {. I.eonardt.
the concrete and brick contractor on the
sugar factory, has identified himself so
closely with beet culture in the Arkansas
valley. He has purchased r6o acres of
land south of town, which, together with
20 more leased from the company and
Senator Swink, he will devote to beet
growing. Mr.. Lconardt has grown beets
Ill California and is confident of greater
prohts in the Rocky Ford country. Mr..
Leonardts faith i'll the valley has been
proved by his liberal investment and b;s
2oo-acre beet farm, and we feel confident
that he has acted wisely.
Cassigili Bros. are planning to start
extensive bottling works in Rocky Ford.
Another indication of the greatly en-
larged business Of the best town in the
valley. viz
a; Latson has purchased VIM. Ep-
berts 80 acre Patterson valley ranch bnt
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