Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-01
ACETATE SUGAR
BEET FACTORY HERE
EXPERIMENT. PROVE WALLoWA
BETTER THAN UNION FOR
RAISING BEETS.

ibNhSAANS 49, ~
The past two years have evidently
established the fact that sugar beets
can be successfully grown in this vi
cinity and many other parts of the
county. Comparisons with the yields
IN this county and Union county are
decidedly in favor of Wallowa coun-
y. Il is stated on good authority
nat there will be several hundred
.cres of land in this valley this year
nat will produce as much as % tons
o the acre. The comparisons be-
ween the Yields in the two coun-
les also establishes the fact that TO
re successfully grown beets must be
gated. A few fields in this coun-
y have not turned out as well as
anticipated but the sugar company
.dmis that they were unable TO
ne for them as they should.
Farmers are evidently becoming
nore and more interested in the
ulture OF bees and it is hoped
hat this interest will increase un-
il 1t is possible for the sugar COM
any TO secure sufficient guarantees
II acreage to warrant the erection
II a factory in this county. While
is not known the exact acreage
nd khe nature OF the contracts that
5ould be required TO guarantee the
rection of a factory no doubt this
attenuation will be forthcoming
hould the farmers or Commercial
lub ev.nce enough interest TO make
he inquiry.
In the past the farmers have been
Wiling TO rent their ground for
aT.ain stipulated price per acre for
he growing of beets but few have
Undertaken the raising OF the crop
IN their own responsibility. Ten
.ollars per acre rent has looked
e-ter to them than the prospect OF
profit on beets at $3.50 per ton.
Ole farmer in discussing the mat
er last week said: If the farmer
ould raise the beets and ride on
horseback, the sugar company might
induce them TO take up the culture,
Iut this back.breaking thinning,
wedding and topping of beets by
land don't look good to many of us.
mother thing that keeps the farm
rs from contracting to raise beets
) that the idea has gone forth that
he sugar company should be willing
pay more for them. One of the
ompany officials made the state
nent that a ton OF beets will produce
bout 300 pounds of sugar. We do
.ot know just what they sell the SUI
sar for at wholesale but | suppose
, is around five cents per pound,
hus giving the sugar company a
jross return of SIS per ton. There
5 quite a difference between $3.50
md S15 ton and We farmers think
hat some of the SIS should be
rdded to the $3.50. / understand tina
n some other states the price OF
jeets is con Siderable more than is
paid here. Some places the price
depends upon the per cent of sugar
shown in the bees by analysis. II
he Enterprise Commercial club
would take up campaign for the
ocation OF factory in this county
think it will find the task an easy
me if they can induce the sugar
company TO guarantee a better price
or the beets at the factory.
"Of course in the fields where Il
% tons are raised TO the acre
he showing of profit is highly sat
sfactory, but we do not figure that
i-ch bumper Cr0r~ Ill always pre-
vail, and if they should there IS nC
reason why We should not partici
pate further in the reputed enor
nous prcfhs ma e by the refining
company, if that report is correct
So far as can be learned there
lGs been no definite action takes
oy either the Commercial club. tn,
farmers or the sugar company t.
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