Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

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The farmers generally speaking, have
thoroughly mastered the beet culture
business and are now handling this
crop on a scientific basis they are also
taking great pride in the industry and
notwithstanding il has been an unusu'
any dry season they have suffered per-
hops smaller loss on this crop than
any other, which Is due TO a great ex
tcnt 10 the excellent care they have
given their beets and also to the fact
that the sugar beets seem to stand the
drouth better than any other plant.
There was paid out for beets alone
during the season OF 1902 over 100000,
and each month the min pay roll ex-
ceeded $4,000 In addition to this, tens
Of thousands OF dollars were expend-
ed for fuel, lime rock frelghts, bags,
etc. the fuel itself amounting to some-
thing Ike $4,000. It is quite a slngu-
lar thing that Notwithstanding over
$1,000 double sugar bags were required
to handle the sugar alone In Utah, ag-
gregatng a cost Of perhaps $4,000, It Il
| questionable whether 500 empty sacks
could be gathered up today, and the
query Is often heard where do these
sacks go to? The only answer given
is that the inner bag is used for house
hold purposes, while the burlap Is used
on the farm for sacking grain, etc,
The contract price Tor beets hauled
into the sheds was A7j per ton; yet
taking into account that nuite PEI
centagc Of the tonnage came in by rail-
the company by way Of assisting q
farmer Chaving paid about one-half O.
the frcights, unloading, agents eX-
panses, etc), made the actual cost OF
the beets per ton considerably more
than this; for instance, the price paid
for beets on ears in the saupete and
Sewer districts was $500. add to this the
freight, unloading and agents expenses
would make the actual cost per ton 0
great deal more than A15; Of course
these two districts have only been
growing beets in the way Of expert
Iaents with view to having factory
e. ected IN that locality. and just q
soon as the people Of these counties can
demonstrate that they viii raise beets
in sufficient quantities to warrant the
erection Of a plant, It will be built
The Utah Sugar company has been
quite successful IN getting about $50
tons Of mother beets pltted away this
fall for the growing Of seed next sea-
son. These beets were of the very hes,
quality some polari2lng a high as p
| per cent sugar, with Sc per cent purity
and # they keep well and come out in
the spring in good condition, they VIII
plant in the ncighborhood Of 30 acres.
Most Of these mothers were grown in
the Bear River valley, at which place
It Is expected seed farm, etc, VIII
he established, as the soils and climatic
conditions there have been demonstrate
ed to be ideal for beet culture.
Around the sugar plants where the
prices of hay keep up pretty well, the
beet pulp is becoming quite a consider
alton. and the farmers hauled 1t away
! al Lehl and Bingham Junction, Just a.
/ fast as it came out Of the elevators,
paying 40 cents per ton for IT, and the
entire output will be easily disposed OF
The quality Of the beets in general
was about the same as IN the season
Of 1901, although those received from
the Bear River valley were Of very
much higher quality, in fact the polar
lzaHons showed that they contained an
extraordinarily high per cent OF
saccharine matter.
The outlook for next seasons beet
crop at this time is very encouraging
as the recent storms have stored away
In the mountains considerable snow, tn
report being that throughout the whole
| state there has been greater precip
tation during the latter part OF Novem
I Der and December than for years past
this fact has given the farmers renewed
hope. and they are feeling highly elat-
ed some entertaining the idea that tn
| good old time winters are again return
ng. The Utah Sugar company are nov
figuring on contracting for 1900 acres
for the Lehi and Bear river factories
Up to a few weeks aso. the price o.
sugar had been very low during tn
months Of January and February alon
the price was reduced 60 cents how
ever n few days ago Il was retored and
the price today is a little better thu
1t was at this time last year Thi
/ IL In a great measure due to the recei
estimates made by expert LIGHT, for
Europe and Willett & Gray for thI
lipitod Gtatae both of whom make Tho