The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-15
TALKING ABOUT &
SUGAR YIELEI
Experiment Station Takes In
terest in the Industry.
CAPITAL Is PLENTIFUL
Money viii Not Be Lacking
If Beets Are Raised.
CAPITAL IS PLENTIFUL

Guthrie. o. T. Nov. 1.-THE United
States experiment staten. at saltwater
has for the last two years tried 20
awaken in the farmers OF Oklahoma thu
idea that the territory was especially
adapted 70 the cultivation OF a superior
grade OF sugar beets. sad that the pro
duc;ion OF this profitable staple could be
made a great source Of revenue 70 the
intelligent agricuitaralist who would At
tempt It's cultivation On SOL adapted 20
its growth.
Another matter that has been attract
ing tn. attention OF the experiment sta
ton. and the board Of agriculture. IS the
cultivation Of n grade OF sorghum cane
that viii probably produce high grada
OF sugsr. Ascting on the suggestions
made BY these bodies. a committee ot
farmers and capstissts. composed OF SSi-
vestsr SpoTe, ex-president Of the Kay
county fair association. Daniel T. IFog
ard Fred Smith. two OF the most prof
gressive farmers Of that county. hSvS
gone on trip 90 Rock Ford. Colo. to-
thoroughly Investigate the above prob
lens. and TO mae q report as 20 the pos
sibilitIes in Oklahoma. II thu members
of the COMMITTEES are satisfied that ths
field here is a good ana profitable one.
they have the aSsuranc@ that there will
be a nahunaaance OF capital forthco
ing 20 establish plants ia various SECTORS
of the territory. Seed will be furnished
gratis ID farmers who have lands adopted
TO the cultivation Of heets snd cane. and
Oklahoma bids fair to become rival
of the sugar producing areas.
Secretary Thoburu. Of the territorial
board OF agriculture, when asked con
corning the possibilities Of sugar rroduc-
ton in the territory. said;
II believe thar the climate and sell
OF Oklahoma form combination that.
under a proper system OF culture and
treatment. is capable OF producing raw
sugar al a profit, bat IL must he along
the lire OF development IN the saccharine
qualities Of sorghum cane vather than
those OF the sugar beet " This was the
answer OF T. r. Thoburn. secretary %
tho territorial board OF agriculture. ia
recent question as 20 the possibilities
Of sugar beet culture in oklahoma Con
unulng. Mr.. Thoburn said
Both the sugar beet and me sorghum
cane are distinguished for tie variation
in the quantity and quality OF sach4fino
content In the case OF the SUGAR beet.
this tendency TO variation has been en-
couraged by careful methods 81 selection
used by the plant breeder until both eta
amount and tho percentage Of purity
have been enormously increased siFfce
active experiments along this line w9-e
nrst begun a little more than century
ago The tendency TO variation that Il
manifested by the sorghum cane Is cquaiN
" as great as that OF the sugar lceY
and has been demonstrated that Improve
rpent by selection j. quite as possible.
1T IS indeed true that the sugar be \
has been bred NJ to It's present staneaTi
OF saccharine prodrctivcnegs in France(
and Germany. where the average tenn
psrature OF the growing season Is con
siderable lever that u "a IN Oklahoma.
and II may indeed b. pofsiblo t. breed a
variety OF Beets peculiarly adapted -
our climate and soil But be all that
as II may. there ~ TO question as %
the possibility or sorghum sugar produc-
tioa provided only that an economical
means FOR iis extraction and separation
can BE- found.
Twenty years ago the nltsd Sfatsz
government maze etIfiflF@ 'Aifittitsit-@
along this ea9eeiai line ~ Kansas. 1ns
results were satisfactory 30 far ~ yield
per acre md percentage 81 sugar content
were concerned. bat interest ia the nat
ter finally died cut because % the ez-
pense Of Misunderstanding the sugar from
TIA oanc In tho years which aavc clap
sd since those eEperiassnfs were diseau-
tlnusd. scientific discoverv and inRsntise
Eeni1is have rsvoIgtionized other arts ARD
greatly cheapened the cost % pfssooe
ton OF Other con1no8ltsra
Then Why not hnd tfo way q uak-
sorghum sugar a. a prem, 70 aii con-
eefne.J7 That it can b. found - beyond
question. for American ntsfDEiHs. srsssffs.
grit. wit. ard above az American PEI
severance ard ooatenpt % seeming DR.
nctiiiy seems % know 70 nueb ver1 az
fell ! believe that Uucis Sam has reat-
81 81 bss iat5rs ia this matter jsst ahSsnt
Ionx enough There - ~ uas in4 fsr-
fhsr postposerosnt a. ire fnaf trirnpis.
The experimentation ztouis b1 tsheH ID
a; sros anS with re1s~es zeal ard usoss+
over that eSost shooid made ~ okla
horaa for the reason that NJ STATE 90 -
Jnson Offers a better ashi-"