Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-10-28
|UGAR BEETS
AVERAGE HIGH
Both in Sugar Content and
Tonnage Per Acre
COMPANY TO MAKE
SIlO EXPERIMENTS
Ind Recommends Growers to Take
Immediate Steps f-r the Preserv.
alton Of Their Beet Crop

IND Recommends Growers 10 lake
Immediate Steps f-r the Preserve
alton Of Their Beet Crop
I'd lie it is early to determine total re-
3rns from bee.s for the season. many
bowers who have the bulk Of their crops
jelivered. and many who have delivered
sntire. show exceptionally good returns
tom sugar content and tonnage.
One grower Of the Lamar district shows
b average Of le percent for his bssts.
vhieh will pay him se.25 toa. Others
bow ls and IL percent returns with
bod tonnage. Four Rocky Ford district
flowers have returns averaging z per-
1nt. a return OF S5.z6 ton.
THE distribution to growers this year
Oil average much higher than the aver
Re amount per acre Of proceeding years.
Sused by the inereaed price called for In
he 1910 contract Of the eompa nies. and
\ the many cases Of high sugar content.
THE American Beet Sugar Co. growers
this district who have delivered bssts
10 practically all showing good sugar
ontsnt returns. caused by care TO the
fpp to great extent, and their beet
ereage will be good.
Toavoid an experience similar TO that Of
et year the A. 3. S. Co. has decided to
Experiment. with storing bssts In large
les at the different delivery stations and
otiees to that effect are being sent out TO
u growers. Only sound bssts. free from
nves and trash. can be used for this sx-
6rimsnt. which will follow closely the
nthod praetiesd in northern Colorado.
d the farmers are asked to lend their
operation to the company so that beet
Srs@O this way y.may be made success.
The unloading Of bssts at the place Of
erags designated by the wsiahmastsr or
rieulturist will constitute delivery.
The following letter recently sent to the
eeky Ford and Las Animas factories.
-ntains some interesting information on
= beet harvest this fall.
''Ws desire to call your attention to the
scsssity Of taking immediats steps for
y proper care Of your beet crop 20 that
n may not suffer any loss through frost
rsnow. Our previous sxpsrisnes justifiss
Ito recommend that siloing be COM
enesd at once and that this work b
,ishsd before freezing weather sets in.
Your ripsst beets should Be sliced first
unrips bests do not keep 80 well. In
Der to ascertain which bsets are The
sest, take several average samples. II
% have large acreage it Is advisable
at you take one sample from at least
cry 10 acres. Deliver the samples with
ps to your weighmaster. The results Of
3 analysis will be forwarded TO you by
oil as quickly As possible.
Avoid plowing out your beets too far
,sad Of the toppers, because in leaving
Q bsets lying out over night, they are
4 to become frost bitten and will then
Zen and spoil easily in the silo. Be
Teful not to mix leaves or other trash
with your bssts. Leaves decay rapidly
= will cause the beets to spoil.
Leave ventilation holes Of about one
q in Aameter on top Of the piles. every
m or ia feet apart on the ridge. Bssts
ould - covered evenly with s to 6
shes Of dirt.
According to present estimate. the fac
q will operate until the last ofDsesmber
dbes,s will have to be sliced accordingly.
10 case you are not able to
cure laborers for the harvesting Of
or crop. communicate with your agri-
ikurist who will try to assist you.
Yours truly.