Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

This is the first season that the Utah
Sugar company has gone into the Deet
industry extensively in the Bear River
valley. Last season by way Of expert.
ment about 1000 acres were planted
and shipped to the Lehi factory.
The digging season has JUST closed
and we have harvested in this valley
something like Zoo acres, which gave
us about 1900 tons. The beets were
of very high quality. poiarizlng on
the average Of 1913 with "a per cent
purity, and az tile late Irrigation con-
gress, held at ogden, the beets from
this district were awarded the first
prize, and there We're on exhibition az
this time samples Of beets from every
locality in the west where the beet
industry is established.
To realize the great facilities this
place possesses as a farming locality
person must visit the valley and OBJ
serve the beautiful rich soils and enjoy
its benehcient climate. Since the intro
duction of the beet industry into the
valley, a great many families have
moved I'm and with but fCN exceptions
are well satisfied with their new pos
sessions.
The most serious question we have
yet 20 overcome in the raising of beets
| In the Bear River valley ~ an adc-
| quate amount of labor, during the
| growing and harvesting season, but this
| will adjust itself I'm the next couple
| Of years by settlers coming I'm from all
| parts OF the state of Utah, ana when
we can secure the requisite help, there
| Is no reason why We could not raise IN
the Bear River valley each season,
| 10000 acres of beets. While this Is
practically the first season beets were
! ever grown I'm the Bear River valley
| Hon John f. llomgreon who resides
in the vicinity OF Bear River city. I'M
doubleday raised the heaviest tonnage
of beets tand which were of fair quail
| lty) ever grown I'm the intermountain
region. he having harvested 80 tons per
acre on eight acres of land, and there
| are numerous pieces of land In the
| valley that would average from 20 to
- tons per acre,
one reason that the tonnage IL some
| what light, taking the general average
| tbs season. Is that mistake was made
IN planting beets In lands that had
previously produced grain, all the way
from hve TO ~ crops, consecuuVely
without any fertilisng, and OF course
this reduced the tonnage to point
or a great number Of acres, to where
the crop was Improbable TO the farm
ers In the future this VIII be avoided
as there are hundreds of acres OF al
fulla already plOWed up, ana the and
is heiug put i'm good condition prepare
tory 10 thc planting of the seed neN'
| guring We have demonstrated thaI
! alfalfa Win produce excellent tonnage
whore sufficient water can be had tol
irrigation purposes, and the contents
and purity Of the sugar are OF very
fair quality
BEET SEED INDUSTRY.
We have harvested this season II
LphI. about 2t.O00 pounds Of beet seef
and something like 10000 pounds IN th'
Bear RiVur Wiley, making I'm all 6o'
sacks of 100 pounds each which WI
plant next season 1890 acres, We have
also selected both iu Utah county ant
I'm Bear River valley, a great many
tons of high quality heets, to be plant
ed next spring AIS mothers and az
this seed has proven 20 be equal to anl
OF the foreign seeds It Is our intention
TO 20 into the business more extensive
ly.
Thc rofusc or pulp from the beets, II
also Incoming quite an industry Of 4
selr aad were IL not that we Away
give thc beet contractor the privilege
of buying lhls pulp FIRST, we could READ
NV dlsuoso Of it an. This pulp Is yer.
nnp food both for cattle and sheep a
al by-product. and cattle viii fattel
easily ON about 100 pounds With !
pounds of hay per head, daily IN
J same amount being sufficient for eigh
, head OF sheep.
The outlook for the coming senso
J both for the Lchi and Garland factorie
h very encouraging. we are in reccip
! of great many letters from farmer
On tho various localities asking TO ln
crease their acreage, and with the ln
s,allatlou Of another pumping shtlo
al Leland. Utah county, where IN
farmers are promising TO raise Tor nv
3 consecutive years, each season ~,
p acres. there is no question that ainpl
heets win Doe grown TO run the Ter
, factory ut full capacity for a good ION
campaign
Applications are also coming I'm fo
moro acreage In Bear River valley an
,yc estimate at this time that for neS
, season we wilt have at least 5000 acre
contracted for the Garland factory.
MANAGER CUTTERS VIEWS
Summing up the question of The be,
, sugar industry I'm these intermountai
] statcs and the possibilities Of It's eS
tension, ! win say. The sugar cor
sumption OF ,he United states in le'
: wus upwards OF 100000 tons and II
y production was as follows;
{ Ton
{ Rsct , .......... ...,,.,,.l 1876 A
3 fouisiann .. ........ ...,.. 300.N
Porto Rico ...... ...........,... 800
D Hawaii ...... 400" .............37 5, o.
3. Total ......., cas-. Al
A Leaving about 100000 tons to be IN
I ported from Java, Germany, and 9th,
? PARTS of the world. Prices have stead