The Glenwood post., 1906-01-27
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ducements We regret exceedingly
that we are not able to control the
elements nor to force beets to grow on
poor ground or with improper care
| However, these same conditions gov
ern all other crops, and while some
of the beets during the past season
were washed out by high water, 9TH
ers planted on poor ground, and 9TH
ers killed by blight, other crops
suffered in like manner. aud our
growers themselves tell us that they
received more money for their beets
than any other products. While the
crops in this vicinity were bad, we
find that in other sections of the coun
try they were equally rs pooI if not
poorer. Utah had poorer crop this
year than it has had for the past tif-
teen years, and received but two
thirds of the usual beet crop, while
this valley received full four ffths
our growers had very poor success in
raising beets the past season Others
have had verv good crops. the total
tonnage of beets and the net receipts
for some of whom will he given be-
low in their own figures:
Henry Station, of Carbondale plant
ed five acres of beets. This fall we
paid him S437. 80 for the beets dellv-
cred from this five acres. Mr.. Station
tells us that it cost him $50. 90 an acre
to raise this crop and place the beets
on the ears or a total of Sl75 90.
Deducting this from the amount he
received for his entire crop and it
| leaves net profit of S52 80 per acre,
or total of $262 80 for the five acres
Mr.. Station intends to raise thirteen
acres of beets the coming year, and
has contract with us to that effect.
G. F Woodruff, of Olathe, is very
we'll pleased with his crop, and in a
personal letter to the management
states that he made more money ont
of his beet crop than any other. This
gentleman planted twenty acres to
sugar beets. and from this twenty
acres he harvested 3a2 tons for which
we paid him $1,610.OO To mature
and harvest this crop he paid as fol
lows: Three hundred and forty four
dollars for hauling, S40O of German
labor $50 for water rental, Si4 TOR
seed, $40 for planting $40 for irriga.
ton, 500 for labor transportation and
300 for cultivation and blowing,
making in all $l,0ls0O
Oscar Holland, of Grubb's Siding
near Carbondale who is one of the
largest land owners in that part of
the country and who has always been
heavy potato raiser, writes us that
our field man induced him last spring
to put in seventy acres of beets. Ten
acres of this was on very rocky ground
and did not yield very heavily, but
notwithstanding this, we paid him
"a, Sll. 30 for his beets He then sold
his beet tops for 1915 which made
his gross receipts 81, 9s6 90. He of
1ouioC, puI'bdsCt a lol VI new IlIu
chinery to work this crop. but he still
has this and it will last him for sew
eral years Including this, his crop
cost him in round numbers ~, 800, or
fraction over $35 per acre, De
Quoting this from his gross receipts,
gives him profit of So 1856 30 on his
entire crop. Mr. Holland is highly
pleased with the outcome of this crop
and has signed a contract for seventy
five acres of beets for next year.
These are but few of the many
who made success of their beet
crop this year, and while some of
the others did not make as much as
they expected, we are glad to say that
they are all contracting with us for
beet acreage for the coming season
We also wish to impress the fact
upon all farmers that we pay placti.
cally cash for the entire crop Our
contract on this point is as follows
This company will make settlement
on or about the fifteenth day of each
month for all beets delivered during
the previous calendar month. -
We trust that all farmers will take
time to look into this matter, as we
wish to increase our territory, and
would be pleased to have every agri-
culturist's 8 contract for at least II small
acreage, to thoroughly test the profit
ableness of this business You will
find that we treat you fair, and will
live up to our contract in every sense
of the word. If we are strapge,sa to
you. we do not ask you to depend up
on our word. but talk with your beet
growing neighbors, and we would be
pleased to have you correspond with
any of the parties mentioned above,
and ascertain for yourself the correct.
ness of these statements
We trust that every farmer will be
able to plant few acres of beets the
coming season and in this way help
in the forwarding of Colorado's s great.