The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-08
SUGAR BEETS PROVE TO
Be SATISFACTORY CROP
Yield Will Average Between Fifteen
and Twenty Tons Per Acre-Top.
:. 4 are Valuable. .@5a~.a

this community. 1t is the one vege-
table which will be raised more ex-
tensively than it has been in the
past. -.r 'a~
This year has demonstrated the
fact that beets will stand a greater
drought than any other vegetable.
There are many other reasons why
sugar beets are safer vegetable to
grow than others. In addition to the
beet being able to stand a greater
drought, it will stand colder weather.
There can be positively no danger
of its being harmed by frost while
any other vegetable grown suffers
from this cause. In fact the cold
weather helps the sugar beet because
that is the time when it lays on the
sugar. The sugar beet needs no
protection in cold weather after its
maturity because it can be safely
handled in any climate. Isl.
Five times as many beets will be
grown next year than were this year
in this community. Many of the
farmers who have a big field of beets
in fine condition today state that it
is easier to grow them and takes no
more time than either corn or pota-
toes. This year being merely test
year to show that the soil in this
country is adapted for beet growing
it has been clearly demonstrated by
the prosperous looking fields of beets
to be seen in this community than
the crop can be grown here. /
Some of our best growers in our
Immediate vicinity are Julius
Hollander, town of FROM; L. F..
Bejello, town of FROM; John
Ecksteadt and August HaberIe, also
of the town of FROM; William Den
Ticker and Harry Bowers, of the
village of Eckles; Nels Willetts, of
the town of FROM, and w. G..
Schroeder, of Bemidji. Any one
wishing to view the crops on these
farms would be much surprised to
find such prosperous looking places
as are owned by these we'll known
and thriving farmers. 1t is be-
lieved that each and every one of
these farmers, especially those who
have been more successful with the
best growing, will cultivate from
five to ten times as much land for
this purpose next year as they have
the present year. s+@&@s --
Mr.. Danlicker has an exception
ally fine crop. He believes that if
his beets will average pound apiece
the crop will exceed twenty tons to
the acre. "...
MI. Willetts and Mr.. Haberlee
also have a splendid crop of beets
aud will no doubt increase their
acreage for this. vegetable next year.
w. 6. Schroeder of this city owns
a splendid farm NOT many miles from
the city limits and takes much pride
in the growing of sugar beets. Mr..
Schroeder is firm believer in this
product and states that if every
farmer took advantage of all that
beets will produce he believes he
would devote the greater portion Of
his cultivated lands for the raising
of this product.
Beets are bringing $3.50 per ton
and an average of fifteen ton to the
acre will mean about $40. Beet tops
will grow about three ton to the acre
and it is as fine fodder for cattle as
any lowland hay. Today it brings
SIS ton; three tons to the acre
bringing $45. Figuring that the beets
amounted to $40 and the beet tops
and beet pulp again as much, an
acre devoted to this purpose would
bring the owner $40.
1t does not take an expert to
produce this amount from his acre.
With an established fact that an
acre of beets can be made to pay
the above mentioned amount, it
should encouraged every farmer
who has land in cultivation to de-
vote as many acres as possible to
tie raising of sugar beets.
Certain parties in the southern
part of the state say they will put il
a sugar factory as soon as the cror
here is large enough TO keep one
running. One should be summing
here within a year or two IS Bemidj
has the soil, farmers, and railroad
facilities.