The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
TONS OF SWEETNESS
St. Louis Park Sugar Factory Made
6,732,208 Pounds of Sugar
This Season.
Some 7o,OOO,OOO Pounds of Beets
Used, for Which 1000 Farmers
Received $192,527.

NCCCAVCu Y4VS3O"s'
In the seasons run recently ended. the
Minnesota Sugar company at st. Louis
Park made 6,732.2OS pounds of sugar from
70, 900, 900 pounds Of beets. These sac
charine roots We're supplied by 1000 farm
ers who received from the sugar company
the sum of $192.527. This is the best rec
ord made by the ST. Louis Park factory
in it's five years history.
Outputs for previous years have been:
1898. 1,994,7OO pounds; 1899, 1881 ,463: 1900,
2.715.OOO (drouth year,; 1901 5,225,s25.
This excellent record has been made
possible by the liberal policy of the sugar
company. 1t has provided at cost, or less,
seed for the beets best adapted to the
North Star soil and climate. and has furn-
ished at it's own expense, instructors and
overseers to introduce and supervise the
most approved methods of beet culture.
For such purposes the company has eN-
pended $4,000 within five years-$2l. 900
in 1898; $4,000 in 1899; $4,000 in 1900;
$50, 900 in 1901; and $4,000 in 1902
Status of the Bounty.
On the theory that new industry was
thus to be established. the company was
granted for two years the bounty of l cent
pound granted by legislative enactment,
in 1895, to all persons that would manu-
facture sugar in this state, from .beets.
sorghum other yielding canes or
plants. Each year, however, the amount
of bounty received was less than the
amount paid out for distributing seed,
disseminating information, providing i'm
proved implements. etc. The bounty so
received in 1898 amounted to $4,000 and in
1899 to $4,000. In 1900 the company ap-
piled for bounty of $19.92S on sugar
manufactured that year, but the amount
claimed has never been paid. Under the
r{ol tcr,> 81 t1,o
ments were to cease after 1900. ~
In no state are the soil and the CHI
mate so we'll adapted to beet raising as
in Minnesota, which took first prize for
beets at the Pan-American exposition.
This state has increased the sugar con
tents or relative sweetness Of its beets s
from 1912 per cent to 16 and II per cent
in 1902. The maximum for European
beets few years ago was no more than
Is per cent. .l-, ~ 49,.
Last year. accordingly the Minnesota
Sugar company was enabled to receive at
it's factory in st. Louis Park beets from
forty three counties. The town of Das-
sci sent 1o1 car loads of the candied root.
New Prague 0eidelberg) shipped lis car
loads, Hastings 81 car loads Cokato for
ty-seven car loads and other stations
from three to thirty three car loads. The
farmers about Dassel were paid more
than $4,000 for their beets, the Heidel-
berg beet 1aisers obtained nearly $4,000
and the cultivators about Montgomery al
| most $4,000. ii .s>.s
..- A Crop That Has Paid.
| The high value of sugar beets to the
acre far more than compensates for the
| amount Of care and labor required to per
| feet crop. For small farmers, at leas
no Minnesota product is equally profitable
Last year, for example, o. F.. Strom
| berg of Buffalo. Mimi, obtained so ar
| acre for his sugar beets, after deductins
the cost Of seed, freight. machinery, etc
Johann Martin of Owatonna. N. N. Way
! lander of Grover City, August Cohrs O.
Glencoe also secured $40 all acre. Car
| Ponath of Young America made $73; Jol1
Almquist of Dassel and Frank Mukacks
| of Montgomery. made SIS; Frank Wick
| enhauser, Jr.. of Cologne. received S79
| P. Fortin Of Hanel and Frank Trcka o
Montgomery gained ISL an acre; Jaco]
Motek of Montgomery earned sS5; Wence
! Hermann of Heidelberg $3.50; George Dim
Ter of Chanhassen. sol: Thomas Choudel
of Montgomery reported 500 al acre
! while William Buehring Of Hamburg
planting three acres, secured the banne
profit Of $107 all acre These average
/ were reported, in each case, on two o
| three acres. --a. 49,.
will feel encouraged to plant beets more
extensively. John Boo Of Dassel has
written: II raised $50 an acre on 81,
acres Of beets. This is better than rails
, ing wheat William Hubs of Wiscon
sin says: II planted fifty acres Of suga
beets. The result is very satisfactory.
: would advise all who have good land t,
plant sugar beets.'' At Dassel A. J
Broberg reports: II can make Just a.
much money from ten acres planted t,
sugar beets as a farmer can. from fort,
acres planted to wheat" c. J. Holt o
Mankato declares: almost all we hav
to live on this year is the profit from ou
bcets. Our other crops were spoiled b,
hail. Frank Wickenhauser, Jr., of Co
logne, says: II could not have done a
well with any other crop. My single acr
5 of beets yielded me more net than min
acres Of wheat O. r. Stromberg O
Buffalo got NEARLY nineteen tons of beet
per If any of you beet growers
5 he adds. had a bigger. crop from al
even two-acre field this year, l. Shout
2 like to know My. check for beets thi
year will be very. much appreciated, a
the sugar beet is the only product tina
will bring me any cash this year. A
my other crops were destroyed by hal
Sugar beets are a sure and profitable Gro
r to grow, as hail and storms have no ba
effect on them. -, = =, =,
a Knox Hats, Spring Styles.