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I'aft Sir Monday, November IS, 1915 ASHTJLXD TIDINGS ' HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY ANNIVERSARY I " Rose ol Plymouth AI High School Gymnasium FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1915 Reserved Seats on nale at Rose Bros, after Monday, November 15. ADMISSION, 25 CENTS Costs and Profit in Raising Beets F. S. Bramwell haa prepared the following figures regarding the cost and probable returns of raising sugar beets. The sugar beet contract as It Is offered the fanner today should be given the most careful considera tion not only that the factory may be secured but because of the fact that beet raising pays and pays big and is a project which any owner of suit able land will find profitable to enter into: Mr. Bramwell says that the figures quoted are approximately correct in any Instance, matters such as the 15 cents, at 15 tons per acre 2.25 $20.75 "The matter of Irrigating is usual ly done by the land owner. As a general thing, he prefers to do this work as a guard against improper irrigation, which might cause an un necessary washing of the land from the hills and flooding the lower rlaces, damaging to both. However, many of the men we employ are ex perienced on this line and they can be hired at living wages. While the hand labor, as we term it, represents upwards of $20 per acre, we are leady to contract with the grower to do the work at not to exceed $20 per acre, said contract to provide good and husbandlike work. All work, both team and hand, to be . . . . . ,., . done under the supervision of our from foulness or trash, and other ' small items making some differences in both cost and production. Cost of Team Work Per Acre. . Plowing $ 2.00 Harrowing, three times at 30 cents 90 Leveling with contrivance eas ily made and very cheap. . . .50 Planting (the company will furnish man and team) ... .50 Cultivating, six times over at 30 cents 1.80 Hauling, on a 15-ton basis, at 50 cents per ton ........ . 7.50 Pulling or digging the beets by team 2.00 $15.20 Beets can be hauled two miles at 35 cents per ton, but not farther than four miles (by team) at 50 cents per ten. However, It is estimated that Veets can be hauled at least ten miles by auto truck at 50 cents per ton. Hand Wort Per Acre. Thinning beets, per acre....$ 6.00 First hoeing (all the ground to be gone over) 3.00 Fecond hoeing (the weeds only to be taken out) 2.00 Third hoeing, weeds only.... 1.50 Pulling, piling and topping, per acre 6.00 Loading onto wagons, per ton, field men, who are employed by the sugar company and who will visit the farms from time to time and give Instruction as to what should be done ap well as how it should be done and when, all free to the grower. We do this to Insure proper cultivation r.nd care of land and beets from the time of plowing to the loading and delivery of the beets. "Still another way that land can be handled. Where farmers have land suitable to beet culture and don't care to bother with hand labor, we will enter into contract with such farmer on a fifty-fifty basis. That :s, we will do all the hand work and the owner of the land all the team work, and divide fifty-fifty on the gross earnings. The team work would contemplate as per first table and the hand work as per second ta ble. You will see at once the farmer is at much less expense than the com pany, which In a way may be termed land rent, or at least he has the bet ter end of this work. In an arrange ment of this kind the matter of seed will be equally divided between the land owner and the gentlemen taking contract to do the hand work. How ever, this last way can not be handled in too small tracts, for the reason the overhead expense of moving men from place to place would be too great. Not less than forty-acre tracts could be considered on this basis. With a good crop such as la gown here, it is easily seen what profit can be contemplated. Probable Vield Per Acre, "As to probable tonnage, your at tention is called to small tracts of beets grown In the valley. ' Beets grown by Mr. Hood, Mr. Nlles, Mr. Kill and many others are perhaps the very best evidence on this line. Mr. Hood has a very substantial ton nage, and It is said that by actual weighing Mr. Niles' beets represent G8 tons or a little more per acre. However, It must be borne In mind that where land has been growing rmall grain for many years and is so tired and worn out it is ashamed, al most, to look the world in the face.. the tonnage the first year will be at least from 20 to 40 per cent less than the second year. That is with the came cultivation, the same land will produce much more after the first Sear. Don t forget this fact. Plant the best land into sugar beets and you will not be disappointed. Iteet Toi8 as Stock Feed. "The beet tops as cow or cattle feed are unexcelled. The beets must lie cut squarely off below the tops, which leaves 'quite a lot of beet im mediately under the leaves, all of which makes splendid feed and is very fattening as well as Increasing the milch cow's product at least 20 per cent. In the fall of the year green feed is very scarce and the seemingly green grass then contains very little qualities that will make either fat or milk, hence this green feed at the time it is available is very desirable and of exceeding profit. Pulp Returned to Grower. "The pulp will be sold to the beet rower according to the tonnage of beets he delivers to the factory, on a basis of about one-third as many tons of pulp as he delivers beets. This is about as near as we can get at it offhand. The pulp will cost the farmer about 60 cents per ton. This beet pulp contains a lot of sugar, since it Is impossible for us to extract all the sugar in the beet. The feed ing qualities of the beet pulp can not be overestimated. The. farmer will receive $5 per ton f. o. b. factory or iiearest loading station. "It is claimed by some that the growing of sugar beets Impoverishes land. This is absolutely incorrect. The facts are the growing of sugar beets greatly improves the land. Land planted Into beets for a few years will produce stupendous yield of grain or any other kind of crop." We Are Building Every business transaction of this bank is Intended as a stone in a per manent building of reputation. Our foundation is solid, our desire is to grow. May we serve you? First National Bank ASHLAND, OREGON'. Oldest National Bank In Jackson County Billiard Company Fights Sunday Law Suit for a perpetual injunction against the Sunday closing law has been filed in the United States dis trict court in Portland by the Brims- wlck-Balk-Collander Company of Chicago, a concern manufacturing l illiard and pool tables and equip ment and operating billiard rooms, against practically all district attor neys and sheriffs of Oregon. A tern porary Injunction effective during I pendency of the suit has been or dered by Judge Wolverton and the (defendants are ordered to appear be fore the court on November 15 and nhow cause why the injunction should not be made permanent. The complaint states that It has interests in Orego nworth $300,000 The company claims that it will be irreparably damaged if the law is enforced and will be compelled to (lefend a multiplicity of suits and actions at a "great and needless ex pense to the taxpayers and general public of the state of Oregon." Flaintiff claims that there are 5,000 1-ersons In Oregon engaged in the Bale of retail groceries, cigars, tobac co and similar businesses and a large number in the businesses of the vari ous lines of amusement, and declares that all of these will be irreparably damaged by enforcement of the law. The complaint, besides dealing in tilliard and pool tables and bowling alley equipment, also maintains bil liard and pool rooms, and declares that the patrons of these places are benefited physically and morally by the games played and do not inter fere with the peace and good order cf society by playing the games on Sunday. While no arrests have been made in this city because of the law, the complaint in the suit charges that warrants for alleged violators of the Sunday closing law have been Issued in several counties and that a num ber of arrests have been made. In an opinion handed down by the supreme court it was held that under the law any business necessary to the wellbeing of the citizens was not required to close on Sunday, and named among other businesses that may remain open, theatres, livery Etables and drug stores. Cigar stores and billiard rooms by the opinion were to be closed. A number of oth er distinctions were made. Advises Portland To Be Less Selfish HSHLHND Storage and Transfer Co C. F. BATES Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot Goods of all kinds stored at reason able rates. A General Transfer Business. Wood and Rock Springs Coal. 3ii PMMdDMD) IMGDUEI THE FAULTLESS FUEL Cheaper than Lump Coal. Call and we will demonstrate. C Fo BATES Phone 117 Oak Street Phone 117. Office. 99 Oak Street, ASHLAND. OREGON. That Deputy District Attorney Robison of Portland was sincere in his remarks at the Commercial Club banquet during his recent visit to shalnd as a member of the Portland Land Products Show's "flying squad ron" is most emphatically indicated by hfs report to the Portland Cham ber of Commerce at a recent meet ing. Mr. Robison did not mince words or thoughts In his spnech here and stated some facts which have long been evident, although proba bly never before admitted in such an emphatic way, or at least by a Port-lander. "The following account of Mr. Rob- Ison's address appeared in Tuesday's Portland Oregonlan: " 'Southern Oregon doesn't like Portland, and has a right not to, and will not like Portland until this city takes a less selfish poistion In relation to the other Oregon cities and the great territory .rwhlch are tributary to it,' declared Deputy Dis trict Attorney Robison, In his address at the meeting of the members' coun cil of the chamber yesterday. "The meeting was held to hear the reports of members of the 'flying squadron' which went out over the slate a few weeks ago to stir up in terest in the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show. "Mr. Robison declared that Port land had taken a position of fighting Medford with regard to freight rates, and that it was Portland that had been responsible for the taking of the State Normal School from Ashland. "C. C. Chapman, chairman of the Oregon Development Bureau of the chamber, agreed with Mr. Robison's opinions to a certain extent. " 'Both Medford and Ashland and some of the other southern Oregon cities have grievances against Port land, and these wounds will be slow to heal,' he said. 'They can best be healed by Portland business men and commercial organizations going half way and showing the sister cities that the Chamber of Commerce of Portland stands for the development cf Oregon as a whole and not for the development of Portland alone at the expense of the others.' " ' Motorists Asked To Get Licenses Approximately 30,000 pieces of mall were delivered from the office of Secretary of State Olcott to the Salem postoffice last week. The shipment includes a letter to the owner of every registered motor ve hicle and to every registered chauf feur in this state, containing a blank and instructions for applying for reg istration for 1916. More than 23,500 notor vehicles, 3,150 motorcycles, 4,000 chauffeurs and 173 dealers in motor vehicles are registered in Ore gon. The current registrations do not expire until December 31, 1915. These blanks are sent at this time so R6 to give all motor vehicle owners and chauffeurs who desire to do so an opportunity to apply for 1916 reg-h-tratlon and secure their licenses by the first of the year. Local owners of motor vehicles have all received blanks and a few have already sent In the cash for next year's licenses. Mayor Thompson has ordered Chi cago saloons closed on Sunday. Sat urday night shopping, no doubt, will now become more popular. Telephone Ashland Trading Co., 122, for taxi. Charges reasonable. Everett Acklin. 48-2f Phone news Items to the Tidings. Interurban Autocar Company. Between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and Medford car leaves Ashland northbound daily except Sunday at 9:00 a. m., 12:50 p. ra., 2:30 p. m 4:30 p. m. and 7:00 p. m. Also at 10:30 p. m. Saturday night. Sundays leave Ashland at 10:00 a. m., 12 noon, 4:00 p. m 6:00 it. m. and 10:30 p. m. -eave Medford for Ashland dally ex cept Sunday at 8:00 a. m., 1:15 p. m., 3:30 p. m., 5:15 p. m. and 10:15 p. m. Also at 7:15 p. m. on Saturday night. On Sundays leave Medford at 8:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., 1:00 p. a', 5:00 p. m. and 9:30 p. m. CLEANLINESS, PERSONAL ATTENTION AND COURTESY COMBINED TO MAKE THE Eagle Meat Market Popular Inspect our market, and your confidence will be behind the pleasure of eating our meats. The knowledge of cleanliness and a sanitary workshop will aid your digestion. 81 . 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