La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05

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is then done by . special tool. III
namb<r OF eulsivasioas varying froo
three to SIX Irrigation goes On snfil
the b~eis have attained . sufkciesf
groxth and then the sun begins the
work oi sso-ing the plant ~ifh su-
gar Late irrigation IS opposed to
high percentage OF sugar Oct Isf
harvesting - commenced. the beets
being Flowed out and topped: these
tops are valuable as iced for stock
OF all kinds
Sr-ar beefs /. the safest crop a
farsne- can grow; il has few enemies
sni can withstand mach hardship. II
i not Influenced by speculation as
are c1-n. ~heat. etc. The farmer
tnow> rsonrhs in advance that II he
piznts o-1iy ten acres af bee,s- under
normal conditions he wiii raise Is to
20 tors - the acre and sometimes
more. welding him $ ton
Heing q men yruture. the farmers
were naturally finid To undertake eP-
rrzI'rrs On ? large sraies but amer
feeling the ground under them Sc
cure. increased acreages for beet cul-
tlrr were set aside The sugar COM
panies instruct. direct and assist the
farmers IN every way TO reach the
best results. keeping IN every district
i competent and specially trained su-
pervisor for that purpose
\ farmer Is given a contract Tor
hvr years at $500 a ton for as many
acres as he cares TO raise The averA
age Is about 10 tons to the acrey
~h;le the cost OF raising an acre OF
b~ets is $50. even If the farmer does
not do bit Of the work himself. His
doing il. or part of il. decreases the
cost just so much
Absolutely unparalleled IN any
state or any country in any branch OF
zgricultrse has been the phenomenal
success Of beet culture in the Ar
kansas valley all the way from the
to the state line and be-
yond All the conditions seem to be
favorable and the three hundred days
and over OF sunshine each year the
most potent factor.
And With astounding rapidity has
the bee; sugar industry asserted itself
The fret sugar factory was completed
10 1000 at Rocky Ford af an expease
of one million dollars. This factory
has paid TO the farmers. not ineisd-
Ing the season Of Ioo6. $5.Soo,sna
Now there are sig factories in the
valley. and ten Others in
various parts of Colorado where
splendid results are also attaiaed.
The industry. searting at Rocky Ford.
soon spread all around. then down.
and up the river.
Five sugar factories are noW in
operation in the Arkansas valley
Rocky Ford. Sugar Cit-. Lamar. Hoi-
" and Swink. and another will be
added next year when the Las Amir
mas factory commences TO slice
beets. There is room for many more
as soon as the farming population
increases sufficiently to guarantee
the beet acreage necessary. North
e-n Colorado. with one-half our irri-
gated area bu; hve times our farming
, population. now supports dozen f-c-
torres. and Others are projected. The
su,reme effort OF the valley fro-puo
on should he to secure addition1
farmers 10 fisi our fertile acres. The
Industries will follow quickly in the
wake OF increased Producing rof ula
ton.
Less than ten short months ago
there was one store. 4 blacksmith
shoo aud one dwelling located at
Swink. Today there Is a population
of 600 souls. the largest and best
bee; sugar factory in the
world. costing SI.2oo.ooo. thirty-hve
twelve stores. a hundred
tents. many new houses in course Of
a mayor, a town board.
town marshal, and a new railroad
which crosses the Arkansas river
near the factory and penetrates the
rich farming territory north of the
river from Holbrook east as far as
Holly distance OF sixty miles. A
magic wand welded by w. NJ. Wiley,
president Of the Holly Conssruction
company. achieved these results in
she space OF less than ten short
During the past summer hundreds
u men were employed in the con-
struction of the factory, and at the
present time Zoo men are required 20
man and operate il. The bee. grind
ing eampaign was inaugusated Sat-
rfday. November 3Ifh. and will con-
'inue for = period of eighty days.
hundred acres Of beets
are TO be harvested. which means that
moro than I1pnno tons will be made
nto suGas. For this crop the fasn-
ms viii receive e6oo.ooo. and . Ssoo.-
90 more will be paid to iaSoring
aen. all of which will enter the ehan0
seis Of business in the Arkansas -
ey.
The beet sugar factory at Swin1 q
with all the latest impsovt-