The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
Sugar Beet Crop at Morrice.


! Sugar Beet Crop at Morrice.
Mr.. M. H. Reynolds, of this city spent
Thursday in Morrice and vicinity inter.
viewing farmers who have grown beets
this year. Mr.. Reynolds writes as fol-
lows concerning what he found:
Mr.. Alexander Black living within
the corporation of the village of Nor
rice raised two acres of sugar beets this
year. He says-"They will yield about
20 tons to the acre, part have been
shipped to Lansing and they have
tested over II per cent of sugar, and
worth therefore full s6 90 per ton.
This yield and per cent is exception.
ally high. The cost of raising from
| first to last will be about $50 90 per
acre. l am highly pleased with the
experiment, and shall probably in
crease my acreage another year"
Mr.. Black says, The main thing is
to get the ground plowed preferably in
the fall, or at least early in the spring,
till well, SOW seed about corn planting
time, and from ONE half to one inch
deep"
Mr.. p. Jordan. three miles northeast
of Morrce, raised three and one half
acres The crop is mainly disposed of,
so that he is sure the crop will aggregate
about thirty five tons, or ten per acre.
The per cent of sugar grades high so that
he will realize from s5 90 to s. 80 per
ton. The cost of raising the crop will
not be far from 800 GO which with all
expenses including freightage deducted,
will realize net return of about 800
for the acreage.
A. j. Bristol, Que mile east of the vii
lage, raised five acres. From the part
already shipped he estimates the total
yield at seventy.five tons. The sugar
test is about 16 per cent which will
mean S. SO per ton, or to get at it con-
cisely, the yield will be fifteen tons per
acre, the gross income s436 90, entire
coss of raising and marketing Sl2S 90,
net profit s311.
Mr. j. Wile,. seven miles southeast
of Morrice, raised three acres. He was
unfortunate with first planting on ac-
count of rain and had 10 plant a part
over again, but the three acres will
yield about thirty.tive tons. They
have been tested and grade IA 6.10 per
cent, realizing him $5 36 per ton.
Figuring out total cost of production,
he says the crop will net him over
$50 90 per acre.
Mr.. Wiles is enthusiastic over the
matter and is endeavoring to shape his
business so as to control at least one
hundred acres next year, and 1t now
looks as II we could get all this in favor
of the Owosso enterprise.
Mr.. Fred Wilkinson stated that it
cost him about sl200 an acre to fit. drill,
hoe and weed the crop, and about
eight dollars per acre to lift, pull. top
and pile them. The crop is not yet
marketed. nor tested. He thinks they
will yield fifteen tons per acre.
Mr.. w. II. Skinner also Samuel
Conklin being interviewed stated that
their crop, were not yet sold, but they
were we'll pleased with the prospect,
and thought the result would show a
profit much greater than any other
crop would produce.
Mr.. Jerry March rented 100 or moro
acres this year at different points, and
after paying literally for help. ETC.. will
1t Is said net for himself Q snug "a, 600
or S5, 900 and il now rushing plows at
several places for next springs plant
ing.
Relative to help: The most of those
spoken to said they got along nicely,
as that all loose help, boys, girls and
women who wished to could earn S1.60
q day, sure pay. Many boys have
earned nice sums of money. one boy in
Morrice about IA years old earning
$50 90.
Another point, sll the tradesmen Of
Morrice testify to a boom along every
line Of sale. Mr.. Gates. proprietor Of
the village meat market. said that his
trade was way ahead of former years,
simply because there was money In
every home to pay for what they
hitherto could not afford
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