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TTIE ORKT.OX STATKMtW: TIUT.MiAY. MY 1.1. !-. OIP PAY WEL TO RAISE . . . SUGAR BEETS FOR FEED ONLY ! r : l torieayi THis Would Bf a Good Thing to Do, Pending he Jime When a Sugar Beet Factory Should Be Built jood for All Kinds of Stock and Poultry I Kugar I Vet Culture or Stleman: lie; land for ralpinjt rnear been ild! bj in the condition ' of fertil-' and tillage of good garden soil, 'rial purpox rteed i aown In rows 24 .inches i tools will do verv r". in beet .raising wrilons spe cial toois auaptod for their planting ind cultivation are umhI, but. for common drills and well. In the an rt and a? oon as the beetg are j ijar beet country of I'tah the ordinary rf oneto'two inches high, should jyield or l.eet is alout IT. tons to the ; Mimed to from eight to twelrel acre, while exceptional fie Id a will e;I.i the row. Mistake ahould ! be made of leaving them too k'ljt the row, a too crowded n will not make half the weight j .one would have done in their jfter.tblnniog, clean culture with ,uent atirring of the soil, for the of the growing season is neces- aometime bring up to 25 tons. Tut sugar beet I one of the best foods of all kind of sUock and poultry, and would pay well to raise for feed if they can Je raised here satisfactorily, until a time when a sugar beet fac tory should be built. F. X. CONE. Salem, Or., R. 3, May 7. ET SUGAR'SYRUP MAY BE MADE AT HOME (Continued from Page 3.) ; reduce temperature of the water, .bout the proper degree, from 70 rees to 80 degrees C. (158 degrees 7 ( degrees F.), for the extraction he sugar. ; The barrel should, be red , with several thicknesses of as to hold the heat. The sliced s should be permitted to soak tor it 40 minutes, s and - the barrel .Id be agitated from time to time oat uncovering it. he water should now be drawn and i strained through several messes of cheesecloth. No pres : Is required to removethe. Juice i the beet. If the barrel is pro 1 with st faucet near the bottom the purpose of drawing off the Id, it will; be found convenient, soaking does not 'remove all the tr from the beet slices, but- by the larger part of it is extracted ie slices 'are sufficiently thin and water is of the proper tempera . The resulting liquid is of a t-brown color, ; with a. sweetish it- taste. J The refuse beet slices a. valuable 'feed for ' chickenns, i, and other live stock. j Boiling: the JoJre. he Juice maybe placed in a ket or other convenient receptacle, re It should be heated slowly nn t has ' evaporated to the proper latency. 'It should be noted that ooration depends upon' the tem uure, the surface of the liquid ex d end the condition of the air re the liquid. In ' experiments "8 by the writers a 30-gallon cop kettle was used. ' Slow boiling is ortant In making beet simp, and ral hoars will be required to eom e the evaporating process. This r be done on the kitchen stove, or "Hie- may be suspended in the i, and fire should be maintained Sclently hot to keep the liquid :ng until the proper amount of , oration has taken place to pro a the desired consistency of sirup, ie people like a thin sirup, while rs prefer a "thick product. ' In lag the Juice, care should be tak o avoid burning. A little experl- will enable one to accomplish X WOWS THE . f. .-. 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While the boiling-is progressing, a scum will rise on the surface of the liquid;' this should be removed care fully by means of a skimmer. Ah old-fashioned milk skimmer, or a basin with or withont small holes in the bottom, will accomplish the -desired result. The skimmer should, for convenience: be provided with a suitable handled A small straight or curved stick of proper length, split at one end and; slipped over the edge of the skimmer, will serve the par pose. ' The object In skimming is to remove tne scum as completely ns possible withont wasting any of the liquid.' This operation removes the strong, oeetuke flavor and leaves a wholesome' and palatable product. The removal of the scum tends also to keep the liquid from boiling over. As soon as the sirup has reached the desired consistency and has been skimmed carefully it may be placed in cans or bottles for future use. It should be" canned or bottled while hot and, tightly sealed or corked to prvent molding. Quality of the Simp. -The sirup, produced i from beets is dark in color. This would be objec tionable if the product were placed on the market, but for home use it probably would not be regarded as serious, in view of the quality of the product and the simplicity of the process. Any method of bleaching or otherwise removing the dark color would require considerable skill and some outlay of money. The -desire being to produce a palatable and nu tritious article df food whoch can be made in almost any home, the writ ers have aimed to avoid all technical and 7 expensive methods. The flavor of the sirup is pleasant. It contains the pure Juice of the beet root and is a wholesome and nutritious food, which to a certain degree should be helpful in reducing the sugar bilL of Beet ftirap. ' Beet sirup may be used for all purposes for which , other sirups or molasses would be employed, espe cially for table use; for example, on buckwheat cakes, in making dark- colored cake, or in preparing certain kinds of home made candy. : If the evaporation is carried far enough and the sirup is allowed to stand, a dark sugar will settle out. This sugar will be found very satisfactory- tor home use in cases where .refined sugar is not necessary, such as in making pies or dark-colored case. From Oregon Agricultural College, (Circular 101 of Oregon Agricul tural college, on "The Preparation ot Syrup from Sugar Beets," by R. H.. Robinson, assistant chemUt. .re ferring to the above U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture Farmers' Bulle tin 823, is as follows:) The preparation of ryrup from sugar beets ; grown in the state ot Oregon 'has in the past been unsuc cessful, due to the fact that the product obtained had a strong, beety flavor which made it unpalatable and not fit for table use. These at tempts, however, have been made by various individuals throughout the state of Oregon, in which the sugar beet was diced or ground and ex traction of sugar made by boiling in water. Up until the present time no experimental attempt has been made in Oregon to prepare the syrup free frbm this beety, af id flavor. uwin to tne great neea, can sea by the recent World war, of utiliz ing all available foodstuffs, the bureau of chemistry and 'plant in dustry, co-operating, has devised method of obtaining the sugar by extraction of the sugar beet and favorable results are published in Farmer' . Bulletin 823, V. S. de partment of agriculture. Summarizing briefly, this bulletin states that the sugar beet may be grown In any locality which has till able soil that is capable of produc ing a good crop of vegetables. A small piece of ground is sufficient for planting a few rows of beets enough to furnish the family with syrup. The planting and care of sugar beets is similar to that of the ordinary beets and a successful crop may be obtained by even the most amateur gardener. All sugar beets if properly handled, will produce ttyrup. Alter the sugar beet has rrown to maturity,- the method of extract ing the syrup is as follows: The first step consists of topping and cleaning tha: sugar beets. Especial care should be taken that all oi! and foreign material be removed from the beets by scrubbing them well. The crowns are then cut ofr at the point below the . lowest leaf scar. This is 4 very important and the reason for 'so doing Is that the crown or upper part of the beat con tains a large part ot the-salts taken from the- soil in the process of growth which. If not entirely remov ed, will Impart to the yrup the strong, beety flavor. The beets are then sliced very thin and allowed to oak In hot water for several hours, maintaining the temperature at near boiling as possible. The water is then drained off the beet slices and tired thlcknis. While the boiling is progressing. uin will rire un the sdrface 'of 'the -liquid; 'Ibi uu'iii thoiiid 'be can-fully rvoioeU.. by mean of a fcktniruer' a it alcqn lain onie f the tibtancet that impart thai strong l-et tlavor. Th yrup thus obtained should b-.a wholesome and pa lata Me produtt. fit for table use. letter r'rfM l'nrfer Ifc4wi. Answering a letter from The Statesman slogan editor. ProfeHjor Rohinnon. asorlate themist of the Oregon AKricultura! college, said, under dat of .May among oth?r things: "Regarding . the preparation of syrup rrom ugar bet. will say that we have not had -opportunity to actually determine whether or not tyrup that Is palatable and fit for canning purposes can be' prepared from Oregon grown sugar beets. "In my Circular Xo. 101, I gave a resume pf Farmers Bulletin Xo. S23. IT. sl department of agricul ture. In which they describe a means of preparing syrup from the sugar beet. Subsequently I have talked with several, all of whom tried to follow specifically the Instructions contained in the bnletln but had not succeeded in obtaining a product free from the strong beety favor. It is possible, therefore, that it may be impossible to remove that dis tasteful flavor from the syrup of sugar, beets grown in Oregon. - "On the other hand it is possible that the beets were not t'O.Ul'LRTK I I.V HII'K t.i Hit- tJItKKX rnitTIONi Aitorxri Tin-: ritowx had n.ii leen entirely n-iuoved, and u'Tt sult the ryrup . obtained bad ill, hi rung leet flavor. "In view of the reports. I Ihm efort;. I would noi reconinienti inn omlit io;i- ally that sugar Vein be grown prim arily for the purpo-e.of pn-.arin, Mrup thertfrom tu the lmm . "However. I will Mnd you several: ropies of Farmers' Bulletin k23 ot the United States Department of Ag riculture and tln-se may be diMrihut ed by you together with any informa tion that you deem adviwthle. iTtmt is the bulletin the text of which is published In full above. Kd. i ' "Our limited help here In the lab oratory has not permitted u to in vestigate the possibility of preparing syrup from Ore con 'grown sHgar beets, but In view of the high com! and scarcity of sugar we will endeav or to procure a sample Immediately and find a method Impossible to pre pare syrup from the Oregon grown sugar beets. If no beets ran be ob tained at this time It will be -necessary to wait until fall before mak ing the Investigation." (The Salem Slogan editor, in view of all the above urges every one in the Salem district who can to PLANT SUGAR BEETS: and aolt now. ir not already done. Plant W few anyway. Also. PLANT SORGHUM; and do that soon. The United States Department of Agriculture is positive "In K state ment!, an the reader wHI note, on the lliakhlt; of bee I tnp on I lie farm. Tli r- is doubt about Tr -hum . tH-Ing ra(t-MfitH made on the farm. And both ar- KikhI crop, anyway. Kd iom:.i t witi m: ihh. roNSTA.vnXOI'Lh:. Way 11 Tin- liiiian cmtiay here lu re- irKi-il a report that In-.' role atl'l IkianiJli- have raptured Odessa. I the iiiom important cii and cenportl of -on 111. in l:lia on the l'.h k fea I'oluli fri have olltetl the I'.oi-' heviki In. Ill the Kiev hlidgehead oil the eat bank of the Dnieper, ac cording to latent army ieort ie cetved here, and have driven thein farther east war J from that river. The UoKlieviki have continue.! their artillery fire, but the shells are not reai hing Ki v. The Poles have tabllhed hein ielves throuboet the bridgclie"! and have moved' their artillery to the-earn bank of tlien1eTer. ' Kiev I imported iiiet. Frasier, Eugene Realty . Agent to Serve Sentence KUGEXK. Or. May 11. 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