The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-10-29
BEET CAMPAIGN
UNDER WAY
Commercial Club Active in Get
ting Farmers Interested.
GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED
Beet Sugar Manufacturers Watching
Developments Here. Great Ben
efits FOreseel.

"Facts About Sugar." magazine
published in New York by the Ameri-
can Sugar Producers Association, car
suits of experiments made by the
Glasgow Commercial Club on sugar
ries a lengthy article giving the re-
beet raising during 1915.
The article states that the report
shows that sugar beet factory To-
Gated in this district would be sue
cess and predicts the extension OF the
sugar beet industry in this district by
the erection of factory in the near
future.
From conversations had with farm
ers owning land in the Valley which
is under irrigation, it seems that there
will be no trouble in securing con-
tracts for growing sugar beets, as all
of them appear to realize the enor-
nous benefits to be derived, and the
great financial returns which will re-
suit.
One feature of the sugar beet in
dustry which is not taken into con-
sideration by great many people who
are not familiar with it, is the by-pro-
ducts of the plant which are used in
various ways.
For instance, the pulp which is dis
charged from the factory and is the
vegetable matter of the beet, makes
very fine feed for livestock for fatten-
ing purposes. Syrups also remain al
ter the extraction of the sugar from
the beet and is an additional feeding
product which, when mixed with grain,
produces beneficial and gratifying re-
suits when fed to hogs and other farm
stock. Other elements remain which
make very fine fertilizer. All of these
things will tend to bring added cash
value into the district. ~
From a feeding standpoint alone,
the sugar beet factory means instead
of cattle and sheep men shipping their
livestock away from this district, for
winter feeding, they will feed them IN
the valley upon alfalfa and pulp from
the factory.
This will mean an additional source
of income to the community. as this
stock will be fattened for the market
and shipped direct from Glasgow to
Chicago or Omaha. This applies to
hogs. In consequence of the growing
; of sugar beets, the farmers Will gro"
!, manv times the acreage of alfalfa no"
, being raised, as result Of which hay
, will be much less expensive than at
the present time. Nearly every farm
er in the valley will beable to contract
, his hay to stock men, thus assuring
them of a ready market. In most cases
, livestock will be fed on the farm II
! which case the farmer beneflts IRON
the fertilizer after the livestock mas
been driven off.
s Another feature which has develop
d ed in the Billings sugar beet dlstrlc
e and which NO doubt would follow mere
i is the fact that great many OF III
farmers early in the fall purcnas
from 1900 to $500 head of sheep T.
he delivered at the farm about In
= 18th of October, or Immediately a1te
the beet harvest is completed. Thes
sheep are bought for fattening' an
as soon as they are in proper coho
y ton are shipped to the market prihe
" ing the farmer very handsome return
& on his beet tops and alfalfa.
J. Where proper judgment has pee
used in buying sheep and in feeoin'
=, these farmers have never lost oil
:, money in this venture, but nave y!
~ ways made very handsome returns
The members of the commercl
y club are all working enthusastlcail
n promoting the sugar beet proposltie
c. and Secretary Moore is devoting a o.
at portion of his time to the work. Mar
letters have been received at the o
flee of the secretary and 1t Is D
" lieved that the big men in the sug'
n beet business will within short TIN
ed give US some very encouraging
d. formation. By December trst u
m club hopes to be in position. to she
- at least 5000 acres of c"ntrac
signed in the valley.
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