The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-04-03
OFFERS GREAT
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state.
That is ONLY npe. and .lr i0,;~
portant. " the hF-."ifi;' rc>''
would follow The niili2ai on - a
paratively Sm;.i poeriua "f =: 81:
farm lands for tho p"oGrr,inr a.
sugar. which the n.4si'le OF -"
are consuming III vcirly inc.
quantities. OF still g~pater
would be its effect i, ad''ing r.
dously to tine farm w,elnn Of thr
by increasing the yici,' Df 0th"~
grown IN rotation with Su~a
Experience in countries III" -
and Germany. where SuCa, hre''
been grown FOR many ycGrs - 3. :,
scale, show that from lund wi,ch isr
planted to this crop one year IL four
the yield of wheat. oats and other
cereals grown in the intervening Years
is increased froi. - 10 81 per cent
Records collected from American farm
ers In sections w.le:s- beet culture has
been followed for a nu'nhrr of years
show that tie yield Uf n;iier crops
grown in rotation Win hcetS has in.
creased an average OF Il per cent.
The yield Of wheat OF these lands ID
yanced from 26.3 Bushels per a're to
43.1. Corn went up from 4l6 bushels
to 53.1 and oats from 400 to COG
bushels. The effect OF the deep plOw-
ing and thorough cultivation required
by sugar beets in boosting the yields
Of the other crops grown In successive
years is all the more striking. as the
yfesds obtained By these farmers be-
fore beginning sugar beet cultivation
were well above the AVERAGE. Apply
ing this rate of increase to Indiana
tural wealth OF the SAFE would he In
creased $25.G00O00 Il year 10y the gen.
eral adoption Of sugar. beet growing,
Not only does the establishment of
the sugar beet industry add directly
TO the wealth Of the state from the
money it brings In Or keeps at home
and indirectly through the increase OF
other farm crops grown In rotation
with beets. bar il a'S6 adds greatly to
the market 'Iue o. farm lands.
In Michigan. where the sugar beet in
duStry has reached such proportions
that the state pro'uceS aiI its own
sugar and ship; Il considerable amount
to other maTie,S. It's erect upon farm
values and business prosperity In the
sections surrounding the factories Is
clearly marked Many OF the farms in
these districts Were heavily mortga ged
ten years ago The mortgages have
been paid OF 80 ran!llly that today al
most the only farms in the sugar coun-
try that are not debt free are those
that have been bnught III TIL, past few
years by newcomers VI no wait to share
In the prosperity that accompanies this
crop. Bank deposits haze gone up
The/sellers OF agricultural Implements
dry goods men and dealers In Ill other
lines tell OF improved sales and report
that collections OF bills are made With
much greater proMptncSs wherever The
sugar industry has been introduced
G. A Dugan. q banker OF Deca tyr
who has watched the development of
the industry there. keeping careful rec
ord Of business tranSac ctions In the city
has estimated that the value of land in
the city and on the surrounding farms
for a distance Of severa! miles has ris.
Ell nearly - per cent since the fac
tory's esta ablishmcnt. This is not sur.
prising in view OF the fact that In ev--
cry case where the beet sugar industry
has been established in any part Of the
country q gain Of from 80 to 100 per
cent has taken place in land values
within three or four years. When the
beet sugar factory at Paulding. o.. not
far from Decatur, was started two
years ago the same upward tendency
OF land prices was observed, and 1t
has been found that the Increase since
that time has totaled more than $5,-
100000 in Paulding county alone.
The adjoining state Of Michigan,
whose soil produces beets In no way
superior TO those Of Indiana. now has
seventeen beet sugar factories. Indiana
could support no less than 166 If all
the available land were used for the
crop only one year In four. While this
figure represents distant possibility, ;,
there Is no reason why the state should
not have from fifteen TO twenty-five
such establishments. Taking the low
est figure. fifteen factories would
mean that when they were well under
way the state would have yearly In.
come Of $15.O00,O0O q year for sugar
alone. OF this huge sum $S,500.O00
would 90 directly to the farmers for