Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19

mean in most cases less profit than
higher sugar percentages and small
er yields. While the fiat rate now
generally prevails with Colorado
growers. they arc still interested in
producing the best beet as to sugar.
for sugar in the last analysis will set
tic the question of what will be paid
for bccts either as 4 fat rate or on .
sugar percentage.
In spite of all the obstacles and diff
hcultics which the American beet su-
gar industry has encountered in the
past. the acreage in the beet sugar
belt the country over has increased
and the general character Of the beets
has ;eadily improved. This year sees
several new areas opened up under
very promising conditions. and in
soils which have given exceptionally
high trial results. While no accurate
figures arc available at this time. re-
ports from the principal bee, sections
OF the United States show that this
years beet sowings will be larger than
ever before.
The marked success Of the initial
campaign In Kansas and tho very Sue
ecssful run Of the beet factory al
Garden City has developed a strong
desire for another plant at that point.
Garden City is tho natural center of
sugar beet territory of over 100000
acres of rich land. all Of which can
easily be utilized for this profitable
industry. So many more bce,s were
produced by the farmers OF this To-
eali,y above the amount anticipated
by the sugar company that five
months campaign will be necessary
for the 1907 crop.
At meeting of the Farmers As
soeiation of Ordway recently. at
which the manager Of the National
Sugar Manufacturing company Of
Sugar City was present. a satisfactory
basis for the handling of mex. years
crop was arranged. There had been
more or less uncasincss manifested on
the part of the beet growers as to
whether the sugar company would
take all the acreage offered them for
1907.
The contracts for the beet acreage
for the Longmont factory amount to
about 10000 acres, the 5000 Of which
arc contiguous to the factory. This
Is little more than was secured last
year.
Notwithstanding the strenuous
fight made against the 1907 contracts
by the Beet Growers Association of
the Fort Collins country. the sugar
factory management has had to give
notice that IL would not accept any
more bet acreage for this season.
Contracts covering f2,4o7 acres had
been signed and filed for the Fort
Collins factory, which is 1900 acres
more than the factory ever contract
cd for any one season. Last year,
which was the banner year for the 10.
cal factory. the beet acreage was H.
600. but this years increase indicates
that the farmers arc not disposed to
turn their backs on crop that pays
them better than any ohcr they ever
produced. More than os per cent OF
the contracts signed for this season
contain the silo clause.
Last year the beet sugar factories
of the United States paid American
industry Sz4.ooo,ooo. and since the
passage of the Dinglcy bill we have
paid over one hundred and fourteen
millions of dollars to American indus
try. aside from the erection of new
factories.
Sugar in Other Lands.
The sugar refining industry in For
mosa has apparently made great de-
vclopmcnts of late. The formation
of the Mciji Sugar Refining company
with capital of 100000 yen, is now
under contemplation. The Daito ST.
gar Refinery company has lately been
incorporated with capital Of r.soo.-
600 yen. The Togo Sugar Refinery
company is also in course of forma-
ton with capital of 100000 yen.
The Formosan Sugar Refinery COM
pany has lately effected an increase of
capital from 100000 yen to s,ooo,o 900
yen.
In Cuba great drouth continues.
With the exception of few places in
the eastern end of the island there
have been no rains for three months,
and while the sugar harvest has not
been injured up to the present to any