Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-05

tell one from the other, It might be
said that there was no difference what
ever between sugar produced fsom
Eeet and That produced from cane, each
could be, and was nodded into the
same shapes and given the same up,
pearance; beet sugar was as sweet as
that produced, from cane;s IN factr one
was to all intents and purpose exactly
similar to the other.
Factory Being Erected.
Lately, Mr.. = Alexander continued,
much had been done to cultivate the
sugar beet in England, but it might
be said that all previous experiments
In growing it had been more or less
In the nature of garden operations. AT
the present moment a factory was in
the course of construction at Cantley,
ir Norfolk, and :, already some 8, 1000
acres in. its neighborhood were under
beet. - 80 -, Z. - ?. $s(f
Asked whether england dis a whole
was suitable for the growing. Of sugar
beet Mr.. Alexander said that certain
soils alone lent themselves to Its cufu-
yafion and these, Of course, would be
found in certain parts of the countries
where it was grown grown. while other
parts would be quite unsuitable. Light
friable soils; with a depth of at any
rate 10 inches, were best suited to the
growing Of sugar beet. :. TN g :. =, :.
: It was only possible to. grow g. crop
every three or four years. and thus a
farmer who was growing beet fol. sale
to a factory would arrange to lay dorm
beet on one part OF his property d.;
year, on another part the next, and SO
on. filling in the intervening years
with crops of cereals. He would thus
he enabled to produce crop of beet
every year a most important considera-
ton, especially In view Of the fact that
be would have market for his sheet
rs soon os it was ready and would get
IFS money down. instead of having to
wait for his market as he would have
tc do in the case, for instance, OF
Wheat. -, - J." T. T.
This matter OF prompt returns was
a most important one, for the money
thus obtained Supplied him with funds
Tor the development of his, property
and for other. .necessar, purposes lust
at a time when such funds were most
needed. OF course there was NO i'm
drcement. to grow sugar beet except
fol the definite purpose of supplying
a factory and again, it would be use
less to grow it in q place where the
cost of carriage would be great Sugar
beet is very perishable article, and
has to be handled at once, and thus
the crop is transferred as quickly as
possible to the nearest factory.
Return Is Certain. "..-.'-
Asked what inducement there was
fol farmer to grow beet as opposed
% other crops, Mr.. Alexander replied
tpat beet offered a certain return, as
its price remained practically con-
slant, and 1t would not be grown ex-
cept for the purposes of supplying a
fectory in the neighborhood, thus in
surfing a certain market IN addition
u this. was the fact that the growing
o., sugar beet tended to improve the
soil, not by reason of any virtue. in
the beet itself, but because of the work
which had to be put into the soil to
enable it to be grown at all.
The growing of beet was far more
dc pendable than the growing of any
olher crop, and any farmer who at
tempted it on scientific fines should
succeed in obtaining profst. It would
Only be attempted, however, in connec-
ton with factory, and the cultivation
Of sugar beet in England would only
increase In direct proportion to the
Increase in the number and the size
OF factories.
At present there seemed little pro-
spect of any factory being started be-
yond the one in Norfolk ,as the out
look with hegard to sugar In EnpIp,
was at the present moment of far too
uncertain nature to make 1t worth
the while of capital to embark on so
an undertaking. Any de-
yelopment. therefore, which might
look with regard to sugar in England
could only come as the result of a.
finite assistance on the part of govern
n:ent; otherwise operations are likely
to be confined to the factory in Nor.
felix.
Mamma-"No. dear. you had bet