The daily tribune., 1909-03-29
SUGAR BETS MAY Be
FOUND REMUNERATlN''e

ocoasaons ouflng the last year or tWe
directed the attention of Its reader,
to the financial possibilities to be do.
rived from growing sugar beets ia
this district. It isa matter worthy
Of the invstigation Of local agrioultu
rists and should be given such consid.
GRAFTON a. 1t deserves by those who
have land adapted for raising that
kind of u crop.
OF course, great deal of laid IA
this section car be used for other pur-
poses that will, under ordinary cir.
cumstanoes, weld q revenue quite az
great as that to be had from outliva.
tion Of sugar beets. There is. ho ".
ever. a large acreage that can, prob :
ably be devoted to the growth of such
, crop with better RESULTS than In
any other way. Sugar beets are not
hard to grow and afford the rancher
an absolute assurance of q more or
less valuable return for his labor
which is the case with very few farm
crops.
What the rannhers of this district
need more than anything else Ia q
more diversified agriculture, and this
can best be brought about by the In.
PRODUCTION of sugar beets; for the
production Of which our soils are said
to be particularly fitted. Experiments
made here several years ago proved
conclusively that sugar beets. rich
In sacbarrine, can be grown anywhere
In Fremont county where there Ia
sufficient water for their irrigation.
The experience Of ranchers on Lin.
coin Park. East Canon and Four Mile
In the growing Of suoh crops convince
them that sugar beets might profit
ably be added to the list of their
productions.
The launching Of the sugar beet in-
dustry here would be good thing
for the ranoher and a good thing for
the community at large for every dol
lar paid out for the purchase of the
crop would be spent here and most
of 1t would circulate for the payment
Of debts OF one kind and another.
There is no expense In the growing
and marketing of crop of sugar
beets except what Is paid out for
labor, and every cent expended by
the grower would contribute to the
support of the residents Of this city.
A beet crop Is not a difficult one
to raise and requires no technical
knowledge, or special experience.
Its success depends almost wholly
upon the care and cultivation given
1t by the rAncher Shortage of water
10 one Of the greatest drawbacks to
the successful cultivation Of the sugar
beet In most sections OF the state.
but there would be NO trouble on that
,core here. especially this year. and
local growers should get the largest
possible returns for their outlay.
For several years the American
Beet sugar company of Rocky Ford
has been endeavoring to interest the
agrioulturists Of Fremont county In
The growing Of sugar beets and have
agreed to purchase all Of the beets
produced here 1t the highest market
price. 1t offers to pay exactly the
'ame price for beets delivered on the |
,srs here that IL pays the g-o~er
who lives In Rocky Ford. or In the
territory. The propo.
'ition made by the company seems
% be all that could be asked ~ II
places the grower here on exactly the
'ame basis ~ IL we had tho factory
here.
The company wants to make con.
.racM with growers mere for definite
pumber Of acreage. Last year this
company stated that II contracts could
Do secured for l60 acres an ARIicultu-
ritt would be sent here at the expense
of tho company to assist :be farmers
IN getting the best results posAible.
The Daily Tribune is Informed that
; representative Of tho company will