Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-25
SAN MIGUEL HOLDS
BEST RECORD OF
THE COUNTRY
ANALYSIS AHEAD OF ANY
OTHER SHOWING WADE
Sugar Beet Exhibited At
Irrigation Congress At Boise
Below Standard of Las Vegas
Article; What This Means,
Especial Correspondents Morning JournaI.I

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal ]
Las Vegas. y. NJ, Dec. 22.-That
Las Vegas and San Miguel county
sugar beets have beaten all records
of the United states is evidenced by
comparing the results of recent analy-
sis with the showing made by the
prize sugar beets exhibited at the
meeting of the National Irrigation
congress at Boise, Idaho. Here the
Great Western Sugar company
awarded the prize of $500 to the state
of idaho which exhibited a beet with
1876 per cent of sugar and coefficicnt
of purity of SS.7.
The Las Vegas optic gives the fol-
lowing results of analyses made by
the department. of agriculture Of San
Miguel county beets:
The average weight of the sample
beets sent to C. d. Townsend, path
olOgist in charge of the sugar beet
Investigations, by G.. o, Payne, who
owns a ranch on the Mora road, was
Is ounces. The sugar in the juice
was 22.20 per cent. The coefficient
of purity was 90.2 per cent. These
beets were raised under irrigation but
without any cultivation whatever.
MIR. Townsend say that this report
makes a very good showing.
Charles Rudolph raised a large
number of beets without irrigation on
his ranch at Rocidia and forwarded
samples to Washington. The report
OF the analysis which he received
showed the average weight Of beets
to be II ounce sugar in the juice,
1871 per cent; coefficient of purity,
S13 per cent. Mr.. Townsend said:
AS YOU will see, you beets tested
very well, coming within the re-
quired IL per cent sugar in the beet
and having a purity coefficient Of
over co"
Hilario Montoya was given a guam
tity of government seed by David c.
Winters early in the summer with in
structions to plant it as an expert
ment. Mr.. Montoya put out the sees
on his farm on the Sapello and the
beets were neither irrigated nor cul-
tivated, but allowed to grow like
weeds. The average weight OF the
samples hs sent to the department
was ~ ounces. The sugar in the juice
ran 2O.6 per cent and the coefficient
OF purity was 90.4 per cent.
Hugh Loudon raised a number of
bects on the La Cueva ranch and he
writes that he report from c. O. +
Townsend, as made by the bureau of
chemistry VAS as follows: Average
weight of beets, II ounces: sugar In
~ Jultt' lfsaN per cent tptlllCltlt
OF purity $40 per cen Mr.. Loudou
says further: we have this morn
ing sent to the department two other
sets of samples as requested by Mr..
Townsend Of beets left longer in the
ground. these have been dug on the
9th instant. The above analysis re-
port is in line with the analysis of
the beets we grew here some years
ago. and covering a period of four
years. There should be no doubt
that he country round this section
generally is well adapted to the rails
ing of sugar beets.
y. $. Belden turned over to the
virgin sod on his farm on the mesa
in Tune and one month later, July
18th. he sowed an acre and a halt
Of beet seed. He left the beets in the
ground with absolutely no cultivation
and no water except which fell from
the clouds until the first day of No
vember, when he pulled several sam
pies and sent hem to the department
of agriculture. In spite of the short
time the vegetables had to grow. the
new ground and lack of cultivation,
the average weight was one pound. 6
ounces; the sugar in the juice, 1910.
per cent and the coeficient Of purity
"a per cent.
George Ward. steward of the terri
Tory hospital for the insane, raised
a number Of beets without irrigation
this year and his report shows the
average weight OF beets. 10 ounce
sugar In the juice, 2O.S0 per cent; CO.
efficient purity, SS.S5 per cent.
Sugar beets are accepted at the fac
tories from n pound weight up and
the average size of Colorado beots Is
from one to three pounds. The bects
sent from Las Vegas to Washington
were under size. will the view to say
inn nBgfapp gnrfaR Af the E4nrBlaE rails.
ed locally going as high as six 20
eight pounds.
The following are the averages for
sugar bects in the seven leading
states in the union for five years,
1901-05. complied by the department,
Of agriculture. California; Sugar
1861. purity. S2.7 per cen Colorado.
Sugar, 14.7 per cent. purity, sos ucr
cent. Idaho; Sugar, 1913; purity,
Sos per cent. Michigan. sugar. lA.a
per cent. purity S3.2 per cent. Nc
braska: Sugar, 1871 per cent, purity
soc per cent. Utah, Sugar l4.5 per
cent; pursy. Sis per cent Wiscon-
sin: sugar. 1876 per cent. purity 3
per cent.
j. II. Hand Is planning To- pat oE'
fifty acres on the Hadley ranch. *. >
Belden viii SOW five acres on his lie a
land; Erb a. Westerman viii put "tt
five acres II not more, and the Ltt
Vegas club will raise a large acrerEe
next year.
The northern portion of New NrN-
leo has the advantage 81 E.lortd
"a a beet raising country hcc.t e. e
the warm days and cool nigh Sc-tr
is made. or rather the n"tessdr"
chemical action takes Mace. ~ llr
the beef is resting. II grows ttpiI.A
during the day time but lille 4 ant
at night Where the nights are warm
HHaa 1T ~aLwH- HHn.nnHM-H aHHHT L.HHHHa I'D
the day and does not gather as lal se
q percentage Of sacharrine matter