The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-05-15

that Il is not advisable TO try to carry
the commercial growing OF sugar.
beets further south than the central
part Of these states. From Iowa sew.
eral hundred samples were received,
but the department says that their
content Of sugar falls Just short Of
the average standard fixed for sue
cessful manufacture. The purity of
the Iowa beets is remarkably low.
when their content of sugar is consid.
edied by more careful culture"
As to Kansas, this exhaustive study
OF conditions concludes that the eli.
mate is not suitable to growing high
grade sugarbeets. The summers are
too long and too dry. The uniformly
low sugar content OF the samples re-
ccived from Kentucky is mot encour.
aging" The samples received from
Maine. the bulletin says. were re-
markably poor In quality" Maryland
appears to be "one Of those states
which are just on the border separat.
ing the good from the Indifferent
areas for beet-sugar production. The
data obtained from Minnesota are not
SO favorable as theoretical indica.
tions would lead one to expect" Mis-.
souri, Is like Maryland. OF New
Hampshire the bulletin recites that
the character OF the soil and the con
tour Of the state will prevent beet
culture from ever becoming an indus.
try OF great magnitude. Ohio cannot
"as a whole, be regarded a. favorable
to best culture" From Oklahoma. the
data are distinctly unfavorable." The
samples received from Virginia ARE
not encouraging TO the belief that q
successful beet-sugar industry can be
established therein" And SO one
might proceed.
The places where the beet-sugai
industry may be expected to thrive
II the departments views are correct
are certain parts OF California, Colo
RADIO, Idaho. Michigan, Nebraska, New
York, Oregon. and Utah, with, OF
course, smaller areas In other states
The irrigated lands OF such states as
Utah and Colorado seem the mos'
suitable, and. n the government will
further subsidize the Industry by pay
ing for the irrigation. the crop will
doubtless prove great success
Michigan seems TO be doing most Jus
now. and although It's availability fol
this industry is not doubted, the ex
tering. The departments conclusion
pies: There Ia little doubt OF tn,
fact that Michigan Ia one Of the mos
favorable localities In the Unite'
States for the growing OF hish-grad
sugar-beets. When the farmers o
the state thoroughly learn the art O
successful beet culture. they will b.
able 10 compete with even the more
favored districts In Europe. both 4
the quality OF the beets produced an,
In the yield OF per acre"
Nebraska is another state In whicl
the beet early impressed itself upo
politics and politicians. Even Sen
ator Thurston, who wept so eloquent
Iy over Cuba before the war. bega
to turn q cold shoulder towards he
shortly afterward In q way that Sui
prised Eastern observers. II was tn
beet that did II. OF this state the d.
partment says: MANY years OF tn
commercial culture OF the tugar-bet
have distinctly hxed the status OF NJ
braska In respect to this Industry.
has been demonstrated that bee
sugar can be made In Nebraska, bt
Il Is evident from the data Of the la'
few years that Nebraska does M
rank so high as some Of the oths
states in Its capability OF raisir
high-grade sugar.beets."
II thus appears that In the ras
between the temperate and the "a
rid zones over the production Of suga
we have no extraordinary ADVANTAGES
even when seen BY the cyes OF tho
who have most at heart the succe
NJ the best-sugar ln1nstry. TN
eases of the hlUbly lomG
ere sure 10 oivo thG