Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-09-26

Orad0 has opened n new and extensive
field. What has taken place In these
states is being rapidly duplicated In
Idaho. a beginning has been made In
Montana, and the time Is undoubtedly
coming when beets will be grown In
Wyoming and probably throughout the
whole arid region.
The northern parts Of our eastern
aud middle states and the states Of
Oregon and Washington have at least
an equal chance for the successful pro-
dueyon Of beet sugar with the fields Of
Germany and France. The irrigabie
parts OF the great southwest have ad-
vantages Of soil and climate which
will enable them TO enter into compe-
tition In the production Of beet sugar.
The high cost Of good irrigation rem
ders 1t imperative that the areas under
culture be devoted 10 a crop which Is
capable Of producing a more valuable
yield than is afforded by cereal culture.
IL net profit OF from SO TO $50 per
acre can be secured. from Sl00 to 500
per acre can be paid for the land. II
is estimated that nearly S0OO0.000
acres OF land IN the arid regions OF
the United States may eventually he
irrigated. being nearly one-ffth of the
total area or this area perhaps 10
per cent Is capable of easy and speedy
irrigation. Farmers who raise beets
for sugar factory are not left entire
Iy to their own resources In growing
the crop. They enter into a contract
with the factory management which
outlines the methods TO be employed.
Then the factory employs an agricul-
tural superintendent and corps Of
assistants whose duty IT is TO 20 among
the growers giving instructions and
suggestions regarding the selection and
preparation of the soil. planting, culti-
vation. time OF harvesting. etc. These
men are Of course we'll Informed oa all
phases Of beet culture, and they are
usually able to make valuable sugges-
tons In regard TO the cultivation Of
other crops grown In rotation with
beets. Their instructions and infu-
ence therefore tend to improve the
farm practice Of communities In which
sugnr beets are grown.
The sugar beet does not require n
particular kind of soil for its proper
production. In general soils are de-
scribed for practical purposes as
clayey. sandy. loamy or alluvial soils.
All Of these soils will produce beets.
The black prairie soils also have been
found, with proper cultivation, TO pro-
duce excellent beets.
New land should not be selected to
grow sugar beets. for the crop is not Q
good reclaimer of soils. And especial
ly to be avoided is new land contain
ing decaying vegetable matter, which
produces only rank growth with low
sugar content Preferably the most
productive land on the farm should be
used. .snch n soil as will yield a good
crop Of Indian corn, wheat or pota
toes. The soil should neither be SC
compact as to interfere with cultiva
ton to a depth of ten or twelve inches
nor have tendency to bake hard.
Happily in most American soils there
Is still sufficient natural fertility t
produce a good crop of sugar beets
whereas In the soils of Europe. where
sugar beets have been grown for years
the farmers must depend on fertilizer
to insure remunerative crop.
Every farmer should understand tina
he cannot continuously grow any crol
on the same ground and secure maxi
mum results. Beets do best after al
falfa. corn or small grains.
A good scheme of rotation is frs
wheat, then beets, then clover for tw'
years, the last crop being plowed un
der; then potatoes, wheat and beets il
the order mentioned II alfalfa can b
grown 1t should be included in the ro
tatlon of crops; also in some section
potatoes do we'll in the rotation. Beet
do well after small grain crops, be
cause these, being harvested early
leave the ground ready for late autumn
/. plowing, an important point In success
full beet culture
: The field In which beets are to b
planted should be selected and plowe
: In the late autumn to the depth of a
least nine inches AS a rule. the ploN
: In each furrow should be followed b
a subsoiIer, which will loosen the so
! to the depth of six or seven inche
= more.
Hand planting of the seed may
praeticed when very small plat is
be put in beets. but where a field en-
bracing an acre or more is to be plan
ed it is not convenient. In such case
: planting by drill is best
The beetS should be covered to
= depth of one-half inch to two inche
= according to the state of the soil.
i In the matter of space between row
u there Is considerable variation.
u some cases the rows are Eiade on
= sixteen inches apart and In others {
e wide as twenty-elght inches.
= The cost of growing an acre of bee
!. depends on so many varying factors
to render 1t impossible to give an es
e mate which is reliable for every loo;
Il ity.
$ 1t Is probable that the actual cost
our farmers for the first few years