The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-30
Experiment Station.

Experiment Station.
Dean w. w. Burr has asked thai
write you regarding the functionins
of our State Department of Agricul
ture and Inspection in furnishing the
beet growers of our state protection
against incorrect sugar analyses
THE request for help came from
the Beet Growers Association who
asked that the Nebraska Legislature
set up an appropriation of a thou
sand dollars to be used for their pro
lection. This appropriation was
granted by the legislature and our de-
partment was asked to put a chemist
in the sugar beet area during the
campaign. He visits all the labora-
tories of the Great Western Sugar
Company and checks the analytical
work Of the beet laboratories chem
lists at least once during each forty
eight hour period.
This method of supervision has
proven quite satisfactory; however, it
is my own personal opinion that there
is greater loss to the growers from
improper topping and taring than
there is from incorrect sugar ana
lyses." By R. B. Willard, state chem
list, Nebraska Department of Agricul-
ture and Inspection
Ohio: ohio is comparable to Mon
tana in that the grower accepts COM
pany weights at the dump, accepts the
tare figures of the company, and ac-
cepts the company sugar analysis of
the sugar content of the beets.
some objection in acceptance of the
tare figures, but little, if any, other
wise. no agency of the state
renders any service to growers of
sugar beets, excepting of course that
the company scales are subject to
and standards imposed by
the State Sealer of Weights and
Measures" By Edmund Secrest, di-
rector, Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station.
Utah: Our sugar beet growers as
sociations have clause in their con-
tracts with the sugar companies
they can send in representa-
Ives from their associations to check
IN tare and sugar content at any time
hey choose. when the sugar |
beet contract was on a $3.50 basis, |
he growers had in their contract that |
hey could have the privilege Of send
ng in men to check on the number
II sacks of sugar produced and they
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,ount the bags of sugar produced. .
o finance the program of the sugar
,eet growers associations, the grow
rs have agreed to scale off of two
ents per ton, which is deducted by
he sugar company and paid to the
ssociation unless the grower notifies
he association and the company in
dvance Of the harvest season that
q does not wish to participate with
hem in this program. Most of the
rowers participate and do not object
D the small scale off" By D. A.
urgoyne, acting director, Utah Agri-
Experiment Station.
Wyoming: Wyoming is making
ome experiments in the use of check I
hemists in one sugar factory. In
1913, the best growers association a
erved by the factory at Torrington 7
ade request for funds to help place e
check chemist in the factory A q
cooperative project was set up with s
me emergency funds from the Gov L
'nors Office; some aid from the con- p
ngent of the Commissioner of Agri-
llture, and consultation and guild Il
Ice of the state chemist and the re- II
arch chemist of the Wyoming Ex- c
riment Station. The beet growers n
ISOLATION itself supplies part of the p
nds. A skilled chemist was N
1t in the factory. Nothing radical
opened, except that he worked with e.
9 factory chemist and checked his II
alysis, so that the sugar contents al
ported by the two chemists checked re
pl
1.-THE following year, no funds r
emed available in the state, and no bf
eek chemist was employed This
! 1940) the State Board of Agri- ty
lture made a special appropriation w
supply half the funds for the en- pc
)yment of check chemist in the ia
ne factory (Torrington), By ]. A. of
H. director, Wyoming Agricultural 70
porirOopt Station