Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

but in the United states Il IL only six
pounds for edible purposes and one and a
half pounds for manufacturing.
In this country only the whole rice and
the highest grade OF broken rice are used
as a table food, although the breaking OF
a grain into small pieces In no way dimin-
ishes It's palatability or nutritive value. As
a result Of the demand for whole rice It's
value is high. In 1906 this grade formed
al per cent Of the total quantity Of the
rice products and was valued at 744 per
cent Of the total value, while the broken
rice formed 21.s per cent Of the quantity
and was valued at only 2O.2 per cent Of
the total.
The quantity Of rice and rice products
exported during tho year ending June 30.
1906, amounted TO 20i, 1O1, 967 pounds, valued
at S5.S32aS6, while only 9919SSl7 pounds,
valued at s1,se4s61, were imported. Dur
ing the last fifteen years the general ten
dencv has been toward an increase in the
exports and a decrease in the imports. In
1901 the total quantity Of the exports was
3.49OS05 pounds. valued at S59,714 while the
imports for that year reached 2l4363, So
pounds valued at S4,559,54O.
beet Sugar.
The manufacture Of sugar from beets Is
a comparatively new industry in the
United States. but It has progressed at
rapid rate. Statistics for this industry
were reported for the first time at tho
census Of 1880 Between that year and
1905 the number Of establishments in
creased from four to ffty-one; the capital,
from $365OOO to SIS, go, 459; the number Of
wage earners, from $50 to 1888; the wages,
from S62.21 to S2,4S6 ZOE; the cost Of ma
terials used from $1S6,12s to S14 1856 SIS, and
the value of products, from S2s2,572 to $24,
S93. 79L
The greater part of this increase has
taken place since 1900 when the number
Of establishments was thirty, the capital
S20,1H, T9, the cost of materials $S03, 795,
and the output S7323,S57 In that year
there were 1870 wage earners employed I'm
the sugar factories, receiving $1,O02, 207 in
wages. Thus IN the five years between 1900
and 1905 the total amount paid out for the
materials used in the beet sugar industry
Increased threefold. and the total value
Of the products more than threefold, while
the average number of wage earners
doubled and the total amount paid in wages
more than doubled.
The 2,175.4l7' tons of beets used in the
manufacture of beet sugar were grown on
24O,757 acres and cost S11,345,7S More than
four-hfths of these beets were grown by
contract by Independent farmers, for thcre
is tendency among the factories to con-
tract for as much of the crop as possible
rather than to have a large acreage Of
beets grown directly by the factory.
The production of granulated sugar which
was the principal product, amounted to
1876, 6lS3l4 pounds, valued at S23, 493 1913.
Of
pounds of raw sugar, valued at s4Sl, 22S;
9,6O9,64 gallons of molasses valued at
$22l, 097, and beet pulp valued at 500, O70.
By-PrOducts.
The utilization Of by-products is one of
the leading factors in the contest between
the use of cane and beets in the manu-
facture Of sugar and it is probable that in
the near future the by-products will con-
stitute one of the principal sources Of in
come for beet sugar factory.
In many European countries molasses
and beet sugar are used extensively for
cattle food and this use is being developed
to a limited extent in this country.
Quantities of beet juice are used in the
manufacture of alcohol, and lime cake,
which is another by-products of the beet
sugar industry, is being employed for fer
tilizers and in making pavements.
States Making Beet Sugar.
The manufacture of beet sugar was car
ried on in twelve states at the time of the
census of 1906. The leading states were
Colorado Michigan and California. The
value Of products was S,19S, $50 for Col
orado, S5,37S,OO4 for Michigan and S4A5,172
for California. These three states pro-
duced 69.7 per cent OF the total product
reported for the United States
Wisconsin appeared for the first time
among the states engaged in this industry,
while Illinois and New Mexico were not
shown in the list although in 1900 factories
were in operation in those states
The state which had the greatest number
of factories in 1906 was Michigan and of
the nineteen factories in that state ten
had been established since ,. Colorado
ranked second with nine active factories
Of which only one existed IN 1900
The greatest actual increase in value of
products in 1905, as compared with 1900 oc-
CURED in Colorado. and the next greatest
in Michigan.
The largest sugar factory in this country
and one Of the largest in the world is To-
Gated in California, which state possesses
a larger acreage that is well adapted to
the growing Of sugar bects than is found
in any other state in the union In Cali
fornia and in Colorado irrigation is used
in the growing of beets. In the latter state
extensive experiments in feeding cattle and
sheep on beet pulp are being carried on,
and the beet pulp branch OF the industry Is
further advanced here than in any other
state. In Michigan also the utilization Of
tfT by-products has received considerable
attention.
A Reliable kennedy for CrnuP.