The Lamar register., 1921-03-02
BEET CONTRACTS
Much Looked for Contract of Beet
Sugar Companies Now Before
Farmers.

with considerable interest by the farm
ers of the valley is now out, and will
be the principal subject for discussion
at the farmers meetings for the next
few weeks More interest has been
taken in the flat rate contract than
any other, as under present conditions
a fixed price if it represents n pos
sibility of producing at a profit ia
better than any other. The price TO
encourage production must not only
be able to make Il profit for the pro-
ducer but leave margin also for the
manufacturers. Not having expert
ence either as a farmer or manufact-
urer the Register is unable to express
an opinion of worth on either side OF
the controversy, but we realize tha.
the flat rate is distinct disappoint-
ment to the farmers. The flat rate
offered by the American Beet Sugar
Co. is 5000 per ton. The Great West
ern Co. is reported to be offering
81 flat rate in northern Colorado. but
according to government reports Of
last years crop there is more than
that much difference in the beets. Tho
flat rate contract is the same as offer.
ed in previous years in most of ITS
sections, and the sections that are
changed are as follows:
"2.-Sced will be furnished by the
Company at zoe per pound, and none
other shall be used
"4.-Beets delivered and accepted
will be paid for by the Company at
Six Dollars (s6.OO) per ton of 1000
pounds. Payment the fifteenth of
each month for beets delivered dur
ing the previous month.
"5.-The Grower agrees to plant the
acreage covered by this contract be-
fore May twentieth Of the crop year
herein specified unless the Company,
through its fieldman, gives written
permission to plant after that date,
and that he will not irrigate beets af-
ter September first of the crop year
herein specified without the written
consent of the Company, through its
ficldman.
Beets irrigated after September
first without such written permission,
containing less than l2 per cent su-
gar or of less than so per cent purity,
If accepted, will be paid for at the
rate of Four Dollars and Fifty Cents
ts4.50) per ton of two thousand
pounds.
1.-The Company will pay S1.OO
per ton additional for beets sliced and
delivered. Sliced beets shall not be
delivered except upon call of the Com
pany."
The sliding scale contract differs
from the one above in section 4, which
reads as follows:
"4.-The price per net ton OF beets
will be based on the sugar content and
the average net return, f. o. b. factory,
received for sugar manufactured and
sold by the factories located in the
Arkansas Valley in Colorado on the
line of the Atchinson, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway (subject to any tax
affecting the net return received (. o.
b. factory. not now but hereafter i'm
posed by law), during the period of
twelve months beginning September !.
1921, as per the following table,"
The table shows a schedule of fig
ures in which prices range as follews:
IL per cent beets with &c market
sell, and So cent advance for each
additional / per cent.
l2 per cent beets, 6hc market 1854,
and sec for each additional per cent.
IL per cent beets, 7c market $5.97,
and 60c for each additional. per cent.
12 per cent beets, 7hc market s6.39,
and Csc for each additional per cent.
IL per cent beets, &c market S6.82,
and 69c for each additional per cent.
l2 per cent beets, SIC market 1924,
and 74c for each additional per cent.
12 per cent beets, &c market s7.67,
and 7sc for each additional per cent.
~ per cent beets, 915c market SS.1O,
and S2c for each additional per cent.
~ per cent beets. 10c market $3.50,
and SIC for each additional per cent.
And the prices continue in propor-
ton until n 10 per cent beet loc rnor.