The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-09-26
Active Work Starts On Contracts
For Beet Culture Next Season
hfty-Ffty Basis Meeting Approval of Land Owners
Throughout the Project. Profits Shown by
Comparative Tables on Feeding Values

Following the announcement that
the Fallon beet sugar factory had
passed into the hands of the Inde-
pendent Beet Sugar Factories Com
pany, and that this plant becomes
one in the chain the people of this
section, and in fact the whole of west
ern Nevada, realized that an industry
had been saved to the state that will
in the future be among the going
concerns that can be depended on to
create new money and build up the
Lahontan valley.
Almost Immediately after the
transfer of the property representa-
tives of the company came to this
city to set up headquarters and start
their plan of organization for their
own benefit and that of the people
on the project.
Part of the Company
By including the Fallon factory
in the general incorporation the men
back of the other going concerns are
offering to the people of Nevada
chance to share the prosperity that
has followed in both Utah and Idaho
The step was not taken in the dark
as Mr.. L. Herman, an expert in beet
culture, paid a quiet visit here.
looked over the field and made his
report to the people who had the
money to pay for the investment.
II was his report that brought about
the conclusion to purchase and thus
save the factory for Fallon.
Starts Campaign
With the visit of George E. San
ders, president of the company. &C
eompanied by Paul L. Nelson, II. s.
Wigle, C. E. Allen, K. L. Grayberg.
Joseph Smith. S. Palmer and oswold
Wilson, editor of the Sugar Beet
Journal, the plant was visited and q
campaign of acreage and share hold
ing was instituted. Members of the
party at once visited the different
sections of the project and il was the
concensus of opinion that soil, eli
mate and water was right for the
extensive culture of beets. The prop
osition was taken up at once and
more encouraging results have fol-
lowed, as it is proposed that diff
ferent plan than formerly adopted
would be put In force.
In speaking of the plan Mr.. San
ders explained as follows:
Fifty-Fifty Plan Explained
"Our company pays its growers on
the fifty-fifty basis, that is, the farm
er receives one-half the price at
which the sugar is sold. We believe
this is no more than just. In addi-
tion to this we give him the pulp
from his beets at 20 cents per ton,
a nominal amount to cover the ex-
pense of handling at the factory
We also provide in our contract that
each grower should become a mem
ber of his local beet growers asso-
citation and that they select their
own agriculturist who will lay out d
comprehensive plan of crop rotation
adapted TO each farm, advise the
farmers as to the best methods OF
irrigation, diversification of crops
and the seeding of bi-produets on the
farm.
1--WE believe that the production
of beets and their delivery is a part
of the farmers duty and should not
be undertaken by the factory, be
cause the factory should manufacture
and market sugar and not try to
raise beets. OF course. We will give
them all the aid and cooperation pos
sible.
1--WE have placed an order for the
mark which will be adapted to the
soil and climatic conditions of our
Fallon district. The factory will be
overhauled and placed in condition
for the most economical production
of sugar. II VIII cnly require a few
minor additions 10 bring the Fallon
plant up to the highest degree Of ef
ficiency and equal TO any in the Unit
ed States"
Reports of Experiments
Now that finances for operation
of the sugar factory at Fallon are
assured, the farmers on Uncle Sam s
100000 farm, the Newlands pro
jeet, can show the world at large that
sugar beets can be grown success
fully here. The following data on
test plats of beets planted last year
by the Lahontan Valley Sugar Com
pany, under the field supervision OF
Mr.. l. E. Hall of this city, shows that
the leaf-hopper that was so destruc-
tive to the beet crop in 1921, was
conspicuous by its absence during
the year 1922.