The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-04
BEET COMMITTEE MEETS
AT POCATELLO FRIDAY

1
That beet growing which is to be
promoted at joint meeting Of
representatives of Bingham, Ban
| mock, Franklin, Teton, Jefferson and
| Madison counties in Pocatello Fri
day and Saturday, Jan. and will
tend to stabilize industry on the
farm and help to take the gambling
chance out of business in the towns
is the declaration of Prof. H. R.
Poultney, director of agriculture at
Idaho Tech. This meeting should
have the moral support of the bust
ness men of all the towns in the
sugar beet district.
In every community where the
sugar beet industry is we'll estab-
lished farming shows greater stabil-
ity because of it, Prof. Poultney
declared today. Railroads are bene-
flied because of increased freight
traffic due to hauling beets to the
factory, bank clearings are in
creased by the money paid for the
beets and received for the sugar.
and farmers are insured of a. ready
supply of cash to meet their bills.
In Cache Valley, where beet growing
and dairying are the leading in
dustries there has not been a bank
failure to date
From information collected from
various beet growers of Idaho this
year Prof. Poultney finds that this
industry has been a life saver in
many cases. The sugar beet grower
has found ready cash market for
his crops and can establish credit at
the bank as soon as he has his crop
growing. He can calculate his aver
age yield cost of production, and he
knows what his selling price will be.
Figuring from these facts the
grower can better judge the value of
his land and prevent extreme de-
preston and high prices with many
people buying at the top and going
broke in year or two.
Beet growing is very intensive
type of farming" Prof. Poultney
continues. "And 1t gives employ
ment to many more men than the
same area devoted to hay and grain.
This means smaller farms and
denser population, one of the things
that Idaho needs most. An increase
In population on a given area pro-
notes social activities and makes
better educational advantages pos
sible.
"The six counties to be repre-
sented in this weeks meeting have
many sections especially adapted to
the growing of beets. Beets do best
On loan soil we'll drained and free
from hardpan. Beets will endure
more alkali than any other crop,
and the quality Of soil has little to
10 with the sugar content A rota-
lion Of alfalfa, potatoes and sugar
oeets is successful in many localit-
eS.
There is a great deal of talk Of
new manufacturing In
1ustries into this section. In the
sugar beet factories we have mil
ions of capital already invested.
These factories when busy employ
hundreds of men at time Of year
when work is often slack in other
ines. But some of these factories
ire idle at the present time because
,rops other than beets seemed to
,ffer gamblers chance of more
money. This has been a poor year
or these gamblers.
To get these factories to running
or at least ninety days each year,
md to secure for the farmers fair
,rofit sharing contract, the beet
,rowers are organized, and will hold
meeting with the sugar companies
he end OF this week. The farmers
re Offering to grow at least $4,000
ores of beets If suitable contracts
an be made. Any one interested
hould get in touch with G. B. Ross.
ecretary farm bureau, Pocatello; ].
. Facer, Pocatello; ]. H. Hale,
'lackfoot; George B. Ward, Iona;
William Sauer, Rigby; ]. E. Jensen,
,exburg; James Fans, Teton; A. c.
Iull, Whitney.