Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-17
Harrison County Sugar Beets
Exceil All,

EXceil ALL.
Last summer. upon the solicitation
OF the Standard Sugar Beet Company
of Ames, Neb, w A Smith of this
icounty made thorough test of Mis-
souri, river bottom soil to ascertain il
the soil of this section of the state is
adapted to the culture of the now val.
uable sugar beet and according to the
report of the specialist at the factory
In AmeS, Neb., the beets raised on MIR.
smiths farm short distance west of
thls city, graded several points higher
than other beets furnished the factory
!ast season. Seeing that tho soil of
Harrison County i'll general and that
on the Missouri bottom in particular
is especially adapted to the culture of
the. sugar beet, the proprietors of the
| Ames factory are now negotiating
with MIR. Smith and the prospects are
THAT III seasons to come the greater
portion of Mr.. Smiths extensive farm
will be devoted to the culture of the
sugar beet. Last season MIR. Smith
devoted 100 acres of his farm to beet
culture and realized therefrom the sum
OF $40 profit from every beet produc.
ing acle.
A short time ago representatives of
the Ames concern informed MIR. Smith
that the company would establish a
plant IN the city of Missouri Valley
provided they could contract for
enough beets to keep the factory going
during the season. This would re-
quire at least 5000 acres but as the
beets are now proving TO be one of the
most valuable products of the farm
there is little doubt but that the re-
qulred contracts could be secured from
the farmers living on the Missouri
bottom between Missouri Valley and
Onawa. Mr.. Smith is desirous OF Sc
curing the cooperation of the mer-
chants o1 this city in making practi-
Cal demonstration to the farmers of
TINS vicinity as to the practlbillty of
the sugar beet culture on an extensive
scale lie proposes to rent small
tract OF land located on the bottom
near this city and next spring plant q
quantity OF the sugar beet and during
the growth of the same make the
farmer perfectly familiar with its cul-
t'lre. by this way it is thought a
sufficient number of farmers will be-
come interested in the enterprise and
within ashorI time the required num-
Der OF acres can be contracted. The
Ames people state they are sincere in
the matter ofesta tablishinga factory here
and the tnsiness men of Missouri VAL
ley should organize at once and give
Mr. Smith all aid in their power in the
new undertaking.
We acknowledge a pleasant call to-
day from Mr.. Fred Longmeyer, of La
Grange township. lie says his stock
is doing line this weather, and every
thing Oh the farm Is In first class shape
Mrs q. w NanIIosen left for Schuy.
Ter. Neb, this afternoon, for a visit
with relatives.
II. c. Mccartney, of Oaks, North
Dakota, is in the Valley, the guest of
his grandfather. W. T.. Grigsby. He
reports the weather in North Dakota
as fine.
Word was received here today that
Mrs. w II RaEseyer, of this city, who
was operated ON at Carroll, yesterday,
was getting along we'll.
While some OF Missouri Valleys
residents are busy harvesting ice others
are Spending their time gathering flow
ers. Yesterday afternoon Fred Heath
found several we'll formed pansies
growing lin the yard at his home on
NINTH street Col Orr vouches for the
truthfullness of this statement.