The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-30

-rhs production Of the sugar beet
requires the highest style Of intensive
culture that science has been able to
suggest. The principles of feeding the
sugar crops. the methods Of culture
and handling. the attention and skill
Of the workers, are such as to creute In
every Geld and factory devoted to
sugar culture an agricultural expert.
ment station Of the highest type. Tie
soil and climatic conditions in the great.
er part Of the United States ure thor
oughly favorable to beet culture. and
America is the greatest sugar market
B, the world.
I'm the case of the sugar beet the
crops which are grown IN rotation with
It yield very much larger returns than
when the old fashioned system Of agri.
culture prevailed. The reflex action Of
this influence becomes benefit to
American agriculture the value OF
which 1t would be difficult to measure
In dollars and cents"
DR.. Wiley proceeded to give graph.
ic picture Of how the sugar beet trans
forms as by fairy wand farming and
farm life.
wherever the sugar beet Is culti.
vated." he continued, ''the farmers are
all prosperous. no matter what kind Of
other crops they raise. The beet gen
orally improves the productiveness OF
the soil In all kinds Of agriculture. II
causes the employment Of more labor
and Indirectly benefits commerce and
transportation and produces In every
community conditions of prosperity In
agriculture which 1t would be diff.
cult to bring about in any other
way.
"The scientific principles of agricul.
ture must be fully understood In order
to grow sugar beets with success.
These principles are essentially the
same for all kinds Of agriculture. BY
teaching them the culture Of the sugar
beet becomes general blessing to all.
In beet growing communities the farm.
er's fields become richer, weeds grow
less numerously, fences are improved.
barns are painted or whitewashed and
kept in neat condition. bathrooms
are built In the houses. and farm life
becomes more attractive and profitable
to the farmer. his wife and bis chill
dren. The necessities of transportation
bring good roads Good roads bring
visitors. The Increased activity adds
additional value to the farm. and in u
few years the farmer is surprised to
find the land worth double what It was
before beet culture was introduced.
"The culture Of the beet brings into
the neighborhood the large sugar fac.
tory using fuel and other raw mate
rial and with its complement Of labor
ers and experts. thus giving better
and more profitable market to the sur
rounding farmers for all their prod
ucts. The factory being close at hand.
its operators are likely to keep In
friendly touch with the farmers and to
work In close cooperation with them
for general improvements.
zone Of the best things about sugar
beet culture from the point Of view of
! agricultural improvement Is that It
fits in so perfectly with dairying and
stock growing. 1t Is. of course. one Of
the elementary facts of practical
dairying that the rearing and keeping
Of live stock afford the easiest. cheap
est and most natural means Of i'm
proving the fertility Of the SOIL
'sThe residual pulp from the sugar
beet. after the factory has extracted
the saccharine matter. is a valuable
and wholesome food for cattle and
other farm animals. and the byprod.
uct Of molasses. when mixed with 9TH
er foods. fattens and improves the ap.
pearance and value of the cattle. The
farmer incidentally finds himself get
ting larger quantities of manure. In
better condition, than ever before. He
learns to be more careful about pre-
serving this natural fertilizer.
"Sugar beet culture should be en-.
couraged r,t only rs an aid to agri-
culture. but for the product itself.
Sugar IL most valuable food ele-
ment. and we are learning to consume
more Of It every year. 1t Is. of course.
only partial food. giving heat and
energy and building up the fatty It's
sues. but not building muscle or bone
or restoring waste. II Ia most abun.
dant and de'ectable fuel for the human
machine. II Ia particularly valuable for
man engaged in hard physical labor.
"rbe sugar beet. then. Is a. great fac.
tor In making farm life more attrac.
tive. But farming In at hest strug'
| ullnU OcCuno flOu Tho farmor chould
have fair chance In the markets. gov
erned by supply and demand as to rise
and fall. and not have everything he
grows and everything he buys manipu'
lated M to price by people who have
nobody's interest at heart but theiI
own. The farmer cannot sell steer
today or bushel of wheat or bushel
Of corn at price governed by supply
and demand.