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OHIO CAN CROW
NATIONS SUGAR
On Acre n Ten Of Improved
Land Would Yield This Result.
GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORITY
Millions Now Sent Abroad to Pay For
Fe~sisn Grown Sugar should BE Put
Into Pockets Of American Farmers
Instead, Il 10 Declared.

Into Pockets Of American Farmers
Instead, Il 10 Declared.
That the average American consumes
eighty-two pounds Of sugar each year.
that only ten pounds Of this ration are
now produced In this country. that
vast sums are now sent abroad to pay
for imported sugar which should be
kept at home and put into the pockets
Of American farmers and that Ohio
alone could produce all the sugar re-
Quired BY the nation-and with tre-
mendous addition to the wealth and
prosperity Of the state-are some Of the
striking facts set forth In 4 recent re-
port Of the department Of agriculture
at Washington on the sugar industry
Of the United States.
That II would be simple matter for
the United States to produce at home
the sugar now brought from abroad b
shown BY the departments report that
II 100000 acres Of land were de-
voted to sugar beet culture the nation
would be entirely free from depend
ence upon foreign grow sugar. Az the
present acreage devoted to this crop ls
about 10000. this means that four
times the land now utilized for sugar
beet growing should be devoted to this
purpose 10 order to avoid the tribute
which the American people are now
paying to foreigners for their sugar.
On the other hand, the department
produces 6gures to show that there are
z74!OOO.OOO acres Of improved land In
the nineteen states In which II has
been demonstrated that sugar beets
may b grown successfully.
III one farmer In four In these
statss." reads the report. "were to plant
Q three acre patch and give Il the care
that eould readily Be bestowed upon 20
small . plot Il would b unnecessary
fsr - - buy forsikn sugar. Two.
thir1B e pr ceat Of the impeove1
land b ~ ara = all tAat would -
EeQulfo1 - soeo0polsh this result
Asrs I'm tat aersaas liss idis. abse-
lMtely uause0. every ysar. Any ene of
H. sstatss oe Illinois, Iowa. Kansas.
Missouri Ainnssota. Nebsaska aad
Ohis oesld peodurs al this sugar and
thss Aavs ths bsets occut only once in
. tsn year rotation: several others
eould - e alone On Q 0ve year rota.
ton"
In Dsrops. It u pointed out. the i'm.
portanes Of hoed root crop and Of
sugar beet1 a. the most desirable Of
such crops = fully recognized. In fact. In
the leases for many German and Aus
trian farms It ID provided that certain
proportion Of the land must be planted
In sugar beets each year. As show
ing bow the various European govern
ments have done everything In their
power t0 encourage sugar beet grow
ing. ON account Of its influence In in
creasing agricultural production. the
renOrt says:
1T will be seen that the culture Of
the sugar beet plays very prominent
role In the agriculture Of northern Eu-
rope and that It occupies correspond
ingiy prominent place In the national
economy. The industry from its foun.
dalton has been fOstered by national
legislation In every country of Europe.
1t II thoroughly protected from the
competition Of the cheaply produced
tropical sugars and Is by means Of ex-
else taxes made to yield large sums
for the support of the governments.
Europe ~ whole derives 500. 900. 900
per annum from sugar taxes. yet this
Is q minor factor In its national
economy in comparison with the wealth
added by the beet sugar industry. the
money saved BY the home production
Of all the sugar consumed. the receipts
from heavy exports Of sugar, the en-
pl0yment Of many thousands of people
and the indirect agricultural dement's
which have accrued from beet culture"
Applying the experience Of Europe
to conditions In the United States, the
report continues:
with due recognition Of the funda-
mental agricultural principles involved
and with adequate tariff protection.
tho conditions in the near future will
become favorable for very rapid ex-
pansion OF the beet sugar industry In
Co6 OuuGSO 0Uttcos ~ tuh1 ~ " U0 VI
the greatest good to the country at
large the ,rnising Of the beets should
not b developed as specialized bust
ness. but should be undertaken In
limited acreages by general farmers
and IN rotation with grains and other
crops. The indirect benefits Of beet
culture can thereby be fully realized"
II b the recognition Of the great
saving that would result to the Ameri-
can people from growing their own
supply Of sugar, the widespread bene-
6ts Of sugar beet culture in adding to
the aRricultural wealth Of the coun-'
nv and the vital necessity of incrcas-
ing the acreage output Of American
farms IN order to halt the rapid rise in
the cost Of living that has induced off,
cials Of tho department of agriculture,
including Secretary Wilson and Dr.
Harvey w. Wiley, regardless Of poll
tics. TO appear before congress and to
urge that 90 reduction should be made
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