The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-24

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softening. Since sugar is not
ionized, it passes through the
beds unaffected by the action
of the resins and the solution
drained off is substantially a
mixture Of sugar and pure
water. In passing the impure
sugar Juice through the resin
beds, it is first passed through
a cation resin which exchanges
mineral cations for a hydrogen
cation. The juices then pass
through an anton resin bed
where the anions are exchang-
ed for a hydroxyl ion. The
hydrogen and the hydoXyl ion
then combine to form water.
After treating a certain
amount of juice, the resins be-
come saturated with their ion
ic mineral impurities and must
be regenerated by use of a
strong mineral acids and ak
ali. The strong acid or alkali,
which are termed regenerants.
are passed through the beds in
much the same manner as
juice, and their passage through
the resin releases the previously
held impurities. Large guam
titles of regenerating chemicals
are thus employed.s
Sugar now produced by the
conventional process is purer
than many so-called chemically
pure chemicals, but the sugar
pr oduced from ion exchange
juice, since this juice contains
very few impurities, will be
superior to any sugar on the
market today. Moreover, since
this juice is substantially free
from impurities, many of the
present processing difficulties
caused by juice of varying
quality, will be eliminated. The
end product molasses will be
edible and fit for human con-
sumption.
With this plant we will be
in the forefront in the pro-
duction of a purer quality food.
We would not be making this
Hardin mill if we did not have
faith in the farmers of this
community. Here in Big Horn
County alone you have about
10000 acres of irrigated land
and nearly 100000 acres of
grazing land. In addition to all
this you are blessed with All
abundant water supply, much
greater than other western
areas have or even hope tc
have. In spite of this, during
recent years it has been nee
eSsary for us to sustain the
operations of this plant by
hauling sugar beets from com.
munities far to the north anc
east of Hardin. This shoulc
not be necessary. The com
munity adjacent to the plan
should afford a sufficient sup
ply of beets to eliminate thu
need of hauling as far as two
hundred miles.
Director Anderson of thu
Colorado Extension Service II
a recent letter to sugar BEEF
producers in Colorado recon-.
mended a substantial and con-
tinuing increase in sugar bee
acreage in Colorado because OF
"OD the Importance of suga,
ir our national and state econ
omy, particularly during tn
two world wars;
| ca the price of sugar beet
in comparison with other crops
over a long period of time;
90 the support that sugar
beet growing gives to livestock
feeding;
a. the lessons of good farm
ing that sugar beet farming
&c Is the prospect of better
yields through more water
which is in prospect of devel-
cpment in the major sugar
beet growing areas and the in
creased use of fertilizer"
We are in full agreement
with the statement which he
made Before the plant was
erected at Hardin the number
OF feed lots on farms was prac-
tically negligible. The amount
of finished livestock shipped 10
central markets was negligible
Instead of finished livestock
marketed at premium prices,
the bulk was marketed as
feeders at discount prices. Since
sugar beet production and
livestock feeding have been de-