The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-29

OF SUGAR
United States Should
Not import a Found
GROWTH OF BEET IiDUSTRl
Farmers Are Beginning to Realize
Value of the Crop-some
Salient Facts.
GROWTH OF BEET IiDCSTRl

Washington. D. c., Sept. 2S.-In the
light Of experiments that have been
conducted in the United States during
the past ten years, the department OF
agriculture has reached the conclu
sion that this country can produce
every pound of sugar that enters into
the home market, and maintains that
the eighty to eighty-fve million dol
lars expended for imported sugar will
eventually go to home producers.
In order that the United States
can produce its own sugar. however
it will be necessary to invest $3.50,
900, 900 of capital in sugar factories
sugar beet farms, and other branches
of the industry. This is a compare
| lively slight investment in the face
of the fact that consumers spent fOl
sugar, both home grown and imported
in this country in 1901, upwards OF
| $3.50, 664 600, a sum nearly twO-thirds
| the valuation Of our entire exports o.
domestic manufactures.
Beet Sugar Industry.
The department Of agriculture i;
encouraged in its look ahead by the
fact that capital is yearly looking
| with more and more favor upon tht
beet sugar industry in this country
At the outset capital was SHY. Little
was known of he possibilities Of the
sugar beet Nothing was known O
| its adaDtability to our soil and cIimat
| ic conditions The fact. however
that sugar beets are now grown sue
cessfully and extensively in many
parts of the United States. has arOus
| ed considerable interest among CAPT
talists who prefer home inves tment.
to those in foreign lands. The de
partment asserts that capital stands
in readiness TO furnish money sufti
cient to build up the industry when
| ever it can be shown that the cOndi
lions are right and farmers are read!
to furnish the beets. American cap
| ital has seen the success that has at
tended the efforts Of bee grower;
and sugar manufacturers in Europe
and has been made to realize that SUI
gar production in Europe is under
far less favorable conditions thar
are encountered in most parts Of the
United States.
Farmers Are Moving.
The efforts of farmers in this cOun
| try are now directed at finding meth
DDS which will enable them to secure
the maximum yield of beets to the
acre The efforts of the sugar manu-
facturers are directed at securing {
complete utilization of the bi-products
of manufacture, so as to reduce the
cost of production to a minimum
One general idea is followed cut ev
eryWhCre; factories are located i
ne midst Of a beet-growing country
from farm to factory, thereby redu
cling one important item of cost. An
assurance is given that more lands
are to be planted to sugar beets
jItSCuJ ldtlOilt dIc pClI1S CilICll SCtI
or new works are being erected. But
the enlargement or extension of fac
tories always follows. and never pre-
cedes the extension of the beet grow
ing areas.
Pulp Is Valuable.
Naturally, when all the bi-products
of beet sugar manufacture are utiliZ
ed, the cost CT manufacturing this
commodity at home will be greatly re
duced 1t is estimated that the amount
of beet pulp produced in the United
States, last year. was 1,640, 500 tons
AS is we'll known, beet pulp is an ex
cellent fodder for cattle and sheep
and the quantity named, if properly
used. would feed 1878 mich COWS
or 359. 596 steers, or 3,595,960 sheep.
Yet as a matter of fact not more than
10 per cent of this pulp was utilized
and the balance was so much waste
on the hands Of the manufacturers.
This pulp is worth On an average
Of $3.50 a ton. and in order to as
sist beet sugar manufacturers, and at
the same time to enlighten farmers,
the department is pointing out the
great nutritive value of beet pulp.
When this fact is generally recognized
and the pulp is purchased, it will be
possible to place American sugar on
the market at a figure materially be-
low the current price.
These facts. and many others. are
brought out in a recent report made
to Secretary Wilson by Special Agent
Saylor. in charge of the beet sugar in
vestigations. The report is of IN
usual interest.