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About Central Point herald. (Central Point, Or.) 1906-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1916)
W e Take Our Hat Off To The Victor Sugar Beet Day of Talent, who had 3 acres and raised 28 tons of beets per acre. At $5.50 per ton he received $154.00 per acre, or $462 for the 3 acres. He paid out $29 cash per acre, or $87, for labor, leav ing $355 to the good. Mr. Mills done a large part of the work himself and figured in his own wages, but if he had hired all the work done, that is, plowing, draging, leveling, hoe ing, irrigating, plowing out, top ping, hauling, etc., it would have cost him $70 per acre, still leav ing him $84 per acre clear cash. He will plant about 15 acres next year and if every one haying good beet land will plant it to beets and take proper care of them they will not only put a nice sum in their own pockets, but held save the factory to the Rogue River valley. Last Saturday was Sugar Beet day in Grants Pass and that city entertained about 600 guests. A rate of a fare and a third was given from Sutherlin on the regular train and a large delega tion came from that way. A special train left Ashland at 7:00 a. m. and took the people from this direction at one fare for the round trip, and the train was crowded. The most of those on the train had free transportation furnished by the city of Grants Pass, aud all were furnished with a ticket for dinner. On reaching tne city autos took the visitors across the river to the sugar beet factory and took them thru the plant from the beet bins to the storeroom where the sugar sacks are stack ed up like balled hay. The work Reports from American Sugar Beet ings of the factory were explain Grower, Showing incresed yield of other crops by reason of being rotat ed to all and we were extremely sweet, especially inside, as ail ed with sugar beets, were treated to many tastes of Utah V . T. Wymer, Weber County, re sugar. After the inspection of the ports ten acres to beets. Previous to factory the visitors were taken raising beets this land produced twenty back to the city where the differ five bushels o f wheat to the acre. Beets were grown on the land for ent churches and commercial club served dinnerand it was a three years, after which it was planted in wheat again, prducing forty five feast fit for a king. At 2:30 all repaired to the tab bushels to the acre. — J. F. Stoddard, Hooper, Weber Co ernacle where several good speeches were heard but two unty, reports five acres to beets. seemed to stick better than the Previous to growing beets the land produced thirty five bushe's of barley rest. The first was by Faank Bram- to the acre. Beets were grown on this well. He told o f the experience land for four successive year, after of Grande Ronde Valley, his which the land was planted to barley home, with the sugar beet fact again and produced fifty five bushel ory. One was built at LeGrande to the acre, an increase o f 20 bushel to and the first year about 10,000 the acre. Thomas Jones, Hooper, Weber Co., tons of beets were raised. The exeriment was a success, but the reports ten acres to beets. Previous to farmers were told that they planting of beets, this land produced must raise more beets. The 20 bushels of wheat to the acre. After second year about 14 000 tons growing beets for three successive were raised, and the farmers years it was again planted to wheat were told that they must raise and produced 35 bushel to the ocre, an the tonage or the factory would i nicrease of 15 bushel to the acre. Idaho be moved. An effort was made to get more acrage but the whole Geo. A. Pincock, o f Sugar City, valley was indifferent and after reports that he has grown sugar beets three years trial the Grande for five years and has fifty acres in Ronde valley was left short beets averaging 15 ton to the acre. Pr about $300,000 cash per year ior to beet culture, his wheat yield 25 to say nothing about the army to 30 bushel: following beets 50 to 60 of laborers that would have had bushel. Barley prior to beets 40 to 60 to been fed. But worst of all, bushel; following beets, 75 to 100 bush “ The bad tast left in the mouth el. H e sa y s:*T see these yields pre of the ontside world, by the re vailing wherever beets have been moval of the factory. The val grown” , ley will have that skeleton to Montana look at every time anything of J. B. Clewett, of Fromberg, reports value is tried for years to come.” that he is operating a 425 acre farm, The second item of interest with 150 acres under cultivation, 60 in is tne fact that John Mills beets, secured yield of 15 ton3 per acre ELECTION RETURNS alfalfa, barley, potatoes, a i l 61 acres D. J. Murphy o f Chico, superintend to sugar beets, with average 12 tons to ent of the heirs of James Phelan, oper the acre an 1 which he rotates with ating a 8,000 acre farm, with 3,000 other crops every three to five years, acres under cultivation, has grown and fertilixes nis ground with sheep suga. cets for five years aud has 6i 0 manure. He has grown beets for 4 year j acres in beets. Secures yields of 12 to and has increased his wheat yield of 20 20 tons and practices a rotation system to 30 bushel to 56 bushel per acre, and j consisting of wheat, followed by bariev his barley yield from 30 to 40 bushel then pasture of voluntary wheat or to 65 bushel per acre. barley, followed by sugar beets. Plows David Snider, of Platteville, reports 12 inches deep. Reports an increase in that he has a 20J0 acre farm, of which yield of wheat, due to sugar beet rota he has 1,200 acres of alfalfa, wheat, tion from 10 to 12 bags of 138 pounds barley, potatoes and sugar beets of each (23 to 27J bushels) to 15 bags of which he had in 400 acres. Has grown 140 pounds each (35 bushels); barley sugar beets for 6 years, secured a yield from 16 bags of 108 pounds each (36 of 134 to 18 tons peo acre and rotates bushels) to 21 bags of 108 pounds each them wiih other crops following them (54 bushels). with wheat mid barley. Plows his land 10 inches deep. Has increased his wheat yield from 80 to 36 bushel to 35 to 50 bushel per acre: his oats from 20 to 25 bushel to 60 to 75 bushel; his bar ley from 25 tu 30 bushels to 70 to 85 One day last week a very bushels; and his potatoes from a normal unique affair as a surprise party yield to 200 sacks per acre. The Taylor Fuller Mercantile Co., of and linen shower was given the Avondale, reports that it has been new son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. farming for 14 years, operating a 120 Price by the members of the Many acre farm, of which 100 acres are in Woman's Relief Gorps. cultivation. It has grown sugar beets pretty and useful gifts were ad- for 8 years and averaged 14 tons to the 1 mired and appreciated by the re Refreshments being acre, rotaiting beets with other crops. cipients. By rotaiting with beets the wheat crop served, a social hour was enjoyed was was increased from 25 to 40 bush I by all present. els per acre; oats from 30 to 50 bushels; beans from 12 to 18 bushels, and hay from 3 to 4 tons per acre. The firm Seed of alfalfa, timothy, red says: “ Before the introduction of clover, sweet clover and pract sugar-beet raising farn ing was con ically all grasses is cheaper now ducted in a very loose way, and as it is than it will be in the spring. impossible to raise sugar beets at a Consider your needs anti buy profit without employing the best farm - now. Ralph Waldo Elden, Cen ing methods, it has made better farm tral Point.. Oregon. ers and they have found the same pays Guy Tex and wife spent the with any crop. For some reason grain, ai.d in fact all other crops, do well fol week-end with friends at Trail. lowing beets, altho the land may be worn out for sugar beets. (Note: In this section if methods of farming, and MARKET REPORT growing beets on the same soil for years without rotation, the inevitable result is that the land finally refuses to (Price* paid the producer.) produce a paying crop of beets until it W h eat.......... ................ $1.20 to $1.30 has rested from ibis crop. As well try R v*.............. ...................... $1.25 to cut qnail every day for u month as O a t«.............. ................................ 130.00 to try and farm iri this maimer. In Harley.......... both cases, nature rebels.) Corn ........ .............................. $22.00 J. Reimer, of Pueblo, reports that he Alfalfa haled ................................ $15.00 has been farming in this section 14 Grain hay bait-1 ....................... $1 1 00 years and has 50 acres in cultivation, Mutter.......... .................................... nos o f which 13 acres are in beets. Has grown beets 5 years and averages 14 Steers. . . . .. ....................................64- tons per acre. Plows 10 inches deep, C n w a............ harrows four times, hand hoes three Mean............ .................. ......... 7i to8c times, horse cultivates four times, fer- Sheep............ ....................................... 5* talizes with stable manure. Rotation liens.............. with sugar baets lias increased his corn Broiler«......... .................2 ib or le»» 17c yield from 20 to 30 bushels per acre; Old co ck s .... ............................... oats from 20 to 65 bushels, rye no in crease from 40 bushels; beans from 15 Iluck»(old).. to 20 bushels; and no increase in his Ducks (you: g alfalfa crop of five tons per acre. California Potatoes . . . .................................. $2.00 J Central Point Returns Complete and Jack- son County Totals c. P. Candidate Otfiee Charles E. Hughes President Woodrow Wilson •* W. C. Hawley U. S. Representative M. V. Weatherford “ E. I.. Cannon Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott •• C. J. Bright Justice Supreme Court Geo. H. Burnett •• J. E. Hosmer " F. A. Moore “ Turner Oliver •• J. D. Mickle Food Commissioner Fred G. Buchtel Public Service E. L. VanDresar “ Frank M. Calkins Circuit Judge Ben Sheldon State Representative C. M. Thomas •* H. L. DeArmond *• Marion B. Towne “ W. H. Gore “ J. K. Howard “ N. W. Borden County Attorney G. M. Rob Tts “ Ralph G. Jennings Sheriff E. W. Wilson “ G. A. Gardner Clerk W. H. Miller ” Chauncy Florey Recorder J. O. Gerking •• Myrtle Blakeley Treasurer * J. R. Rigg " J. B. Coleman Assessor Clint Gallatin ” G. W. Ager School Supt. Anna Jeffrey “ A. T. Brown Surveyor Matt Calhoun Coronor John A. Perl ** Joe Beeman Commissioner Geo. W. Owen 11 South 84 148 05 95 10 196 47 106 19 90 108 155 89 98 155 89 89 74 133 39 105 118 91 123 93 125 92 121 73 163 32 102 101 108 99 173 30 172 88 103 North 110 134 85 77 21 205 41 138 23 121 91 159 111 84 182 118 118 65 97 113 92 121 91 122 124 145 90 145 71 191 23 129 98 134 105 187 23 189 66 129 County 3535 4866 2520 2874 744 6887 3813 4(81 2537 3622 4165 2993 MM 3777 4156 4122 4894 son 4866 2547 5530 1689 4462 3 112 41.90 2920 2544 4115! ing machine in that vicinity for twenty five years, says that previous to the starting of heet growing, twenty to twenty five bushels o f wheHt was con sidered a large crop, and that out of this they would screen fifteen to twenty pounds of wild oats. Now forty to fifty bushels is considered an average crop, and he feels safe in saying that in the Ix>veland district the introduction of beets into the crop rotation has increas ed the yield of grain 100 per cent, and Colorado has ridthe country of the wild oat pest. Lee Kelim, o f Loveland, a large land J. L. Sybrandt of Berthoud, reports owner, formerly the owner o f the Love that he has a 360 acre farm, of which land mill, and who has operated thresh- 290 are unuer cultivation to wheat, oat, A tract of 22 acres which yielded 27 bushel o f wheat per acre prior to heet culture was put into beets for three consecutive years, when it yielded 45 bushels per acre. His oat crop increas ed from 60 bushels to 80 bushels under like conditions. He says, “ Beet cul tivation is a good thing for the charact er of the soil in this district, ad it seem9 to fertilize and increase the pro duction of grain two or three seasons after rotation.” Surprised Use MACKINAWS A Good Space M t. PÏTT The flour of no regrets W e have added to our for “Made-lo-Measure’’ Clothing the All W ool Your Christmas Adv. Brownsville Clothing A high grade article at medium price It tests Letter than .‘JO per cent gluten Read what others think of it: “ Your flour makes fine bread. 1 have bought a Back, and have had bread made of it by the crank iest woman in tomn, and she said it was good flour. This is the first time in her life that she has said that much about anything. I can congratulate you on your good flour. I wish to place my order for a mixed car, including 11 tons o f Mt. Pitt flour, for immediate delivery.” He also wants another car. CRANFILL & ROBNETT The Central Point Mills