The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-11
URGES MAKING OF
BEET ROOT SUGAR
TO SUPPLY DEMAND 400 FACfO-
RIES GOULD he EMPLOYED,
SAYS OFFICIAL.

WASHINGTON, oct. 10,-Io supply
the nations sugar demand 4oo beet
sugar factories with the same capa-
city as the seventy odd now flourish
ing In fourteen different States of tho
Union would I've required. according
to officials of the Department OF Az
riculture. The erection of additional
factories is entirely feasible, and there
is no reason why it should not be
done, they say.
Sugar beet production has been one
of the hobbies OF Secretary Wilson. he
has advocated sugar beet culture ON
an extensive scale. and created the
board Of sugar beet investigation to
scientifically study cultivation Of the
plant, seed production. sugar reduc-
ton, climatic effect and other things
effeoting the sugar beet industry.
He has made personal investiga-
tons OF the sugar beet industry in
California. Colorado and Michigan
the leading sugar beet States OF the
country.
Dr. Z. T Galloway, chief of the
Bureau of Plant Industry which has
charge of the sugar beet inyestiga-
tions. said to-day,
The department has done every
thing in its power to encourage the
sugar beet Industry In this country.
81 II mas ithh iAS t4AtNht bdt tlAE W "a n IL
slow for some reason or other. Pos
Silly the fact that practically all seed
has to be imported from Europe has
had something to do with keeping
practical sugar men out of 1t. This
We are overcoming gradually. EX-
perts are la-boring hard Qn the seed
question, and / think it is but a mat
, ter OF time before We shall be able
, 10 produce all tirst grade seed hero
that our sugar beet planters can use
sWhiIe the development OF this
, industry has been slow. 1t has been
Eoith ant substantial. / may say thaI
, tho cu!tiVa alton OF sugar ueets only
y began Ia 1892. Before that time il
, was unsatisfactory ana questionable
. from an agriculturists standpoint.
a The possibilities OF beet sugar
a making in the United States are prac-
ticaliy unlimited. Vast areas of ex
; ccllent beet land in the Middle ant
, Western States are waiting for tn,
= practical sugar men to work.
approximately 1000, goo tons 9
beet sugar are produced in the worl,
annually. OF this amount the Unite,
States grows about one-fourteenth o
! 100000 tons, The leading sugar bee
= producing nations are: Germany. 2.
Il 500. 600 tons. Austria Hungary. $500,
V 90 tons; France, 100000 tons
| AsuNsiat iptlSjtlu allfl inc 4NtttIcl
lands,
The beet sugar is about one-hal
OF the worlds sugar supply.
In tho United States. Colorado lead
with q production OF $50, 900 tons an
nualiy followed by California Wit
!, $4,000 tons; Michigan. 107 900 tons
/. Utah. $4,000 tons, Idaho, 20, 900 ton,
! and Wisconsin, 200 tons.
Other sugar beet producing State
are: Arizona Illinois, Iowa. Kansa.
r Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska. Me-
IL York. Ohio, Oregon and Washington
"A The sugT beet factories are lie
" Gated as follows:
IS Colorado. 16: California, Is; Mich
iean, II; Utah, Z; Idaho. 8: Wiscon
sin, .; Nebraska. 2, and the remain
20 ing States one each.
Government figures on sugar bee
: production for tho year 19i0-1S11 wi
. not be available until the middle {
- this week