The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-12
HOUSTON APPEALS
10 SUGAR MEN TO
increase CROPS
Secretary Of Agriculture Points
Out Urgent Need For Product
BY Whole World. .j
TEXT or HIS REQUEST fSs9
RECEIVED IN TERRITORY
Beet Growers Are Also Urged To
Push Production with All
Possible Energy

Urgent appeal has been made 10 the
sugar manufacturers Of the nation by
SECRETARY Houston Of the department
Of agriculture to increase the domestic
production Of sugar. 4,
Copies Of this appeal, which points
out the patriotic duty Of American
producers to insure the hrgest posi-.
BILE sugar output from the harvests,
were received here in yesterday s
mail. Though the appeal Is addressed
specifically to beet sugar producefs in
connection with the 1e17-fs crop, The
Advertiser reproduces Secretary Hous!
ton 8 statement in full as of interest
to cane sugar production as well as
beet sugar production. .
The appeal states that the depart.
mentls experts deprecate any idea that
there Is danger of sugar production in
the United States falling below normal
in 1917. In fact, they declare that
prospects are that in many parts Of the
country, the acreage devoted TO sugar
beets win exceed that Of any previous
year. The purpose Of the department. &
appeal Is to insure full appreciation by
all sugar producers Of the necessity
of increasing production TO the very
greatest extent possible. The depart.
mentls statement follows: ia II
Seeds Only Limit 1s.
In view of the sugar situation,
both domestic and foreign, IL is advis
able to Increase the beet sugar output
in the United States this year as far
as the seed supply and the farm and
factory conditions will permit. The
indications are that in many portions
of the area devoted to sugar beets in
this countrySthe acreage this year viii
exceed that Of any previous year and
will be in many cases limited only
by the amount of seed now available
In other localities, it is understood that
there is considerable beet seed which
is being held ip reserve for next year IS
planting in accordance with the usual
practise. Under the existing eondi-
ions in this country and Europe, 1t
lay be advisable to utilize at least
a portion of this reserve seed in those
localities in which the farming and
factory conditions will permit the
handling of larger acreage of beets
than has at present been contracted
for. 'HI
"Sugar, an important food in time of
peace, is doubly so in time of war,
both because of the energy contained
in pound of sugar as compared with
pound of other foods, and because
the conduct of modern war has devel-
oped many additional uses for sugar
Therefore, the sugar companies and
farmers would be performing a patri.
otie duty by increasing the sugar out,
put this season. T.. .a.-,. p
Increase Beet Acreage 49,
~ Undoubtedly considerable increase
in sugar beet acreage could be brought
about in some localities without inter.
fering with the production Of other
crops. In the sugar beet growing
states, except California (where the
crop. is already planted and growing) !
many farmers who have contracted to
grow beets can undoubtedly increase
their acreage somewhat. Many far
mers in the sugar beet areas who have
not yet contracted to grow sugar beets
could undoubtedly plant small acre.
age, thereby still further increasing
the sugar production. Owing to the
fact that sugar beets can be produced
to advantage for sugar making purr
poses only in those areas where sugar
mills are located, the areas in which
they can be grown for sugar produe-
tiOn are limited as compared with the
larger areas that are or may be de,
voted to the production of other foods.
= The sugar beet by-products, tops
and pulp are of high value for stock
feeding purposes. Arrangements should
be made, therefore, To utilizp the SUGAR
beet by.products as an aid in producing
an extra supply of meat and dairy
products. Every pound of beet tops
or pulp utilized for stock feed will
save a certain amount of grain and
other feed required for meat and dairy
animals, or will increase the meat and
I meat products output if properly used"