The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-11-07
FARMERS WHO GROW
BETS ASK SUPPORT
Urge Exclusive Use Of Montana Sugar
Aa Aid To Agricultural And
:. General Prosperity

A strong appeal to the people of Mon
tsna as well as of neighbor states to
the east 20 use Montana-made sugar
exclusively in order that the grower
may receive a higher price for his beets
and that money now going out Of the
state may be kept in home circulation,
has been issued by the beet-grOwing
farmers In connection with the new crop
" sugBr-the largest, incidentally In
the states hiBtory-which is now being
manufactured. The text Of the appeal,
which is Ia the form OF an open letter
signed By the executive committee Of
the Montana division Of the Mountain
States Beet Growers Marketing asso-
citation, r. s. Barrett, secretary and
addressed to the public, IL as follows
The farmers growing sugar beets
have direct interest in the sugar used
in Montana and npighbOrlng states to
the east
The more beet sugar consumed in
his territory the higher Is the Farm
er's proceeds for his sugar beet crop.
Having negotiated with The Great
Western Sugar Company a contract
fixing payment to the farmer accord
ing to the net price realized for the
sugar, the Montana Division Of the
Mountain States Beet Growers Mark
citing Association desires to cooperate
with me Company to the end that the
exclusion o. cane sugar by 100 per
cent use Of beet sugar in this favorable
sales area VIII Increase the farmers
receipts for his work. And it is only
reasonable to expect that the people
II Montana as well as of neighbOring
agricultural States will thus help their
own fellOw-farmers. Moreover, the
acreage in sugar beets does not com
pete with grain crops and thus tends
to improve prices for other farm pro
ducts
A new crop Of sugar beets is being
refined In the Billings sugar factory
Some S0.OOO,OO9 pounds or more will be
produced, sugar Of as high a standard
OF purity and cleanliness az the cOnsu
nearly twice as large as Montanaf
annual sugar consumption. The sal,
10 Montana Of a single bag Of outside
sugars. therefore is inexcusable.
For Montana to import, for example
100000 bags Of sugar produced else
where means that nearly a million dol
lars leaves the State. II 100000 bagl
of foreign" sugar were displaced b!
Montana-made sugar, It would mean al
additional S50,000 paid annually to tn,
beet raisers. And the entire Stat
would be better Off for retaining II
circulation at home the moneys other
wise sent away for these lmporte,
sugars
We appeal to the people OF MOntan,
20 support their home sugar industry
TO the jObbing and retail trade espeC
ALLY we direct attention to this impor
tant crop in the Yellowstone Vale
and The possibility Of further sugar de
velopment in the State. In recen
years Of agricultural depression tn
sugar beet crop was the salvation 0
thousands Of irrigated farmers. Tn
sugar trade of Montana jobbers an
retailers, are equally interested wit
Ire farmers and with the beet ralsln
communities in aiding our home indu,
Try by stocking only Great Wester
beet sugar
To the farmers and other consumer
- North Dakota South Dakota, an
Minnesota, whore the balance of gu
Montana sugars are distributed W
aespeal, the consideration due friendl
me-. Ehhors
Buy the sugar grown by America
farmers. on the western irrigated land
~ your neighbors and manufacture
in the highest sugar quality obtainabl
by American workers i'm a modern
model factory