The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-11-28
FIRST CROP HARVESTED AND
BEING NOW DELIVERED.
SHOWS GOOD PROFITS
Soil Conditions Seem to be Favorable
-Grubs Do Damage-Shipping
Facilities Are Bad-Many
Held For December
Delivery.

When the sugar beet factory became
a certainty in Madison, j. P. Witwen
and L. D. Burtch were engaged to
make cont racts with farmers in this
vicinity to grow vegetables for con-
version. In all something like So
acres were engaged, but in most cases
the farmers were cautious and started
small-the usual patch being only one
acre. Now the crop is being harvested
and results are beginning to be
reckoned.
David Sansum of Lyons, gathered 81
,Ols from a little less than one-half
acre, which brought him the fiat rate
of $4,75 per ton.
Peter Rumpf, on a measured acre,
grew 242 tons. This is one of the best
yields so far reported.
William Messerschmidt of the town
of Baraboo, had one of the largest
patches in the county, 5 acres. He
confesses that the weeds got the better
of him and that he had larger acreage
than he could properly attend. How
ever, he has harvested little better
than IS tons. This makes him good
crop at SIS per ton. The chances are
that he will get shade better than
this price, as the greater part of his
product will come in at the December
rate, which is so cents above the fiat
price of $4,75.
l.. ID. Burtch was ambitious to show
the boys how to do the trick, so he
put out three acres. His delivery is
not complete, but enough has been
hauled and weighed to show that 1t
was the best crop he has ever grown in
so small tract.
julius Luch had hard fight with
grubs, pest that has made much
trouble for all root crops this season,
but he managed to pull 107 tons from
an acre. This makes him a profitable
yield, although he does not get all that
is coming under ordinary conditions.
Frank Prime. of Lyons, had nearly
IA tons on measured acre. Taking
all conditions into account, the expert
ment was very successful and turns
Mr.. Prime nice profit.
Senator Elect Charles l.. Pearson
had a small patch from which he
pulled tons after the labors of the
campaign. He declares that lifting
beets out of the soil is pleasant di-
version from the tedious toll of getting
votes Grubs made inroads on his
crop.
Marvin Tyler was one of the most
successful growers in the county
With only two and three-quarters acres
of ground in roots, he has harvested 6O
tons. A good part of this is being held
for December delivery, which brings
the longest price.
f. d. Peck and Fred Siebecker, both
of Greenfield, have crops but they have
not yet been delivered. So also with
S.. S. Pearson.
Thomas Kessler is credited with
having grown the largest roots. Some
of his. beets weighed as much as IL
pounds.
William M Squires, who.has farm
near Butterfield's bridge, raised two
acres of fine beet but is holding them
for future delivery. The haul is long,
but he is reported as being well pleased
with his venture.
By reason of shortage of cars, ITO
tons are stacked on the groand near
Burtch's warehouse. These are pro-
tected from severe weather by blankets
and pieces of old carpet. They will be
forwarded to the factory as fast as cars
are provided. 200 tons are in ehands
of farmers, being held for December
delivery. BY the terms of their con-
tracts the grower is to get 80 cents extra
per ton for stock held back for late
delivery, an inducement to avoid the
rush incident to the opening of the
manufacturing campaign.
If the farmer wishes to use the
ponice for feed, he may have it by
return freight. When possesses are
perfected formaking denatured alcohol,
this stuff will no doubt have good
value, for the refuse of the sugar beet
factory is one of the best known stocks
from which TO make the newly legal
ized product
On the whole the farmers are well