Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-07-29
MINNESOTA LEADS IN THE IN
DUsTRY OF NORTHWEST.
REPORT BY GOVERNMENT
Figures for the Year 1900 by Chas.
r. SayIor of the Department OF
Agriculture Show Considerable
Increase in Acreage-one Wiscon-
sin Plant.

Washington, July 24.-Charles F.
Saylor, special agent of the depart
ment of agriculture, has made a re
port upon the beet sugar industry in
the United States. The report in
cludes the following regarding the
factory at st. Louis Park, and the
raising of sugar beets in Minnesota
last year:
"The Minnesota Sugar company is
operating factory at st. Louis Park
of 400 tons daily capacity. Mime
sofa experienced an unprecedented
drought. during the early part of the
summer At a time when the beets
needed rain most for termination and
for starting them on vigorous
growth it was very dry. In many
fields the beets failed to come up, or
did not come up in sufficient numbers
to insure a stand. Reseeding was
resorted to in many cases, and with
quite good results. These second
paintings were necessarily late, but
not infrequently they produced a
good supply of beets Of good quality
AS rule, where the beets did not
materalize by the middle Of June, the
farmers plowed up the ground and
put it into something else. There is
this encouragement to be derived
from the situation in Minnesota,
however. The main crops upon
which the state relied for years were
a partial failure. This was especially
true of the northern half of the state
Flax Jared considerably better. Com
pairing the beet crop with these, much
can be claimed for it's success, as the
yield was very much better. In fact,
in most of the fields the sugar beets
were good where stand was secured
in the spring, and the farmers con-
tinued to cultivate the crop During
the season the beets were not attack
ed by any diseases or insects"
During 1900, 5000 acres were
1000 acres were harvested. These
produced an average of ten tons per
acre; 1880 tons were worked at an
average cost of $4.85 per ton. The.
average coeff1cient Of purity was 80.
OF sugar, 1928 tons were produced
and 100 tons were left in process at
the close of the campaign. Mention
ofg the industry in other parts of the
northwest is made, as follows:
"The factory at Menominee Falls,
Wis, which has been lying idle since
it's construction in 1897, has been
bought up by new company. 1t has
working capacity of $50 tons Of
beets daily. 1t will be operated next
year by the Wisconsin Sugar COM
rany. It is offering 81 per ton for
beets and paying additional amount
on a rising scale, based on the sugar
content, up to SIS for beets showing 16
per cent or over The failure of this
factory to operate in the past has
had depressing effect on the in
dustry in Wisconsin. That state
possesses many localities available
for it's introduction. This new turn
taken by the factory at Menominee
Falls will probably have much effect
in reviving interest in sugar produc-
ton in the state.
ga sugar company has been organ
lied at Fargo, N. d. A finance com
mittee is proceeding with the work of
raising capital and securing con-
tracts with the farmers for growing
the beets. Indications point to the
success of the enterprise. A COM
pany organized to build factory at
Cakes, N. D., has been incorporated
under that state laws of New Jersey,
with a capital of 100000. The con-
tract has been let for building plant
with 1000 tons daily capacity.
"At Aberdeen, S. d., there has been
much activity for some time in an
attempt to secure a sugar factory
The local organization has several
times had under consideration pro-
positions from eastern capitalists.
Negotiations have been constantly
directed toward the establishment of
factory. Several other places will
probably mature plans for entering
the field Of sugar manufacturing in
1902"