El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-31

Michigan Parties Interested.
Location, Soil and Gil
mate Are Ideal


time back Plainview parties sent sam
pies of sugar beets raised in Hale
county to the beet sugar factory at
Chippewa Falls Wis. for the purpose
of having them tested. The test
showed II percent sugar as against Is
percent in the case of the Wisconsin
beets. This feature so interested the
factory that, at the entreaty OF Plain
view parties expert Zieske was sent
down to investigate the advisability
of Installing a 100000 sugar beet fac
tory at Plainview After week
spent in Hale county he sent back the
following report to his people: I
found the soil suitable, climate partic-
ularly adaptable, and water abund-
ant; and with the country roads level,
everything seems to me particularly
well adapted to the beet industry
Easier Than Michigan
I'm my Judgment it would not be
half as hard battle to put a factory
on paying basis the first year as 1t
would be in Michigan or Wisconsin.
The factory would not have to trans
port the beets from 100 to 200 miles,
because they can and will raise all the
beets needed within radius of eight
miles from the factory, as every foot
of land is natural beet soil. This
saving in freight for good sized fac
tory I estimate to be from 1000 to
$4,000.
Furthermore, the factory can save
from $4,000 to $4,000 over Michigan
and Wisconsin factories per annurn
in soliciting acreage contracts, as one
man can do more work close by. with
in radius of eight miles. than many
men could do within a radius Of zoo
miles.
SCI. therefore, firmly believe that a
factory in the panhandle OF Texas can
save from $50 900 to $4,000 in expenses
per annum over the expenses OF the fac
tories in Michigan and Wisconsin In
other words they can save from 10
10 percent dividends on an investment
of 100000 when the other factories
only come out even.
"These statements can be sustained
with an examination Of the natural
resources of the country. The pam
handle the largest single piece OF
land in tie world that, in the compost
ton and nature of its soils and topo-
graphy. is practically all alike. The
whole country may be said to be
level
There is perpetual sunshine, and the
temperature rarely falls below zero,
and the long open season is especially
desirable for beet raising. When the
crop is once grown it is never de-
stroyed by storms, or floods, or frosts,
as is often the case in other states
The factory would not have battle
with black, rotten beets from freezing
and thawing, making an inferior grade
of sugar, and sometimes a very great
loss
Soil Most Adaptable.
sThe soil is a chocolate loan of por-
Gus quality, in which the rain easily
percolates to the clay subsoil. It does
not bake and. this is a fact very ia
yorable for beet raising. We can plant
beets in March, April May, June and
July. The work in the fields as well
as in the factory is thus distributed
over a much greater time than in
nothern climates The work can, al
ways be done at the right time and a
larger acreage raised with the same
help. and that always means sure
crop for the factory.
According to climatic conditions, a
sugar factory can run from 80 to 90
days longer than factories usually run
in Michigan and Wisconsin. Light
frosts and slight freezing will not hurt
the beets as the freezing does in the
northern states.
Acreage can be secured on short
notice. Each farmer will take from
five to SO acres for beet culture"
The eighth car of cantaloupes from
the Plainview Truck Growers asso-
citation has been shipped. The period
of hot winds and dry weather few
weeks ago was very damaging to the
cantaloupe crop, both as to quality and
WELD. The hot, dry weather had no
effect on the crop under irrigation,
but. unfortunately, few Of the wells
were running on account of the bitches
having been washed away during the
floods in the early part of August.
However, most of the irrigation ditch
es are in shape now, the wells run
ming and the cantaloupes flourishing.
The dry Ind patches have been
greatly benefited by the recent rains
and the cool weather at present pre-
yailing.