The Monte Vista journal., 1913-01-18

We 1elieve that when a corpora
IN pnstnership or individual meet
kh failure, disappointment or
- lnAheir business, that every eff
n pNsible should be put forth to
ceteo3h the reason and cause for
. u1profltable venture, and then
60 ~ proposition honestly and
uetgN. When this is done, and all
10 ~ interested begin a thorough
Ation of every condition per-
ln81 to the enterprise, it is not
nG u1ktil the mistakes and errors
Q 1ound, and by united co-opera-
~, discussions and a desire to
, I've lew methods; the business
iii heretofore was improbable
1wners, is changed and made
sl6cessful one.
Tao growing of sugar beets has
mr. been unsuccessful in this val
=, and of course there is some rea-
q 1cr this failure to produce suf-
i(nk tonnage to make it a paying
ctof the farmers. Every person
understands the sugar beet in
and knows the agricultural
3Dns of the San Luis Valley
v6ooftive that the growing of beets
IAe.to as successfully carried on
sf4fo1 in other beet growing dis
ioeD. We also know that num-
y ~ people have raised small
srqouD that produced from fifteen
reBo0ty tons of beets to the acre.
1ever, even with the knowledge
tSAis land will produce a large
oe OF beets, and that the beets
ery high with sugar contents,
Of this crop for the sugar
Ao0Ey has been an Improbable ven
~ Tor the farmer and Sugar Com
my. This being true 1t is our duty
uAo our utmost efforts to solve
Jeoo problems, and not make the
sue mistakes another season.
To- writer having spent several
sArs studying the sugar beet in
o0exy in successful beet growing
lAfrtets of the Rocky Mountain re-
bo1s believes that the adoption of
- showing farming methods will
49, the raising of beets successful
a. Dfofltable. and eventually make
~ IN Luis Valley famous as a
l beet district.
tDt-There must be desire on
10 1rt OF the farmer to raise beets.
1Q1ond-To make the industry a
1oefp the crop must be profitable
no4or every grower.
1d-The party growing beets
iup4s9pend at least forty-five dollars
= oefe in labor and money in pro-
udlat and delivering the crop.
Eoefth-Every acre planted to
eek1 must be land that is highly
sg491aed. and II possible should fol-
otfe1lfalfa.
h-The soil should be plowed
esZ eep, then thoroughly narrowed
q th directions across the field,
n@the surface made perfectly
= Gh and level.
th-After the beets are drilled
IN De soil must be kept loose on
o42y continual cultivation. The
ing OF the beets and irrigation
'h413d be done when advised by the
- man in the employ of the Sugar
,s1DAny.
- is the plan OF beet raising
~ has been 80 successful in the
I'D irrigated valleys Of the state,
lA4Mill be just as successful here II
hquAme methods are adopted.
- failure to raise beets success
~ heretofore has been due largely
. - fact that the Sugar Company
49, not given the growers reliable
ance and instructions, and be-
the land lacked sufficient
los to produce a profitable crop.
1--WE can raise a limited acreage
80 pts this season on good fertile
41 and the crop show a profit to
Jp4 grower, there will be very
&t3o trouble to get a large acreage
= Soets contracted for another sea-
leq.i This would assure a success for
- ngar beet industry in the San
~ allsy. and the railroad will be