The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-15
Large Areas Are Planted and a
Fine Yield Is Always the
Result.
TRYING TO GET
Many Centers of the Sugar Beet Pro-
ducins Districts Have Been for
Years Trying to Get Cap
italists interested.

HitIit ol agriculture III us recent re-
port credits Nebraska as being one of
the best. if not the best, state in the
union, for growing sugar beets, The re-
port says!
There has seen considerable ,agita-
ton during the past year tending TO in
crease the beet sugar industry iii the
state of Nebraska. Next to the n
at Alvarado, Cal, the factory at Grand
Island. Neb., was the second factory
successfully operated in the United
States. Another followed at Norfolk
the next year. Nine years later anoth-
sr II was built at Leavitt. near Ames,
on the Union Pacific railroad. about
fifty miles west of Omaha. This gives
Nebraska fourteen years experience in
beet sugar production. Reefs for these
factories are grown in districts where
crops are produced by. rainfall. In the
fourteen years the state has developed
G of the information covering beet
growing in rainfall districts.
Considerable friction occurred be-
tween the management and the farm
ers growing beets. Two or three years
drought caused poor crops. Then bet
ter seasons, more favorable beet grow
ing. followed. Later came an attack on
the beet crop by a disease generally
dominated beet blight This produced
another poor veal tor the farmers. All
these things had a Very great tendency
to discourage the industry in the state.
During all their pioneer experience the
'actories established in Nebraska
passed through very trying ordeals. 1t
became necessary to close down the
factory at Grand Island for a couple of
campaigns, until these difficulties could
hn -
for this factory were shipped to Nor
folk.
Coupled with the natural difficulties
attending the pioneer experience of
these factories was the one spoken of
so often-general lack of experience in
growing beets and appreciation of the
benefits of a successfully operated sugar
factory. The obstacles were so varied
and continued that it tool considerable
time to institute a fairly favorable nor
NAL condition of things.
Live Stock Feeding.
During the time stock interests of
the localities were very much increased
and improved generally, especially
around Norfolk and Grand Island.
Originally the pulp ~hy-product was
thrown away, or deposited out on the
prairies; some of this same pulp fed
to stock four years afterwards. This
act has always been a strong evidence
of its keeping qualities, Around Grand
Island at present many thousand head
OF sheep and cattle are fed annually.
This is due to the pulp supply at the
sugar factory. Large feeding and dairy
enterprises sprung up around Norfolk
also due to the same causes.
A the factories in Nebraska have
been operated through continuously
improved conditions for the past four
years. Each of these factories during
the last campaign had more and bet
ter beetS than any other time in it's
history. Many of the farmers have
come to understand the incidental BEN
efts Of the sugar industry, and are
becoming larger and more regular con-
to the supply of beets. They
nave noted the Improvement of their
farms and their increased facilities for
stock raising and cropping generally.
In the western part of Nebraska
large tracts of land are coming under
cultivation, stimulated by the introduce
ton of irrigation. 1t is found that
beets are we'll adapted to the condi-
tons and a most profitable crop, and
they are becoming the leading crop in
two or three counties. The beets have
also been grown under contract and
delivered to the factories farther east
at Grand Island, Leavit. and Norfolk.
AS a rule these beets are high in sugar
content, the tonnage is larger they
yield a larger profit than any other
crop grown in his western section.
Ihey also enter very nicely into rota-
no With other crops grown there,
principally alfalfa and small grain.
Trying to Get Factories.
The centers surrounded by these
beet districts in the western part of
the state are North Platte, Culbertson
and McCook. More beets are now
grown in Lincoln county, around North
Platte, tina in asay of the counties
places is earnestly endeavoring to es-
tablish a factory.
The removal of the plant from Nor
FOLK TO Lamar, Colo, which is now in
process, has excited considerable dis
cussion throughout the country. Manv
seem TO take 1t for granted that the
beet sugar industry in Nebraska is a
failure Because this factory has been
established about fourteen years and
then moved to another state 1t seems
proof positive to many that conditions
in Nebraska will not sustain the sugar
industry. If it We're not for the facts
such is the case.
the department has not been adj
vlsed as 70 the real purpose of the
{ ,merlcan Sugar Refining in
moving Its plant from Norfolk to la
mar, U IL Is understood that it was
not from a failure of the plant, but that
tne move was more in keeping with
the policy the company maintains.
FOR three years Norfolk has had ~
supply of beets and successful
campaigns. The last was the best ii
the history of the factory. It Womb
S5e hard. with such facts as these he
iore the department., to demonstrate
tnat the factory at Norfolk retired
from the field for van of beets or for
lack OF profitable work. The factnrv
mas built up during these years. con.
dltions making its work much more
easy and profitable, 1t was, however
destined to confine its operations pure,
y 70 sugar making, while In It's new
heidi 1T will serve its owners better not
only IN making. but in deyelon-
ing the agricultural Of q
large district.
Result Of Irrigation.
The new factories in Nebraska I
the near future will be erected at sone
DTS the western points recently deyelon-
ing through irrigation.
q plant has been contemplated ~
NORM Platte for some time past. It's
have been thoroughly tested
oy growing beets for the factories a,
ooth the Amftrican Beet Sugar COMPANY
q Standard Beet Sugar company.
Y Sas grown IN n season as hiEz as