Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-27
SIGNING Up The
beet CONTRACTS
Outlook Very Bright for
Greatly Increased Acreage
WILL LIKELY Be
RECORD BREAKER
Cordial Relatloas Bstweea Growers
and Manufacturers Evidence New
n Scale VIII be Given Fair Test

Contracting for beet acreage will
be started within short time, say
the officials of the American Beet
Sugar Co., and from the prospects and
judging from the acreage already
signed for this falls crop. the raise
of price, combined with the consist
ent returns Of the past season. is 60
ing to have an effect on the total con-
tracted for the Rocky Ford factory
for this coming season.
Manager Noble is hard at work
getting in closer touch with the beet
raising affairs, and has expressed
himself as being entirely in accord
with meeting the farmers and those
interested in the sugar industry in
this section and discussing anything
pertaining to the industry. Those
who know Mr.. Noble know the
weight OF his wishes. as his work in
this section has proved that he is in
terested in all phases of the beet prop
osition. the growing as well as the
manufacturer of the sugar. and that
he is a fair man who will be glad to
discuss any differences.
The returns of last year have been
mentioned some time ago. and could
be repeated now, although the figures
governing the contracts Of the pres
ent season and last are different. with
the change greatly in favor OF the
producer. Last year - per cent
bects, I4o per cent bects. in fact.
irouvht the. grower S. as a minimum,
The sugar company have lowered the
minimum to II per cent. for one
thing, raised the increase to 33 I-3
cents a ton for another. and added the
fraction in proportion feature for
third change. all of which will mean
larger returns. much larger returns to
the growers per ton for thei. beets.
AlQ per cent beets under the new
ontract will bring within few cents.
three and fraction. of s. ton. and
IS Der cent beets will hit IS square.
The prices embodied in the con-
tract are based on that figure. as the
average for the valley will make 20
beets under the new scale. The scale
feature, however. makes i possible
for n grower to far exceed that hg-
ure, as was the case last year, when
many growers exceeded the IS per
cent figure that paid $S.7s.
The fat rate contract and the two
price contracts are also forms of pay
ments that will please some growers
who do not care for the scale. The
tWO.pfNe Is q sC1Ic udk ISkSs $S.9O III
beets testing to I6 per cent. and 80
for those over I6 per cent. Compar-
ing il to the scale. however, the
grower would show good judgment
In selecting the scale as rs per cent
beets will pay him $6.33 I-3 a ton:
The fat rate of $3.50 is the. third
price offered regardless OF the su-
gar content.
Just what the acreage will be is
hard to determine at this time. It be-
ing merely a guess. Judging entirely
from conditions and prospects. and
bringing into account the better feel
ing existing al the present time be.
tween the farmers of the district, and
the sugar manufacturers, feeling
that in the past has had an effect on
acreage possibilities. it is highly
probable that the beet acreage will
near its highest extent. As the con-
tract prices are very much higher
now than in those years. the returns
per acre will naturally be very. much
ocater. while the cost Of production
has not increased correspondingly:
~ difference being to the credit OF
the grower.