Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-02-03
'''' ''iS PRISB III WINNERS
A. B. S. Co. Makes Awards
in Sugar Beet Contests
TWO SETS OF
PRIZES GIVEN
One for Highest Sugar Content and
Other for Highest Average on En-
tire Crop Of Any Grower

The following is the list of prize
winners of the American Beet Sugar
Co. sugar content prizes for this dis
trict. Two sets of prizes were Of
fered. one for the greatest amount of
sugar in the beets from an acre OF
land. and the other the highest aver
age for the entire crop delivered by
any grower.
From the list given it will be seen
that some very good returns were
made on the last years contract.
The winners were. To the grower
whose entire crop showed the high
est sugar content:
SIoo first prize, John Flannery, Av-
ondale, 20 acres. average sugar 1876.
$50 second prize. w. S. Hill, Av-
ondalc. 81 acres, average sugar ~.
S2S third prize, Daniel Litten, Pue-
| bio. ~ acres, average sugar I7.55.
To the grower whose entire crop
produced the largest amount of su-
gar per acre:
| Sugar Produced
| Per Acre
Pounds
ZOO first prize. S. S. Head.
Wietzer, s acres .............o .o2Io
$50 second prize. f. S. Allen,
Rocky Ford. 80 acres. 56I9
Sex third prize. J. w. Belcw.
Rocky Ford, 80 acres .,....sios
John Flanncry, in averaging better
than Is per cent for his bce,s on
twenty acres. made an exceptional
good yield. Under the last years
contract he received 50 a ton, and
under the new 1911 contract he would
have received S7.I6 a ton. which gives
a very good example on tho decided
" high raise made in the price paid
for sugar bects in the valley by the
American Beet Sugar Co.
l Beet contracting is started in a
general way throughout the valley,
saw the American Beet Sugar Co. Of
ficials. although the contracts signed
at the present time are those that
have expressed n desire to sign up
carly. The canvas for acreage is not
well under way as yet.
The acreage prospects on the eve
of the contracting season appear
good. and give every promise for a
per cent increase this year for the
Rocky Ford district The Las Ami
mas and Lamar districts are conf
dent OF a much larger increase OF
acres, following the genuinely sin
ccrc feeling expressed on all sides IN
that section Of the beet sugar indus
trv. and the desire felt by everyone
down there that the factories will
operate.
Last week an enthusiastic meeting
was held by the farmers and business
| men of the Lamar district to discuss
beets, and over ono hundred and fifty
beet growers or former beet growers
were present. The results of ihe
meeting were gratifying to everyone,
business men, farmer and sugar com
pany officials. there being conf
dcnce expressed in the industry. and
an acreage pledged, not only for this
wear, but for succeeding years. The
companvcounting the bcets on its own
land in the Lamar district has in view
about $500 acres. and the farmers
present volunteered tn go out and get
another 1900 acres, which they will
undoubtedly do. The farmers are
feeling the need of the sugar factory
in the economic relation to the val
ues of their land, and also the con-
tract prices offered by the sugar COM
pany and manner OF meeting the
growers even better than half way.
has made its mark and the sugar in
dustry seems to again be on the pros
perity wave. in which growers, busi-
i ness interests and manufacturers are
in n position TO share.
i At Las Animas last Friday a SINH
lar meeting was held by the farmers
and business men, and the same teel-
ing that held at Lamar prevailed. The
business men, and town farmers
all felt that in allowing the factory
to remain idle was harm to their
community that they could not toler-
ate, so they decided right then and
| there to assist.
The farmers and business interests
of the valley alike realize that the
| prizes offered for beets in the valley
docs not make a request to plant
bects an inconsistent one at all, and
are therefore quite open to any ar
pumcnt. Particularly is this true
in the Lamar and Las Animas Sec
tions.
The Rocky Ford district is expect.
ing an increase this year, good
healthy increase, consistent with the
increase in price and general returns.
an increase brought about by the new
order of things. The business men
end Of it has not and Will not enter;
as the factory operated last year, and
will operate next year. The farmer
himself. judging his returns and pros
poets, is the judge of the beet propo-
sition the coming year. and the pros
4 La.