Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-30
Statistics Gathered by the Cen
sus Bureau Show the Mag
nitude of Business
REDUCTION IN SUGAR IMPORTS
Manufacture of Sugar From Reets Now
Thoroughly Established and Produe-
ton Increasing steadily-Some Of the
By-Products - THE Sugar Beet
States.
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Washington, Nov. S0-The bureau OF
the census has prepared, among sta
tistics pertaining to canning and pre-
serving, reports relative to the beet
sugar Industry of the United States.
The manufacture Of sugar from beets,
the report says, has progressed lat a
rapid rate. Statistics for this indus
try were reported for the first time at
the census Of 1880. Between that year
and 1905 the number of establish
ments increased from to 81; the cap
ital, from ss65.o00 to $55,s23,45s; the
4 number Of wage earllers, from $50 to
y 1858, the wages, from s62.271 to ST.
4S6,702 the cost Of materials used,
from s1s6,12s to $14.4S6,S76, and the
value of products from s2S2,572 to
s24,as3.794.
The greater part of this increase has
taken place since 1900, when the num-
Der Of establishments was 80, the CAPT
$4.s03,796, and the output $7,32S,S57.
In that year there We're 1870 wage
! earners employed in The sugar factor
les, receiving $1,092,207 in wages. Thus
in the five years between 1900 and 1905
the total amount paid out for the ma
terials 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 2,175,417 tons of beets used in
the manufacture OF beet sugar We're
grown on 240,757 acres and cost $11,-
345,785. More than fo,lr-f ifths Of these
beets were grown by contract by in
dependent farmers, for there is ten
dency among the factories to contract
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 496,61S,314 pounds, valued
at s23,493,373. Other products Of i'm
portance were 11,223,607 pounds Of raw
sugar, valued at s431,229; 9,609,642 gal
T
and beet pulp, valued Mt $202,070
The utilization of by-products is one
OF the leading factors in the contest
between the use of cane and beets I'm
the manufacture Of sugar, and it is
probable that In the near future the
by-products will constitute one of the
principal sources of income for beet
sugar factory.
In many European countries molass-
es 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-product OF
the beet sugar industry, is being enl-
ployed for fertilizers and in making
pavements.
The manufacture Of beet sugar was
carried on in IL states at the time
OF the census Of 1905. The leading
states were Colorado, Michigan, and
California. The value Of products was
s7,19s,s82 Tor Colorado, s5,37s,004 for
Michigan, and $4,415,172 for California.
These states produced 69.7 per cent
Is Of the total product reported for tho
United States.
AT the census of 1905 Idaho, Ohio,
and Wisconsin appeared for the first
time among the states engaged in this
industry, while Illinois and New Mex
leo were not shown in the list, al
tho In 1900 factories were In OPP
Grafton in those states.
The state which had the greatest
number Of factories in 1905 was Michi-
gan; and Of the 10 factories in that
state 10 had been established since
1900. Colorado ranked second with .
active factories, Of which only 1 was
in existence in 1900 s
The greatest actual increase in value
of products in 1905, as compared with
next greatest in Michigan.
The largest sugar factory In this
country and one Of the largest in the
world is located in California, which
state possesses a larger acreage that
Is well adapte5 ito the growing of SUI
gar beets than Is found In any other
state in the Union. In California and
in colorado irrigation is used in the
growing Of beets. In the latter state
extensive experiments in feeding cat
tie and sheep on beet pulp are being
carried on, and the baet pulp branch
OF the industry is further advanced
here than in other stare. In Michigan
also the utilization of the by-product5
has received considerable attention.
In Utah the problem Of the delivery
of beets to the factories has been
solved by establishing slicing stations
at points from ~ to IS miles distant,
and connecting them with the central
factories by pipe lines. The beets
from the neighboring country are re-
ceived at these slicing stations, where
the Juice is extracted and treated with
a composition OF lime, after which 1t
is forced thru the pipes to the fac
tories.
The beet sugar industry seems to be
thoroughly established, and the in
creased production is steadily reducing
the amount OF sugar imported from
other countries.
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