Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-09-22
SUGAR BETS
LOCAL PRODUCT SENT TO CAL.
IFORNIA FOR ANALYSIS
If Percentage of Sugar Warrants, an
Ef'Ort Will be Made to Get
Factory Here

w. II. SiifOri, a former well known
Churchill county resident arrived in
Fallon Wednesday, and will spend some
time here attending to his business in
terests, Mr.. oitfJrd OWNS three hun
dred and twenty acre ranch near Still
water, where he resi- ed six years, prior
to leaving for Monterey, California,
year ago, where he has since made
his home. During his residence in this
section he had an admirable opportunity
to test the soil and its plant growing
qualities, and it is the conviction in Mr.
Sifford's mind, oorn OF this experience
and his observations recently conducted
in various parts OF the state OF Califor-
MIA, that brings him back here at this
time. IN talking with Standard rep.
resentatiye, Mr. Sifford had the follow.
ing to say:
'since leaving Fallon about year
ago, have visited the large sugar beet
producing sections OF California, and
my Investigations of the soil and climat-
ic conditions under which the sugar
producing beet is raised, convinces me
beyond all doubt that the Carson Sink
presents today 4 wonderful field for exs
p!oitation along this line
Among other things | noted that in
all the irrigated beet sect ous OF Cali
fornia, the check eystem, which has
been in vogue in the Carson Sink for a
good many years, was used Another
notation made to the advantage Of this
section was that all engar beet sections
had formerly been noted barley rnising
sections.
II am sending this week three speci-
mems Of Carson Sink produced beets to
three largest factories in California, at
their request, the Oxnard factory, the
Spreckels factory and the Santa Maria
factory. The representatives of all Of
these companies have stated to me per-
sonally that should the beets submitted
10 them from here prove to carry an av-
erage per centage OF saccharine matter,
that they will gladly send experts here
TO look over the prospects and teach
the people how to cultivate and raise
the beets Great interest was eyinced
by all OF the sugar men with whom
talked, and whom they were told of our
immense acreage, of our climate and of
the wonderful irrigation system that
will bring life to our desert soil, they
were simply astounded You may de-
pend upon it that should our soil show
adaptability to sugar beet growing, that
factory project will be on foot in the
Carson Sink before year has rolled
around.
"Apropos OF this assertion, Major
Driffil, president of the Oxnard sugar
company. who is probably the greatest
sugar expert In the world, stated al
though the sugar production of the
United States was being increased year
~ We still import more than one hun
dred million dol ars worth yearly Con
Gnuing the subject further, Major
Dritfil stated that the average price
paid for sugar beets delivered at the
mills in California, was IS per ton, and
and that an average yield per acre was
from % to 80 tons.
Major Dritfil stated that the Ger
mans had lately discovered simple
home process by which the crude sugar
was extracted without expense to the
producer and all that then remained
was for the refinery to finish the work
thus greatly increasing the profits OF
the beet producers. .
Mr. Sifford with others thinks that
the state of Nevada presents marvellous
market for sugar products and that a
factory in the Carson Sink would not
hays TO look outside our own state for
profitable market