The Salem District Should Grow and Make. All the Syrups arid the Siig
usee
in the Industries and in the Homes of This" City and Its Enviro
i
BEET SUGAR SYRUP MAY BE MADE AT
i, SAY THE EXPERTS OF UNCLE SAM
HOME
All You Need Is a Spade, aHoe and a Rake, to Raise the Beets, and a Butcher Knife or
Kraut Cutter, a Barrel and a Kettle; to Get the Beets Ready and Bin Down the Juice
("Sugar-Beet Sirup" is the title of
Farmers' Buletia 823 of the United
State Department of Agriculture
published in May, 1917. The entire
text of this bulletin is printed below,
as. in the opinion of the writer, it la
of great importance to the people of
this district:)
This bulletin .tells how to grow
sugar beets in the garden and
describes a simple process of
making from them a palatable
and nutritious table sirup with"
a pleasant flavor. A patent for
the process of making the sirup
has been issued to the authors
of this bulletin for the benefit
of the public, so -that any one
is free to use it. Tests by farm
ers as well as the department
bare proved the process to be
practicable.
Sugar beets may be grown in
any locality which has tillable
soil that is capable of producing.
gooa crops . or vegetables A .
small piece of rround is surf i-
'. clent for plantihg a few ros or
bee's - enough to furnish the
family with sirup. The tools
needed are necessary in almost
any garden operation a spade,
a hoe, and a rake.
All sugar beets, if properly
bandied, will produce sirup.
The beets are cut Into thin
slices and soaked in hot water
is then boiled down to the thick- $
ness aesirea. Detailed directions
are given in the following ar
ticle: x
William II. Burns, of the office ofj
Sugar-Beet Investigation, assisted by
Mr. Charles G. Crawford, a collabora
tor in the same office.) The sirup
making embraces two essential oper
ations, the extraction or the juice
from the roots and the reduction ot
this juice to-the desired consistency.
Sugar beets may be grown and
sirup produced in any locality which
has tillable soil capable ot producing
good crops ot vegetables. Therefore.
anyone having a small piece of fer
ine, tillable ground and the usual
garden implements, a spade, a hoe.
and a rake, is equipped to grow the
beets necessary for the production ot
a home supply of siruo. In some lo
calities the beets produced are richer
in sugar than they are in other lo
calities, but all sugar beets, it nron-
eriy nanaied. are capable of produc
ing sirup. The richer the roots are
shape of the root. The rround shoald
be plowed or spaded in the fall, but
good results may be obtained by do
ing mis work in tbe spring provided
tne ground previously has been In
good tilth. As early in the spring as
conditions will permit the rround
should be harrowed or raked until It
is firm, smooth, and free from lumna.
The surface soil should not be too
fine, especially in those secrions
where high winds are expected dur
ing the early summer. The rround
shoald be kept free from weeds, bat
snoma never be worked when too
wet. .The proper time, always, for
working tbe ground is when it Is frl
aoie: that is. when it falls apart
readily when handled.
Plant in the Seed.
Sugar-beet seed usually may be ob
tained, at least In small Quantities.
irom me large seed dealers. A pound
in sugar, the larger the quantity of jo eed will plant one-tenth of an acre
. CROWING SUGAR BEETS VOR
. .- - siitrr. ' .
-,; - -
The production of beet sirup con
sists of two distinct operations: (lj
Tbe growing of the raw material, the
beets- and (2) the making of the
sirup. A patent for this process of
making sirup from sugar beets (pat
ent No. 1155806. Oct. 5, 1915) was
issued to the authors of this bulle
tin, H.C. Gore, and C. O. Townsend.
' U. S. Departtment ot Agriculture.
Testa ot the process were made by
farmersvuinder tbe direction of Mr.
Enjoyed Wherever Good., Candies
Are ""appreciated
SPA
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0r Fountain Specials, Too, Have
a Different Taste
THE SPA
.Always In The Lead
sirup mat may oe produced irom a
given quantity of root! and the less
the time that will be required to re
duce the juice to the desired con
sistency. -'".
To those who are not familiar with
the growing of; sugar beets the .'fol
lowing brief directions and sugges
tions may be helpful. -
- . Selecting the Land.
The ground selected for growing
tbe beets should be well drained and
fairly fertile. Extremely poor, shal
low, sandy, or hard soil should not
be used tor beets until it has been
put in proper condition for crop pro
duction; likewise, ground that has
been very heavily manured should be
avoided, since such soil sometimes
produces very large roots, poor in
sugar. A few rows of sugar beets In
(he garden will generally be suffi
cient for a supply ot sirup for home
use. A bushel ot beets will produce
from three to five quarts of sirup
Beet roots when mature should
weigh from 1 to 2 pounds each;!
hence. 30 or 40 average beets will
make a bushel. These facts will en
able one to estimate the area that will
be needed to produce tbe home sup
ply of sir p. i.: ';- I ? "
If more beets are grown- than are
necessary for the .sirup supply. It
should be- borne in mind that .they
are excellent for the table, s When
partly crown the entire plant 'may be
used as green, and when mature the
roots may be cooked and servea like
garden beets. All sugar beets are
white, but when properly grown they
are renerally much richer. in sugar
than the garden beet and just as ren-i
der. Sugar beets, either raw or cook-;
ed, are excellent .feed for chickens.
hogs and other live stock.
Preparing the Seed Bed. .
Having selected a suitable place
for growing the beets, the ground
shquld be plowed or spaded to a good
depth, remembering, however, that
too much raw sou snouia not oe
brought to the surface at one time.
The reason for a deep root bed tor
sugar beets Is apparent trom, the
ither for sirup-making purposes or
for seed production. The simplest
nd least expensive method of storing
tbe roots Is to throw them lato a pile
a tbe suriace ot tbe cround. select
ing for this purpose a well-drained
pot. Dirt shoald then be thrown
over me pne until it is almost or
completely -covered. If the wea
it mlW.Ske iop ot lb pile shoald
covered very lightly or left entire
open lor a fw days until the rooU,
have passed tbe beating stage. As,
tbe weather gets colder more dirt
should be added, to prevent the roots
from free ting and to keep tbcra from
wilting.
The second method, namely, the
pitting of roots. Is accomplished by
digging a hole or pit In a well-drained
place, the size ot the bole depending
upon tbe quantity ot. roots to be
stored. Tbe roots should then be
placed la tbe hole and tbe surface
covered with dirt, lightly at first, and
tbe covering increased as tbe weather
gets colder. It . the beets are stored
in a cellar they should be packed In
moist sand or covered with sand or
dirt to keep them from wilting. Tbe
two points to be kept la mind In
storing beet roots are (1) to keep
the Toots cool without letting them
frees and 2j to keep them from
wilting. They will work up much
better if they, are kept fresh and
crisp, although the wilting does not
materially change their quality.
Sucar-Bevt Seed -Those
who are Interested la the
making ot beet sirup trom year to
year, especially In the- cooler por
tions ot the United States, may grow
their own seed if they so desire. Just
how long seed an be produced In this
manner without serious reduction In
the quality of the roots has yet to
be 'determined. However, tbe indl
cation are that at least several gen
erations of beet plants may be pro
duced without reducing the quality
ot the roots too low for sirup-mak
ing pa rposes. Two growing seasons
usually are required fr the produe
tion ot sugar-beet seed from seedling
plants. It is .necessary, therefore.
that'tbe beets prod need the first sea
son be gathered la tbe tall and stored
in the manner described above. In
THE GROWING OF SUGAR BEETS IN OREGON,
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST 0. A. C. BULLETi
Of " " ' "
i'tT iVeJfyeeftSuch a Crop Here, for riUf-taiate of Lands Saftr Beets Fit Into Rotations Vc
xJi ' "Weli-dor Climatic CondirJonV.in Centra! Are 'Fatorable The Directions lor Cxi
It the work is done carefully. Usually
a tew ounces of beet seed will pro
duce a quantity of beets sufficient for
sirup making and for table use for
tbe avecare family. Tbe seed should
not-be planted until tbe ground Is
warm a no; the other conditions right
ior quick, germination and for the
subsequent growth ot the plants.
Sugar-beet seed should be planted
in rows about 20 Inches apart and
may be dropped either in continuous
rows or in hills. If planted in hills
each hill should contain from three
to six seed balls, and the hills should
be about 10 Inches apart; If planted
in solid rows the plants should be
blocked in tbe manner described -be
low as soon as possible after tbey are
up. The seed should be covered to
depth of one-half inch to 1 inch. Tbe
covering should be as shallow as con
ft i t inn? will iMrnttt that la II ahnnld I a tit ttmmtm mrm In Ka null for ad
not be so thin that it will dry out and j production tbey should not be topped,
leave tbe seed without sufficient but the leaves should be removed
moisture for germination, and it (either by twisting tbem oft or by cut-
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should not be so thick that the young
plants can not readily get through
to the light.
In growing sugar beets commer
cially the seed usually la planted with
a 4 -row drill designed especially for
tbe purpose. In planting small lots'
of beet seedor sirup making, a gar
den planter of any of the usual
makes, will be found satisfactory.
These planters can be set so that they
will plant seed either In solid rows or
In bills.' In case a planter-Is not aval
able, an area sufficient for sirup
making purposes can be planted easi
ly by hand. In this case a shallow
furrow may be made with a rake han
dle or other convenient implement
and the seed dropped by band and
covered by using the back ot the
rake.
Car lag. for the Plant
As already indicated, the seed
should be planted 'in solid rows or
in bills. When a solid or contlnu
ous rows the plants should be block
ed. - Blocking consists ot cutting out
with a shoe or other implement a
part ot the plants so that the re
maining beets stand in Uilts about
10 Inches apart. In blocking the
beets, the direction of the stroke
shonld be at right angles to the row.
As soon as the plants are large
enouch to be handled conveniently.
they should be thinned to one plant
in each hill or tuft. This operation
mast be done by band, since the
plants in the bills or tarts stand very
close together. The plants should be
cultivated and hoed trom time to
time, in order to keep down all
weeds and to furnish tbe best possl
ble conditions for growth.
If the natural water supply Is not
sufficient.: the beets should be irri
gated when they show signs of need
ing moisture for their proper growth
and development. It the beets wilt
during the day and fail to recover at
night, tbey should be watered. In
case of Irrigating, a furrow should
be made several inches from tbe beet
row. and tbe water should be allowed
to run down this furrow until the
ground is thoroughly wet. In no case
should the surface of the ground
round the beets be flooded, since
flooding often causes a crust to form
around the beet, cutting oft tbe air
supply from the root and thereby
retarding tbe growth ot the plant.
Prom one to three Irrigations would
be sufficient In most sections where
he rainfall is not abundant enough
to produce satisfactory beets.
Ha rv eating tbe I loot.
Inmost sections ot the country
tinr them oft with a sharp knife
without removing or Injuring any
part ot the crown. In. this condition
tbe beets should be stored until
spring. Tbey should then be planted
In a well-prepared root bed Just as
early as weather and soil conditions
will permit. Tbe early planting of
the root) seems to be an Important
condition Jn beet-eeed production.
Tbe p'.antiag may be don by
thrusting a long spade lato tbe earth;
the Bpadpisbantd than be puibed for
ward, the root crowded down back ol
the spade, and tbe spade withdrawn
Tbe dirt should then be packed
around tbe root, tbe crown ot which
should be flush with or slightly be
low the surface of the soil, so that
the crown is covered with a thiw
layer of dirt. A light covering over
the crown seems to be of advantage
in preventing it from drying out. and
it also Is a protection against late
frost. Tbe roots should be well sup
plied with moisture during tbe entire
growing season, irrigating tbem it
necessary, especially when the seed is
forming:. When tbe eed Is ripe, u
may be gathered by palling It from
the seed stalks by band. Tbe habit
ot growth ot the seed stalks. Indicates
how. easily the seed may be gatnerea.
It should be spread la a suitable
place to dry. after-whlcb It Is ready
(or the next year's planting. No ar
ificial beat should be used In drying
the seeds .Each tltPl should produce
frOm a taw ounce' to a pound of
seed: hence, a very few roots will be
sufficient to furnish the ordinary
family with an abundant supply or
seed.
MAKING RIRTP FROM SrGAR
BEETS.
Preparing tbe Roots.
Tbe first step in making beet sirup
consists In topplnng and cleaning tbe
roots. As already stated, tbe crowns
should be cut oft at the point ot the
...Yitioq n
Irollowloc la'Cfrcular 23. being
the regular buUetiit on sugar beet
growing In Oregon by tbe Oregon Ag
ricultural college, the author being
O. ft. Hyslop. profeasor of farm crop.
and the date being April ot this
year: )
Sugar Is one ot our Important ar
ticles of diet. According to statistics
of 191 e. tbe average per capita con
sumption In tbe United States was
79.9 pounds. From Inferior roots
having two to four per cent sugar
with a low coefficient of parity tbey
have been developed to as high as IS
per cent ot sugar with a coefficient
or purity above SO per cent.
Comparative world total produc
tion of beet sugar and cane sugar la
metric tons Is as follows: la lito.
beet S0.V00: cane 1.10M&0; 191.
beet. 1.503.970: cane. I. Sit. Ill
Germany. Russia. AuMna Haagary.
France and the United States are
leading producers of beet sagar la
tbe ordej. mentioned.
Here In thla section, we have for a
lone time needed some cultivated I
crop in order to give as tbe benefits
derived, from Inter-tillage on lands,
which bave been producing little bat
cereals and certain types ot bay. Suc
cessful beet sugar culture meeaa till
age and that the crops must be ro
tated, because sugar beets grown
alone rapidly decline In yield, while
on the other band various crops
grown in a rotation with sugar beets
are usually greatly benefited by tbe
careful culture which must be givea
a saying crop of beets. Tbe tact that
tbe land Is carefully boed and culti
vated throughout tbe summer, that
it Is occupied by a very deep rooted
plsnt. and that the soil Is deeply
stirred In the fall la harvesting tbe
bee u makes tbe crop a particularly
desirable one to include -la a rota
tion.
Sugar beets fit Into rotations very
well. Systems msy be aaed. asually
consisting of sugar beets one year.
followed by fa!l-own cereal, saca a
wheat, oats, or barley pa which
clover la seeded la February. The
clover may be left one or. in some
eases two years and then, be plowed
up and tbe field again put into sagar
beet. We need, la tbe Willamette
valley, cultivated crope for our ro
tations; yet here are btrf "tew cultH
vated crops that caa be grova on an
extensive bails that wlILrjield cash
and give desirable resollie have
a tew crops which are ordinarily cul
tivated and these include corn. kale,
mangles and potatoes. There is only
a limited nse for each of these as
cash products, with tbe poaaible ex
ception of the potatoes. It U. there
fore, desirable to Introduce some
deep-rooted root crop capable ot Im
proving tbe pbyslcal condition ot tbe
soil and at the same time giving a
valuable cash return. About the best
crop that presents Itself under these
circumstances Is tbe sugar beet.
Aa a olant. It Is adapted to rather
warm, sunny sections that are well
supplied with moisture. It has loag
been known that the success ot sugar
beet culture depends to a consider
able extent upon tbe sunlight of the
locality and it is therefore nsnaiiy
not a good plan to attempt to grow
beets in sections where there is a
large amount ot summer cloudiness.
It has also been stated that sugar
beets are great removera ot soil fer
tility, and it is true that considerable
amounts ot nitrogen and potash are
taken atway but. if on tbe other band,
the sir beet pulp Is brought back
beet culture tbe large acreages may
be safely tried.
Tbe crop Is an Intensive one re
quiring; a coaiiderable amount of
carefal band labor and this Is a
type of work whifb many grata and
bay crowerS "nr not accattoaea to.
It will mean tbe securing of a con
siderable amount of transient tabor
for auch periods as tbe thlaalag and
boelag and tbe dlgglag aad toeslag
of tbe beeta. In order t grow the
crop ucceeBfaily aad wltboat fric
tion aad labor troubles, it is neces
sary to have a coaslderable amount
apart Is about tweaty-e te twvr
two lac be. The aeedlag aboaU t
plac aa sooa as tbe ground war
up well bat sboald aot be wbHe
Land la atiU eotd aad wet ner ale
tbe seeding be delayed naul tbe
season Is advanced. Ueaa!iy.
seeding la various parts of tb tf-o
era aad Western Oregon .
shoald take place frost tbe fir;
April np to about tbe tenth et Ut
When tbe fourth leaf as?
workmen vita boee t aloag
rows and rut stripe at beta aa 1
aa the width ot tbeir bee from
ot working capital so that help mrjroi and leave aiagle plaata of b
be pa 14 oil promptly. it pronaaiy: where poaaible or blocks of t
cost from SCO to 190 per acre to
produce tbe beets and a good deal of
thla mast be paid out for thinning
and .hoeing aad tbe harvest time tot
tbe crop.
Oar climatic conditions la geaeral
are very favorable for tbe, culture of
sagar beta In tbst we may get them
seeded rather early aad we bave ex-
celieat growing conditions for them
darlag tbe summer. It It true that
our long, dry perloda on tbe nalrri-
gated soils will limit to some extent
tbe yield ot beets anlesa very rood
cnltaral taeinMe are practice, itow
ever, la tbe fall. It will be necessary
to get tbe beets dag moderately early
ordar lo avoid serious second
growth. The fall rains which come
on are likely to start the secoad
growth of tbe beeia which wiu lower
their sarar content aad If thla la car
ried oa to too great aa extent It will
make tbem lea valuable far maaafae
tariag purposes. However. It will be
distinctly to tbe advantage of the
farmer, aa well as the maaatactarer.
to have tbe beta dag reasonably
early. Oar season by tbe middle of
September la coot enough that tbe
beeta !!! keep very satisfactorily
and If we leave them la tbe ground
antll lt geta asaddy. It will add taa
teriafly to tbe cost of harvest, lader
ordlaary conditions, tbe beets should
be harvested by tbe first to tbe mid
dle of October not oaly from tbe
standpoint' oi avoiding aerie a a sec
ond growth bat also to avoid tbe ex
pensive digging la tbe jand. Aa fat
aa climate aad so; I eoadlUoas are
concerned. I teileve variooa parts of
Eastern Orrgcn. tbe Willamette val
ley aad tbe See them Oregon section
will successfully produce them, pro
vided proper caltaral methods are
a ted.
Tbe preparation of tbe sotl for
sugsr beets snouia. ir poawbie. i
elude tbe taming aader ot a clover
sod which has previously been well
manured. It la tbe dsire ot tbe tug
ar beet grower to prod ore a Urge
number of tbe medium aited beets
aad la order to do this It la aeceaaary
to bare a rich soil. Tbe clover sod
should be plowed under In the tall
or early la the spring aad then a
good., heavy application ot barnyard
manure may be applied at tae aame
lime. If yoa are la tbe sectioa where
there is some necessity tor re-plowing,
tbe application of tbe barnyard
manure should be made ta tbe spring
aad be plowed ander later.
Tbe sugar beet crop responds very
well to a good, rich soil aad this al
lows a convlderabty heavier stsad of
plants. Ordinarily, the seed tbst ts
supplied shoald be passed over
grader which will sort oat tbe ex
ceedingly large aad smsll seeds aad
which gives a small, medium, and
large site of seed. It is always a
good plaa to ecreea out the exceed
ingly large seeds because they fre
quently clog ap tbe drill. Also, by
sometime aa tnacb aa two lacbr-
leagta. then rat oat aaotber
and so oa. This leaves tbe -beeta
or blocks of beeta at laterva'.
about tew to fourteen tacbee aad t
ally small beys or gtrW worklar
their haads aad kaeee 'astride
rows, pall ail bat tbe atroagest t
This leave the talaaed beet ta
row at about tew to tesrteea ta
apart. Great car mast -be laker
avoid pallia g all of the biocx
beeta aad also to be sar that tbe
tir beeta are removed by the pa:
proceea. It tbe lop only are
mtmmJt IV Mutl. Bill m-m I . ...
np aad tblsaiar wilt ast bave I
accomplished .The thlaalag sbb.
do be for tbe beeta g large as
coat of thinning a fur tbe feartb '
baa appeared very rapidly lacrr.
wtlb tbe drvetosseal of tbe roots.
Immediately after thlaalar
laad should be care fatly cnum
slag a tlae tooth type of ral'jr:
which will stir up the sou w.ti
covert a g tbe beeta. la aaaay !
ce. It ta aeeesaary to use tender
from tbe factory and ted to the atockiiimlaaiiag the targe seeds, tt la
there Is practically none of thla fer
tility which escapes. Also If sagsr
beets are grown la a good rotation
with clover. It Is very likely that tbe
fertility - conditioaa of the soil will
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Is thst the crown or upper part of
the beet coataina a large part Ol tne
salt taken from the soil la the pro-
Jcess ot growth. It Is desirable to bave
tbe sirup aa tree as possible trom
these mineral aalta which it present
in too large quantitiea. would render
tbe sirup an palatable.
In cleaning the roots, they may be
placed in a tub or other aoitable re
ceptacle and covered with cool
water, to loosen the dirt and to
make tbe roots more crisp. After
soakinng for a few minute, until the
dirt la loosened, they should be tbor-
m aa sit v w ufu a 0 w e u w - .
from four to six months are required .oughly scrubbed. A coarse " brush
result ot the culture ot this crop.
The other and most dealrable feature
of tbe sugar beet crop, aaldo from
Ita being a cultivated one, la that tt
meana a considerable rash retara for
each acre In beets If that acr la
properly handled. Tbe yield of beets
variea trom tei tons per acre up to.
poaaible to so regelate tbe drill that
it aowa more nearly tbe a amber tbst
are desired. Usaally iltteea pounds
per acre of rornmoa. ungraded seed
are aaed. Fifteen poaada per acr
ot the large seed aad about tea
poaada per sere of the median seed
and a boat gbt powads per acre of
th very small seed' will provide aa
ample ataad It tbe eeed is goo4 aa
than graded seed wit! save several
pounds ot seed per acre.
Tbe laad mut be kept harrowed
sad sboald be earefally leveled P
for the" beeta to reach their proper)
size and stage of development. The
proper stage for harvesting will be
Indicated by a yellowish tinge of th
foliage and by tbe fact that the beets
when pulled leave the ground almost
ree from dirt. If the patch ot beets
is large the roots should be loosened
by means of-a so-tailed lifter, ot
which there- are two kinds, tbe double-pointed
and tbe side lifter. The
latter la similar in appearance to a
subsoil plw and ii operated along-
sia&tbo beet row, loosening tne oeets
without breaking 'tbem. The plants
then can be pulled and thrown Into
piles or rows. If the patch of beeta
is small and a litter is not a.t band,
the beets may be loosened by means
of a spade or a 2-tincd lifting fork
and thrown into piles. The 'beets
fcbould then be topped by cutting
them off squarcly-at the point where
the lowest leaf was attached. Tbe
topping; can beet be done by means ot
a heavy knife; usually a sinsle stroke
is sufficient to top a beet. The roots
can then be made Into sirup at onee.
or they may be stored until a more
convenient time.
Storing: the Itoott.
Tbe roots may be stored either on
the surface of the ground or in .a pit
or a cool cellar and kept for severs
months. The following suggestions
will be belptut in storing beet roots
with stiff brittle or wire is useful In
this work. After the roots are thor
oughly washed they should be cut
tntn thin ulli-ra A l-bladed kraUt
cutter, securely fastened on tbe top of
a barrel, baa been used la fleia ex
periments and found very satisfac
tory. The upper bead of tbe barrel
should be temored. so that tne oeei
slices 'wfir tall directly Into the bar
rel.. If a krant cutter Is not at band,
any slicing device, the simplest ot
which Is a butcher knife, win p sat
isfactory. Th slices should be very
thin. Tbe thinner lb slices th jnor
raoldlr the sugar la extracted. In
field experlmenta slices only one-sixteenth
ot an Inch In thickness were
obtained. Tbe slicing box of the
slicer ws not ased. the beet root be
ing held In the band and pressed
against tbe blades of tbe slicer.
Extrerting the he gar.
A bushel of beets will make is-
oroxlraatcly 2 bushels of slices, which
should be placed In a barrel and cov
ered at oure with hot water. About
10 gallons ot water wii be required
to cover them. An excess of water
should be avoided, since It would In
crease the amount ot evaporation re
quired to reduce the solution to tbe
desired consistency. It boiling water
la ue) the temperature ot tbe slices
In some cases, as much as 10 to .0 or 6y joint ever tt with a float before
more tons, wncn grown acaer rr7tbe eding of th Inrii Tbe sugar
favorable conditioaa and If yields of h.ti ar- ordlasrilr early bat
jlS tons or better are secured, there not rrly a to I raazht by cool.
is money 1a ib mil hi o vi - . wet growing sesroe ta rpriaa
beets. I ucar b - c.ot.ljr owa la
On the other haad. there are trr- mw, r r .itw iH'rty laches
tain obstacles to overcome and ccr- apart, although th- r-rn mo a dUtauee
tata lactors waicn may appear iu 1
rfiudvantaeeou to this InauMrv. ta!
tbe first place, it requires a cond-
preveat tbe soil covering a p tbe a
plaata .From thla time cm. s
neatly a aeceaaary to aaalau
good analch. aad to keep .1 be wrv:
check a eattivallo should b 1
aatll tbe leave get so large tbst
Cultivator a ad 'tbe trampiag e!
horse will break tbem erf. As
seasoa advaacea, there will be a
weeds betweea tbe rows whkb cs
b gotrt by th caltlvator aad t
will Becasaitat aaoru vr less t
boelag. " " ;
Late la the fall, experts fro a
sagar factory examlae the beets
determine JUieJr.tagar central la
der to fit ovt It tbey asay be pr
ably taaaafactared. Wbeaever
coo teat at la beet reaches t
polal that, profitable nsaaefaf'
may taaa place. aoUttceUoa ta g
the farmer to begla d rdag.
beeta ar lifted by arbeet digits g .
caia aad ar asaaiiy picked up
thrown lato piles where tbey ss.
topped by haad. Tbe beet la grs-
la. one baad aad tbe tap Urate:
the lower edge ot the lest scar
meaaa ot a abort, ralheg heavy 1-
They are thea thrown la p.lei
piece ot ground that have '
raked smooth aad free' from t -
Tbe beet tops ar email y pilr
also so that they anay. be avs
tor feeding purpose. Beet fork
ased to scoop the topped roots
the ground Into wagon aad it':
thea baa led to tbe damp or to
factory. At tbe loadlag at at Ion
the factory, tbe beeta ar an
as to topplag aad for the amoc:
dirt. Usaally a aaaapl. la taken
retopped. It that ta aeceaaary. aa J
dirt la scraped off aaa weighed. '
give th dirt aad topplag tar
la applied to la load aa a whole
thatamownt as deducted.
Beeta arw.ataally paid for e
vlldlag Brake or by tbe flat. rate
tbe esse t t be Hat rate, a der
san ta paid for each low ot beet
gardieaa of their sarar coatest.
vided they are above the medic
IX per real. Oa tbe el her haad. -lb
slldlag scale, tbe'smoust
for th beet La proportional tc
aaoaat-of sagar which tbey er
although beets having lea tt
per cent sagar are rarely
maaaracturiag purpose. Tber.
many advantage t IV sale ot !
oa tbe eliding seal baaia. In t
hand, there Is money In tbe c.
of the latratJve. cultivated en
sugar beeta.
'A New York carpet boas re
distributed .KlS.OtO In boaas
Its mpioye aad th folia
bought the goods kaow where
dollar came from.
arable amount ot capital lo build and
lo operate tbe factory aad to provide
working capital for growers of tbe
agar beeta. This 'large amount of
capital ts in active use only for a rel
atively short season aa tbe sarar
making campaign does not normally
extend oter from ninety to one hun
dred aad twenty days. I raw ever,
numerous' 'factories at places where
beets are produced euccerafully. hsve
araelr demonstrated that the invest
ment Is a paying one so the principle
obstacle to be overcome la that ot se
curing asufflclent acreage of beets
for a long enough period ot time that
the plant may be assured ol raw ma
terlal on which to work. The dltO-
tculty Is to secure enough farmers la
lerested la tbe calture ot beeta oa
a small scale who will bring ap the
total acreage to about fiOOO or more
acre fog the factory. It la not ad
visable to bsve a few with extremely
large acreage for tbe reason that tbe
crop Is oae with which most farmers
are not familiar and one who baa baa
no experience with the crop la ta
great danrer of failure It a largo
aereacr is undertaken, rive to ten
seres the first tear Is enouch while
on Is gaining experience. Attrr ha
. (Continued en Fa; l.
DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN
(In Tavtce a Wctk BUUsoia Yt&owizg Dty)
Log in be erica. Oet
Prune. Oct. 11.
pelrjLA October 2S.
t tax. XTCvooer .
filberts. Nov.
'Wuladis. Nov. t
Strawberries.
Apples. NnWr 27
Xlajpberrle. DecrotUcf 4.
Mint, December 11.
Great Cows. Dember It.
Blackbariea. December 25.
Cherrte. Jaausry 1. 1020.
rear. Jaaaary t. 1920.
Coooabern, Jaaaary IS. 1920.
Cara. Jaaaary 22. 1120.
. Celery.1 Jaaaary XI.
Spinach, February S, 1920.
O a ions. February 12. 1920.
Tola toe. February 19. 1920.
Bee, rrbraary 21. 1920.
Mlalsg. March i. 1910.
Gt. March 11. 1920.
Beans, March IB. 192.
raved highways March 2. :
Broccoli. April 1. 1920.
Kilos. A P 11 -'
lrgumes; "April 1.
A parse a a. tAprtl 22.
Grap. April 29.
I Tag Garoem. -Msy . .
Sagar bevts. Kay 12.
Forgham. May 20.
Laad. May 27. 1920.
Natoinat AdrertiaJag. Jen 2.
Fbeep. J 10.
Dr a yd ratio. Jaa IT.
Hops. Jiae 21.
roultry. July 1.
Late Cabbage. July t.
Hoc. Jty 12.
raper Mill. Jaty 22.
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