Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
u. S. Government Report
Boosts Beet Sugar.

Anything pertaining to the progress
OF the beet sugar industry IN the Unit
ed States is sure to be read with In
terest by the west IN general and by
the public OF Utah and Idaho In par
tlcular.
very completes and comprehensive
review Of beet sugar during the year
1905 has Just been issued by the Unit
ed States department or agriculture
and Is called Report No. 81. } 1t is add
dressed to Hon. James Wilson, secre-
tary OF agriculture, by b, 4. Galloway,
chief of the bureau, who recommends
its publication, ana says that it Is
largely made up of the report OF
Charles +. Saylor, special agent. The
growth of The sugar industry IN l6
states of the Union is carefully set
forth, and section Is devoted to the
progress OF the industry in Utah and
Idaho Incidentally a handsome COM
plment is paid 10 the Deseret News,
whose compilation OF the beet sugar
records In its Christmas issue is large
ly copied. with a statement that, "On
this subject the Deseret News is per-
haps better informed than any other
paper in the United States"
Mr. Saylor's report opens as follows:
~ can not better introduce my
tenth annual report on the progress
of the beet sugar industry In this
country than by stating that the year
1906 has been in all respects the most
successful year since the beginning
OF the industry In the United States.
We are now producing sugar enough
tfrotu beets and cane) In the United
States to supply the population In the
western two-thirds OF our entire area,
or enough 10 supply nearly one-thlrd
OF the whole amount OF sugar con-
suined IN the United States. The beet
crop has been bountiful in all sections
OF the country. Factories have re-
ceived larger supplies OF beets Than
at any other time, many OF them more
than H. was practicable to manufac-
ture into sugar. During the past year
more plants have been built and con-
siderabiy more capacity for manutac-
turing sugar has been installed than
in any preceding year. The prospects
at the present time are encouraging
for 1907 and. in fact, the continuous
development OF this industry seems as
sured."
POINTS THAT APPEAL TO THE
FARMER.
There arc few points that al
ways appeal 10 the farmer. The
sugar beet crop Is one that does not
fluctuatc in price He knows IN the
beginning what he is TO receive per
ton. He is not subject to the hazard
of a falling market when he sells his
crop. In fact. 1t is sold before he pro-
duces it and at a price satisfactory
TO him.
Most farmers are aware that there
Ia general tendency to deterioration
OF the soils from constant cropping.
ANY crop which gives the land
chance to reruparate appeals to them:
The thorough stirring of the soil ana
superior tilth and general cleaning up
OF the land Used in growing sugar
beets. the necessity OF fertilization and
the ability OF the crop to carry the
expense are things that he will con-
slider.
He may hesitate ON account of the
scarcity OF labor When he appreci-
ates that the sugar factory represents
an organization especially adapted to,
and interested in. securing labor, and
bringing II I'M by car loads, he feels
better satisfied.
He usually hesitatcs on account or
the extraordinary expense involved In
growing sugar beets. He must be inn
pressed with the greatly superior net
profits OF this crop over others. He
can be given tangible evidence show
ing actual results of farmers in other
parts OF the country. or general aver
ages OF whole neighborhood grow