Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-10

I grown In irrigated America was woI
by resident OF the district tributary
To the Nampa factory.
| NEXT YEARS CROP.
Next year the acreage planted and
the yield ought to be such ~ TO run the
factory TO its fullest capacity for the
full seasonal season by the way esti-
mated to be easily from two weeks 10
month longer in its run than that of
most intermountain factories.
This is owing to the fact that the
Boise valley because OF It's compare
lively low altitude and the mild
| breezes from the southwest has very
| early spring and q correspondingly late
| fan. Strawberries raised out of doors
are still offered by the fruit stores at
| Boise This comparative freedom from
| frost is a great advantage 20 the farm
| err in two ways. First, he has the
| advantage of early planting in the
| spring when many of his fellow farm
ers OF higher attitudes or less favored
localities are still unable to go upon
their lands; and second. he has less
rush IN harvesting Of beets and is thus
able 10 do more OF the work with his
regular farm hands aud less occasion
to seek assistance at a time when there
is a great demand for labor and when
good hands are hard to obtain.
SOILS
'The soils seem to be specially adapt
ed for retaining moisture and almost
ideal for beet culture In such climate.
Mr.. Dyer the veteran builder of sugar
factories reported that on one of the
hottest days of the summer land all
who have been In the Boise valley adj
init that the summers are not simply
warm-they're ho) he visited a beet
field expecting to find the leaves droop-
ing and wilted by the intense heat and
by lack of moisture. To his surprise he
found the leaves erect and crisp and the
field showing no signs of suffering IN
any way. Investigation showed this
condition was principally due to the
fact that while the soil on and near the
surface was a rich loam the sub-soll
was a cool strong clay, and the mois-
ture In the soil was all retained for
use of the beets while the surface of
the ground itself was protected from
the scorching rays OF the midsummer
sun by the dense growth OF leaves
practically covering every foot of
ground.
THE FACTORY. |
"'rhe factory itself is considered
thoroughly up-to-date In every respect. |
It's builders are very proud Of its con-
sruction, and also OF the fact that Il |
WAS completed on time. The run from |
the opening day has been most auspic-
Gus II Is claimed that more bcets
vdSe cut than ON the FIRST days run |
of any other factory of like capacity |
ever before built. All connected with
the factory Join IN the praises that are
sung about its capacity, completeness
and efficiency; and point to the SPLEEN
did returns on It's run to date as evil
dence of what may be expected when IL
has full crew Of experienced workers
In all It's various departments. Up TO
the present time some difficulty has
been experienced IN getting enough
workmen In the positions filled
by unskilled labor. This difficulty Is,
Of course, one from which the west I'm
nearly every line OF work is this year
and is expected to be easily
overcome during the balance OF the
season and Tor the future.
PULP AND FEEDING YARDS.
AT present few stock raisers in
the vicinity of the new factory realize
the advantage of feeding the pulp to
their cattle. The company. however.
has a tract Of land most advantage
ously located for feeding cattle and
has now n fine lot OF steers, and floclS
" sheep being prepared for market
on proper portion OF hay and bees
pulp. They are fod upon ground In
tended 20 he used next year 81 beet
raising; 1t being estimated that Sheep
fed In this way fertillze the land up
IN which they are fed more than 81
for every ton of food consumed
OLDEST AND NEWEST.
ut might be interesting to some OF
your readers to- make a brief COM
parison between tho first year of the
first beet sugar factory in Utah and
his latest factory in Western Idaho. {
At lehi the first year Of the Utah
sugar company about 100000 was ex-
jended In factory, lands and appur-
This year at Nampa the In !
icstnent amounts In round numbers !
~ Sl,O00.000 or double the amount I
invested that first year at Lehi. The 4
mount of acreage at Lehi was about
500 acres yielding about 1900 tons Y
9 beets, from which practically l,f0o,- I
100 pounds OF marketable sugar was $
ealizcd. The acreage for the West h
m Idaho factory is this year about i
200 acres from which will be har- 7
ested 45,00j tons OF beets lAbou, a
e-half OF these beets had been run s
Trough the factory the day n was v
isited and from these 100000 a
ounds of pure white sugar had been
bagged" and either sold or stored +
I the capaoious warehouse attached j
, the factory. The balance Of the
Jason IL expected TO realize an equal
4, larger annunf heafdps ihn sttefop |