Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-14
By D. l. Joeinck Of the American Beet Sugar Co.
February 9th.

II Is not my intention TO make this
short reading criticism OF the
grower, hut merely u review OF the
small difficulties which we had so con-
front during the previous seasons.
While these trials are yet fresh In our
memory. thought IL good Idea To
bring them before you anu try Ia ca-
plain how the growers themselves
could aid In diminishing these diiiicui'
Ties another season.
our Adyicc.-AInny people look upon
fhc ngriculturist as dictator TO the
farmer This IL not true. MS We GER
ialnly do not intend. nor actually do
give our advice In u debating way.
our point OF view II, to help along
and advise such who viii make beet
culture" profitable to themselves. and
we aim to suggest points which have
been gained through actual experience
In beet growing In this and other local
tiles. This experience cannot be OBJ
tanned NOR, thoroughly than by col
lccting knowledge from the various
years. aud considering the many con
ditions Of seasons, ground, etc.
II IL erroneous TO believe that when a
grower makes u glorious crop the first
year. that lie has learned every point
pertaining to the growing OF the crop.
Another season the same course OF
raising crop may bc taken: the
weather conditions may he different,
and the crop prove an utter failure.
Therefore, conditions must certainly
bc observed and good Judgment prnc-
ticcd.
Seed Bed rrcparation.-As the time
FOR the preparation OF the seed bed FOR
the beet crop OF the season OF 1902 Is
drawing near. let us consider II more
thoroughly than IL has been In general
the past two years.
Those who have grown beet crops
the past two seasons. know that this
IL one OF the most essential points In
successful beet growing. Many grow
crs make their first mistake. and one
which their crops Will show all
through the season. in the preparation
OF their field Intended for this crop.
Many attempt to prepare too much
ground. compared 20 the length OF
time they have to do II in. and in many
eases the work IL only half done.
Greater care should be- exercised In
this work. for in this lies the founda-
tion OF good beet crop. II Is unnec-
cssary TO 20 into detail regarding the
manner In which to prepare the
ETUunu, us tllls IL uuuOuDteuiN an Oil
song to you, having heard II so often.
If you start out wrong with your work
do not expect TO come out the winner
in the harvest.
In spite OF repeated advice. many do
not heed 1t, and in many cases fail
ure Is the result, and the beet indus
try" is cursed. and said to b. unproiit-
able. but such people do not stop TO
consider "Why-"
have often heard the remark made
by individuals that such and such par.
ty did less work to his crop. and had
received better results, and that II
didn't pay TO do too much work on
crops.
Gentlemen. II Is not always the case
that the person who works his crop
the most receives the best results. but
the one who does the proper amount of
work at the proper time ana In the
proper manner. usually wins. When a
crop Is once neglected, 1t always takes
considerable more work to put II In
proper shape again, and by ncglectlng
IL In most instances, causes the crop
considerable injury: therefore, making
the cost greater and the returns less,
and ON the whole, cutting down the
profits.
General Dissatisfaction. There
seems to he considerable dissatisfac-
tion regarding the distribution of de-
livery orders. The delivery orders