The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-08

sugar companies would be such that
they would be able to continue in OPP
Grafton at profit. Managers offsev.
eral of the American companies have
frequently predicted the factories
would probably close in 1915 on &C
count Of the Underwood tariff.
Without Seed for 1915
The Lewiston Sugar company and
the ,Amalgamated Sugar company are
said to be without sugar beet seed
for 1915. 1t has been the custom
OF the two companies to place their
orders with German seed exporters
in September Of each year. The seed
reached New York in December and
was In Utah and Idaho for distribu.
tion in January. The sugar beet seed
crop Of Germany ripens the latter
part Of August, and is gathered in
September. Little hope is held out
that any great part of the crop will
be saved or exported to the United
States, unless the war in Europe is
Of short duration.
The UtahIdaho Sugar company has
sufficient seed to plant the crop OF
1915, but does not know where II
will obtain seed for 1916 unless the
war in Europe terminates 50 that the
German planters may get their crops
in the ground next spring. Arrange
ments were made by the Utah Idaho
Sugar company for more replant seed
than was necessary last year, and
this with what sugar beet seed 1t
already had imported from Germany
gives 1t sufficient to weather the
storm for 1915 1T least. y
George A. Smith of the Utah Idaho
Sugar company made the statement
that the company has sufficient seed
in its bins for the season Of 1914
and further had sufficient seed for
the replanting as well. !.
Expect Sugar to Go Up
I'VE look for sugar to go up on &C.
count Of the war as the nations en-.
gagged in the fight are all producers
of sugar and all are heavy consum-
ers," said Mr.. Smith. This is the
one bright thing connected with the
war. The Underwood tariff made
great inroads on the sugar beet in
dustry of the west and 1t is now pos
sible that with high prices prevailing
the sugar companies of Utah and
Idaho will be given longer lease of
life than under ordinary Circumstance
es. The tariff is ruinous."
The failure of the beet seed crop
IN Germany on account of the war
may cause the beet growers of Utah
and Idaho to attempt to raise their
own seed. Heretofore experiments
have been conducted in the raising Of
sugar beet seed but the efforts Of
he farmers and the sugar companies
nave not met with any great degree
If success. 1t is estimated by Mr..
Smith that all of the sugar beet seed
'aised in the United States would be
bout sufficient to plant 80 per cent
VI the area in Utah and Idaho which
s now under beet culture.
1t required $4,000 bags of seed,
ZACH weighing 10 pounds to plant the.
rop in Utah and Idaho this year.
rhe average amount of seed is from
6 to IS pounds to the acre and the
eplanting of the beet fields takes
rom two to six pounds more Of seed.
All OF the seed which is now in the
,round with the exception of what
title has been used in experiments
vas imported from Germany by the
iugar beet companies and then dis
ributed to the farmers.
New York Largest Market
In 1913 the sugar factories of the
Utah Idaho Sugar company, the Lew
ston Sugar company produced more
han 17S,OOO,0OO pounds OF sugar in
Utah and Idaho. The largest market
or the sugar Is found in New York,
he eastern states and the states in
he middle vest Some Of the sugar
actorles of Utah last year required
more than 5000 freight cars to move
t to the eastern markets and it was
alued at more than s7,500,O0O. The |
reater part of the money expended |
" the sugar companies goes direct
Y to the farmer who raises the beets
nd failure TO obtain seed for the
915 and 1916 crops would be a severe
low to the industry.
Mr.. Smith was confident yesterday,
owever, that the sugar companies
,ould in some manner contriYe to OBJ
ain sufficient seed to keep the indus
nv going II WIS admitted that III |