The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-07-17
IDAHO SUGAR BEET
TONNAGE FOR YEAR
TOSHOW SHORTAGE
Seventy Per Cent Crop
is Estimate Made on
July Condition

While a remarkable revival OF In
| terest in the sugar beet industry
throughout the United States is indi-
Gated by the fact that the acreage
planted to that crop this year is rs
per cent larger that 1t was last, en-
thusiasm may be somewht dampened
by the fact that the present outlook
If for only a per cent increase in
the tonnage produced.
In Utah, for example, the acreage
planted to beets this year was 3d.
900, as compared with $4,000 last
year, an increase of IL per cent. But
shortage of irrigation water and
poor termination of seed in the dry
spring brings the condition of the
crop down to only II per cent OF
normal, according to a calculation
made from correspondents of the d.
vision in all the sugar beet sections
of the state. The result Is that a
production of only 100000 tons Of
Similarly Idaho farmers this year
planted $4,000 acres to beets as
against $4,000 acres a year ago. But
with condition at July 1 of 70 per
cent of normal, the indicated ton
mage for this year is 368,000 against
a production last year of $4,000
tons
July 1 conditions throughout the
country as a whole, is not so low
as in Utah or Idaho, being placed at
1913 and ranging as high as 88 In
Michigan. The division figures that
from 917, 900 acres planted to sugar
beets this year the production should
be around 7,344,000 tons; whereas
$4,000 acres last year produced
7 100000 tons. Thus it will be seen
that the average crop of the nation
as whole last year was 9.57 tons
per acre, as against the 1878 tons
produced on the average Idaho acre
last year. This year, in spite of the
much lower condition figure in Utah
and Idaho, the average crop here will
)e about the average Of the nation.
ust around eight tons to the acre.
to the forecast.
Colorado is the leading sugar beet
tate. Last year from $4,000 acres
t produced 2,253,000 tons of sugar
'eets. This year from 238,000 acres
crop of 2,253,OO0 tons is indicated.
Utah, was second last year in pro-
uction of the sugar beet, the high
ield per acre placing her in that
lace This year Michigan promises
o take second place in production
s in acreage planted. Last year,
nj
ans production was only $4,000
ons; but this year, with $4,000
ores planted, and condition figure
t 88, the production indicated is
,233,OOO tons of sugar beets.
California has held fifth place In
creage planted both years. but Ne
raska was fourth in production last
ear, though California promises to
ose the prairie state out of that
ank this year. The California acre
ge was 10000 in 1923, and is 3d.
90 in 1924. Production was $751;
90 tons last year, and is indicated
t $4,000 tons this year. Nebraska
lanted $4,000 acres of sugar beets
lst year and $1,000 this year. The
Ield last year was $4,000 tons
nd this year is indicated at $4,000
ms.
Ohio has increased her acreage
ON 40, 900 to $4,000 and Wisconsin
,reage has increased from 10000
$1,000.
The sugar production from beets
.omises this year in the nation at
rye to be $4,000 tons or nearly
!, 0OO, 900, 900 sacks which is slight
larger than that of last year.