The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-04-10
THE SUCCESSFUL
BEET GROWER

fTOI, lOWDSend, must De "llluS W
adopt new methods and new tools, u
necessary He must be willing to ac-
cept suggestions from those who have
had experience He must study care
fully the relation of this new crop TO
his general practice In regard TO ro-
tation. fertilization, soil preparation.
stock feeding. etc. He should pos
sess good judgment so that he VIII
not undertake too much TO carry
through successfully. Beet growing
calls for intensive farming, and the
grower must be able and willing to
look after the necessary details. II he
Intends to grow beets extensively, he
must also be able to handle labor TO
the best advantage"
When one takes into consideration
the benefits derived from this great
industry, the profits that are within
the possible and the future possibil"
ity OF the beet sugar business, these
requirements OF the farmer are not un-
reasonable And indeed. they can
scarcely be called unusual except IN
their application to the raising OF
beets. Many farmers who can grow
a fine crop of grain fall short In their
attempt to produce profitable yield
of beets. Their system Is faulty
their methods are slipshod, they are
too well satisfied with half loaf
Then on the other hand we find the
farmer who Is Of the experimental
frame of mind, and that, too. TO such
an extent that he turns his entire crop
over to mere speculation and refuses
to follow the advice OF dearly bought
experience We have our experiment
tai work for the benefit of the farmer.
Let those whose business 1t Is TO per-
form these experiments give us the
! results OF their scientific work Be-
sides. the beet is not new plant.
We are heirs to over one hundred
years of experimental work In beet
culture. and while the beet is plant
by itself and has its own peculiar
needs, yet practically all the prob
lens connected with Its culture that
the average grower will meet have
been met and solved long ago. Hence,
the only saje way for the average far"
mer to do Is TO master the knowledge
already at hand and then learn TO ap-
ply this knowledge TO the conditions
of his farm, The key To the future
success OF beet raising does not lie
in the ability of the grower to main
tain his present average yield. but in
his power 10 increase that yield and
| still maintain the fertility OF his soil,
The average European tonnage per
acre Is fifty per cent greater than that
| of the United States Example: A
raises ten tons per acre and b raises
| fifteen $50 per cent more than b
tons per acre. AS expenses per acre
| are $500 and BIS expenses are $4,000
per acre (the difference In expenses
being due TO the Increased amount OF
topping and haullng) At $3.50 per
ton, AS net profits would be $1,000
per acre, while BIS net profits would
be $3.50 per acre.
There is disposition on the part
Of great many farmers to Ignore the
advice Of the field superintendentS.
These men are employed by the sugar
companies for the express purpose of
aiding the farmers to get the best pos
sible results from the industry. and
the success of either grower or manu-
facturer Is dependent upon the sue
cess of the other Both must succeed
In order for a healthy condition to
exist. The atmosphere must be clear
6u VI Gllh HIoMiu6 oiSbi"SS ~ N''S
management OF these enterprises. The
| interests of each so overlap those OF
| the other that II is impossible for
either TO achieve the best results
without the mutual esteem and con-
| fldence that is expressed In the
| phrase team spirit The knocking
spirit is fed and fostered In the
breast Of the radical and we occas-
| iopally see its outbursts in our COM
munities leading around those who
mistake 1t for the spirit Of patriotism
Besides adaptabllity. and confidence
| IN the factory management, the most
/ successful beet grower must possess
| thoroughness He cannot afford to be
careless nor overlook the minutest de-
tail in the growing Of the beet crop
| The tender care OF the young plant
cannot be too strongly urged upon the
| farmer. 1t is plant that will yield
big returns to kind treatment notwith-
standing the fact that 1t is a hardy
plant and a sure "oropper"
The successful grower will also be
on the alert for beet pests and dis
eases. for they must he met and con"
quered as soon as they appear. De
Law In this is suicidal A knowledge
of these things is absolutely necessary
| TO success.
A mixture OF boraX and rcd pepper
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