Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-07

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less degree than tho cereals suggest.
Although SUGAR making belongs
30 manufacturing. ID is asserted that
cane and beet production can best be
treated through thc sugar made from
them Tho secre,ary soys. II am
sfaiified 20 see fhai the beei-runar
tonnpgc rrhches aha azure Of nearly
seo.o0o short tons II indicates that
wo can make our sngar" This il tho
largest amonnt ever made I'm this
country by afisifit va eco tonE and N
q per cent above TIE fve-ycar aver.
age. The valuc has. ~ course. soar.
ed ana amounts 10 about $50. coo. ae0.
including value ~ pulp the highest
previous value bcihr about $50 .0Be. 900
Cor 1909.
The Canc sugar production OF 1911
IL estimated to be about $4,000 short
tons Of raw sugar. ~ ss pct cent
above tha nvc-yfar average. with a
value Of about $1,000 00. or IS per
cent over the fivc-ycaF average.
Roth Kinds ~ sugar combined. the
production EQUALS about $4,000 short
tons. ~ about ss.eoo tons more than
The record production of 1909. The
factory value OF this sugar ana tha
beet pulp. whlcl ls used for feeding
purposcs. ~ llbnui Nss.00o.Ooo. or
about tii.Qooeoa mere than the rec-
ord value.
The year 1911 was a poor one for
recprd.brcaking CROPS, since the list
includes only cotton ana sugar heets.
Apart from these two crops. not a crop
reaches a placc that IL next 20 the
hishes, production % former years:
corn and rice win third place. and
huckwhcat third place since the six.
ties; the total Of nil cereals occupies
,nfih place. ana the other crops arc
farther down the acale.
{ The tale "a reversed when the value
- the crops az eotnidored. THE
crops tina. have won frat place make
formidable list In spite OF tho fact
thai they have previous very hlgh
values 10 exceed. The list or corn,
barley. rye, buckwhcat (since the ak.
tles). potatoes. hops. flaxsaed. sugar
beets Cor beet suparl. and cane sugar.
No other crop reached second place
IN order Of yalue ia comparison with
other years, but the total value OF ali
cereals and % all crona dld. The
crops that reach thIrd place are
hay. cotton. ana tobacco. wheat r.
Fourth In value ana has been exceeded
In this respect IN three years.
The crops Of ihla year compare with
the average OF the previous ave years
more favorabiy than they do with sin.
Gle years when results were highest.
In the list Of crops that had a produce
ton above tho nvo-year average are
cotton. rice. buckwhent. beet sugar.
and cane sugar.
In value Of crops the Hve.year
average was overtopped By corn, cot
ton, hay. oats barley. potatoes. bucks
wheat rye, flaxsoed. hops. and bee,
and cane sugar.
Feeling that there should ne moro
knowledge OF ,he,celd storage OF foods,
the secretary caukeh the nrst inv,sil.
CATION Of thu economic fea,urea ~
cold storage to be made during this
year Information Was obtained on
schedules Allied out By warehousomen.
u may not be generally understood
that cold-storage warehOnsemen who
do n public business rent space 90 the
owners Of commodities; in private
warehouses such as are owned and
used by the meat packers. the com
moditles stored are owned by the pro.
prietors. Many OF the wsrehouscmen
made their reports after weeks OF la
hori0us efforts, and with very few cx-
c"pti"ns their disposition was to make
reports and TO give publicity TO the re.
ceipts, month by month. OF quantities
Of foods received into cold storage and
the quantities OF deliveries 10 owners
month by month. The Investigation
covers fresh beef, fresh mutton, fresh
pork. dressed poultry. butter. eggs ana
nsh.
Besides obtaining reports from
warehousemen, experts In the bureau
OF statistics exhausted the resources
OF the libraries OF Washington in coli
Letting price quotations OF these com.
mobiles IN cities throughout the
United states, The firss quoted price
II each month was taken as far back
aH october. 1850.
This Investigation discovered the
time during which these commodities
~ hfFe ~ Noiu htuI2Nts WuTeO0h4Hs
men were requested not to include In
their reports commodities whose own
ers intended 20 keep them IN cold
storage only few days and 20 make
no report for a warehouse doing only
= temporary accommodation business.
no reports also wero 10 be made for
fresh meats In coolers, nor was the
time passed In coolers TO be added 20
the time In cold stefaas proper
The two years cossred by the In
vos''gaslcn began with March. 1903
for frcssfd poultry eggs. ana fvh;
With May iaaa. f,sr frssh beef. m,;f.
ton, polki onf hniter
fht prlthral months when fresh
best Il placed IN cold storage are Sep
iember, October ana November: NUT
ton. August, September. and October;
butt r June. July. and August. and
sometimes May; cRsn. April. May ana
june. Pork IL quite well distributed
throughQui the year Poultry Is made
~ % diverse elements, brolieFs 70 In
20 storage early In the spslng and
roatsers In the early autumn; Novem-
Der, December, and January. ana
sometimes October are the heaviest
Alorase months With regard 20 iish