Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-20

VIM. Fothorngham OF PanEultch and
Hugh Wright OF American Fork have
formed corporation with a capital
Of s25, 900 TO go into the cattle BUSINESS.
They also viii own butcher shops IN
American Fork. Mercur aud Bingham
They own two large ranches, one near
Orton and the other near Panguich
IN Garfield county, They VIII feed cat
Tie on these ranches during the SUM
mer and WIN bring them 20 lehi and
fattcn them on beet pulp I'm the VIM
ter ready for the mnket ana their but
cher shops, az PUN Is one Of the best
feeds known when fed with hay,
SINGLE GERM BEET SEED.
on August II, Profs. Townsend and
Rithie OF the t. 2, department Of agrl.
culture returned TO Washington after
gathering the single germ seed which
had been grown by them on the Sar-
stoga Springs farm They were highly
grhtltied with the results shown and
WIZ continue their experimental work
here another year on larger scale,
In planting their mother bects ia the
spring, they took special care OF 90
or tue most promising plants from
which a multitude Of germ seeds were
cut az fast as they developed to de-
termlne their specie. They estimate
that about 80 per cent OF the seeds
harvested are single germ. They also
planted here some single germ seeds,
the beetB from which will be used
next year 10 produce seed aud II Is the
plan OF the department to continue
raising and sorting out the single germ
seeds until the pure single germ seeds
are produced from the mother beets
without variation.
Messrs. Townsend and Rithie win re-
turn IN about two months and harvest
the beets from the single germ seeds
planted and VIII experiment here and
at Garland IN keeping the mother
beets without loss. While the Utah
Sugar company has raised some very
excellent mother beets from 30 20 so
per cent Of them have been lost dur.
ing the winter from not being able
TO keep them properly. Mr. Townsend
kept mother beets al Washington dur
ing the winter with but per cent loss
and those were destroyed by rats aud
he Is IN hopes Of meeting with as good
success here.
The sugar beet crop is looking fine
here. II Is expected that samplng viii
commence the latter part OF this
month and that the factory will COM
mencc operations about the same time
as last year--the middle OF September.
The Idaho beets are showing up very
well. as they now sample 1913 per cent
sugar in Juice with S3,2 purity. The
large beet sheds at the factory are be-
ing repaired and everything Is about
in readiness for the cutting up Of the
immense crop which viii be harvested
The conference OF the Second ward
were sustained and much good and
timely instruction was given by Elders
S, l.. Chapman, James T. Clark and
A. ]. Evans OF the Stake Presidency.
and Bishop James T. Gardner
Tuesday baby hoy was born to the
wife of Mr.. Farley Austin
Saturday evening the Republicans
will hold a primary IN the city hall
TO elect delegates 20 the state conven-
ton and also TO the judicial conven-
tion.
Francis Kirkham is down from Ray
mond Canada He reports that while
they have had severe drouth they
will harvest 20 bushels OF grain to the
acre and that the beet crop ia looking
fine, Mr.. Kinkham will leave next
week for Ann Arhor, Mich. where he
viii take a four years course In ped
agogy,
Sunday new building committee
was chosen for the new tabernacle con-
sistlng of the following ia. Bushman,
of the First ward Geo, Webb Of the
Second, W w Dickerson. Of the Third.
Arthur Bradder OF the Fourth; r. NJ.
Jones, at large 4 new f1nance com.
mittee will also be chosen In q few
days and an extra effort viii he made
to push the house 10 completion. The
different associations and quorums Of
the different wards are asking for con-
tributlons from their members for
the finishing Of this house.
The NJ. !. A. officers are busy fixing
up quarters in the bank building whore
they will have their library and rooms
for meetings and social gatherings