The Holly chieftain., 1901-01-11
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
khar rhe Farmers of This Sect Ion
Accomplished Issf Year.

to demonstrate 10 the entire satlsfao
tiOn of all that it is dcst ined To be the
the leading industry of the valley.
Last year WAS the first experience Of
the farmers nndcr the Amitv and
Buffalo canals, ard the fact that they
all msdea big profit after allowing
themselves good wages for all labor
performed. is a wonderful encourage
inent for them to continue the bust
ness and increase their acreage. tsu-
ally. when the farmer begins To grow
something vi tn which lo i;S no
previous experience. it takes two or
three seasons 10 yet il upon a paving
basis. Not so with sugar bcets The
first season has been profitable and
when the difficulties under which the
growers labOrcd are taken into con
sideratiOu, it is readily seen that with
these difficulties removed. there will
SIMPLY be fortune for the growers
who stick to the business for few
wears.
|, is claimed by all experienced
, beet growers that the ground should
be plowed in The fail, vet. owing to
the contracts being made late last
winter. none Of tn. ground was pre-
pared until Just before planting time.
Many of the new comerS had no
ground except the new sod land. None
OF the growers knew lust what time
or how deep tn plant, and did not
sufficiently appreciate the importance
Of perfect stand.
The knowledge gained from the eN-
parience last year will be Of great val
ne in this seasons work. and il Is the
opinion Of many th,t they can doubl"
the weld per acre, and also increase
the percentage Of sitcCiiarinc matter.
In order To answer the numerous in
qurieS that are now being made by
prospective growers. we will publish Il
detailed report Of each farmers eXper-
fence during the past wear This in
formation is gathered from the farm
erS themselves and is the actual re-
suit:
II. j. Nintun: Planted q acres on
old ground. Yield. So tons per acre:
per cent Of sugar H.: received $50. 40
per acre: cost of growing and deliver
ing to station. S2I per acre. Net profit
per acre. $3.50.
Henry Stechcr: Planted acres ON
old ground. Average yield per acre.
H.74 tons: sugar per cent, II; cost of
raising and delivering 3ll per acre.
net profit per acre .i3.oT.
Fred Mohl: ) acres on old ground:
yield 1884 ton per acre: percentage
sugar l6,4: gross receipts per acre sSi.
"a: cost Of growing. $50 per acre: net
profit per acre s3I3i This was the
only ground in the district that can
DE said to have been in proper shape
for planting bcctS II the beetS had
been planted in a body the yield
would have been much larger but
they were planted between fruit trees,
four rows Of hects between each two
rows Of trees. All labor was hired
and all expenses paid for in cash by
Mr. Mohl.
T. w. Robson: planted " acres on
old ground: Yield s.. tons per acre.
IFS per cent sugar: received M 10
per acre: cost of growing. so per acre
net profit per acre SD. 49,
W. j. Sickelbowcr: III acreS on old
ground: yield He tons per acre: l6.9
per cent sugar: received s52. II per
acre: cost of growing, $50 per acre:
net profit. So u per acre
A. u. Bliven: Planted } acres on
sod land; yield 1875 tons per acre: l'.2
per cent sugar: received sd2.SS per
acre: cost of growing s2j per acre: net
profit per acre $3T So
Frank Hincv: Planted ) acres on
sod: yield l5.46 tons per acre: l1.6 per
cent sugar: received 5000 per acre:
cost $50 per acre: net profit per acre.
5000.
Nels Thompson: Planted . acres
on old ground: Weld 1868 tons per
acre: per cent of sugar. III: received
$5l.60 per acre: cost of growing ESQ;
net profit per acre $2l.60.
Ncls Hanson: > acres on old ground
Weld 1923 tons per acre: sugar per-
centage, l..I: received $50.Sl per acre:
snSt Ton ,,at nrf,Et aI pnr