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IDEAL SPOT FOR
SUGAR BEETS
President Kerr of 0. A. C. Tells What
Experts Found Rcunnllnn Cultiva
tion nnd Yield Possesses All Re
iulrements for a Supr Factory
Percentaflc of Purity Hljh.
In response In mi lii(iiiry iVpuil
lil, data compiled liv the ()icoii Atf
limiltnral eolleuo it'Kiirilln the j.'row.
Inn of n:r heels, Dr. V. J. Kerr,
president of tln college, writes iih fo.
Ihh:
''CiirvnlliM, Or., Dec. 1S, 101 1.
"Di'iir Mr. Putnam:
"Viuir letter of llin lfilli insl. in
qniiinj,' in rcunnl In (In beet Kiignr
industry mill tin jjrowiiiK of beet in
this Hlatc, wan iluly iceclvid. I inn
Kind to jjn ynn niii'Ii iiil'iinnatioii iih
mc have, but rcjjrct tlirtl it in not iih
complete UK debited.
The experiment station of the Ann
I'lillnrnl colli'i'i' coiidnejeil beet minor
investlciitinim dining the cinlit years
I nun IhlKI t I HUH. During these in
vchlipiliniiK kcciU of ntaiidnul vniic
lies nf Hiittir IiccIh were fiirtiihlicil to
fiiiiiwrx in different pm Ik of tlio
Mate, uiiilrr nn iturtM'inriit tlint tin'
fniiiiiTM would ciiltixiitf tin) liri'tH nn
ilii till' direction of tin; I'XjMTimrnt
Motion mill would irport tin' yield
mnl hi'inl Miiiipli-s for iinnl.VM". Dur
ing those invi'Mlu'iitiniiH hundreds of
Mimplrs were muilynl mnl tln ilulti
tnlniliili'il. Ah a ri'-ult vf this work,
five bulletins iero published, namely:
lliillctin No. 17, IVbrnnr.v, IK0L: No.
j:t, I'Vlirmiry, IHICI; No. -II, March,
1811"; No. fill. April, IMS, mnl No. 50,
Dcriinher, lBUii. I'nforlniiiili'ly, nil
of llii'M' bulletins uri' out of print. If
I (Min hih'itciI in MViiiinc copies uf
nnv of tlii'in, I shall send tlirm to
.Voit.
n llnlU'lliii Out of Pilot
All of tin' wmk nii'iitmiiril was hii
dcr tli direction of Profent-or (1. W.
Shaw, who at tlint tittii' miis ehemiht
of tln iK,riiin,iit station. Tin- work
lelntcd prinmrilv to the Miizar content
of Ih'i'Ih grown in different parts of
Hip stati'. homo ilnla, however, was
olilaini'il in ri'lation to the iehl in the
viirioiis sections. So far an I mi as
I'i'itiiiii, 1 1 ion- is no ilata available on
tlm oust of proilnrtion. Such ilnta,
however, would lie nf lillli' miIiii' at
tlio prchi'iit time on ai'i'oiint of cluing
ril I'i'otioniii' conditions.
"Director Ponllcy of tlio experi
nii'iil Motion Iiiin compiled from tin
offii'ii'itl copies on file of the liulle.
tins inentioni'il the following ilata re)
nllvV to llin Mipu- lieet invcMigntinns
in Jackson eeunty:
"'Aeentding to icmiIIk repot leil in
llnlli'tin No. 17, I I'll ilifferent samples
of lioelK ginwn l Jackson ennnly
blioweil an nvcriigfl of l.'I.O.'i per cent
Munir in Hie jiilee, art eompareil with
nn average Kiipir eontent of 121.38
per oral for licet h Rrown in tint Vil
lametto valley. In lliillrlin No. a.'l,
llin nvrrnKO unpir eontenl of heels
grown in thn different nnliirnl iliviH
ions of thn htale during 1802 wnn
Minimariireil ni fellnwK: Willamrtte
valley, ! t wimples, 11.7 per cent;
eastern Oropvi, 1 1 HiimpIrN, 10.U per
i'i'iiI; Soiilhern Oregon, 10 samples,
ITi.l, ir rout. Thn iivoriiR yield in
.lankson roimty In 1802 wnn 1 1.7 Ions
per aerr.'
Mm) raxoiulile Comlltloni
"Dr. 8liaw'n ronrlnstoiiH nro mitn
inniircd in llnlli'tin No. fill. After
Hprnklnj;. of thn niifavoriihlo romli.
liiniH in tlio Wjllnmelto valley duo I-)
the fall rains, ho continues;
' Mn eastern and southern Oregon,
however, those conditions do not hold
line. In each of those localities the
conditions nro ailiairahlv adapted lo
I ho industry, wliorover water, linio.
Meno and furl run ho had at reason
nliln prices.
41 'Hainplrs received wrro planlcd
lmlwecn Aril t! and May 1, n month
enrlliir thnn was llnv rase at I.n
Orandc. Tlio harvesting look place
from Angn'sl 0 to October 0. 1 linvil
ly think thoso hnrvested in August
wore iiintuve. In all probability all
tlio beets hnrvostcd in August would
liuvo shown litghor icsultH hud Ihoy
boon loft in tlio ground another
month. Tlio average wan lfi.5 per
cent sugar in tlio juice, 81 por cent
purity, for a beet weighing lfi.i
ounces and a yield of 10.1 Ioiih per
nct;o. Tilts average yiehl was also
much reduced from tlio foot tlint hov
oral pints nro included which wore
grown on tlio hill lands where tlm
yield wiih sjiuill, nnd on soil Svhich I
do ttot consider ndnpted to boc oul.
tnro in t)iis locality; and still further
from tlio fnut that in many onsos tlio
stnhd woh poor from not having used
u Hjtffiolent amount of seod. Wliciw
over lltero was n good fltnnd on soil
ndnpied to tlio oultuio (hero was n
niost cxrollciit yield.
" (Ylijlo (hoso roaullH arc not (piilo
as high as Hume obtained in I'nion
comity, il shoiild be borne in mind
that they were obtained under iiiont
iiiifavoiablc uirciiiusrniieeN, I do not
think Ihoy irpii'Ncnl the best thai
mil V be expected in .Inelisoii coitnlx.
Ah It Is, however, they uie M'i, fa
vorable. " 'The maiiuluctuiing eoiidilioiiH of
this pail of 'the state air about the
same as exist in the eastern poiliou.
While there urn not mi nianv neies
suitable for heels In Ibis eoiinly as in
I'nloii county, yet there me fnllv fill,
000 acres adapted lo tint lndulr,
Hiifficiciii to supply beets for two or
thiee I'n dories (if oidimirv sue.
Thein air points near which a fac
tory noiibl find a good location, ear)
pnMi'MHtng a lillle ailvnulnge in sonic
ii'MpeelN over lb'' oilier. It would be
enllicly feasible to bung abnndnnee
ol ualrr lo Medl'onl at a roinpara
tixrly slight expense, which would not
only be available for frclorv pur
poses, but might also be used for ir
rigation for beets mnl other ciops
when thought mhisable.' Ito.li fuel
mid lluiestoiin arc abundant in the lo
rality. In the light of Ih'm farts 1
rcrlalnly believed thai Jackson roiiu
ty wishrsses nil (be icipiiieineiils for
a Vitgai' factory."
'kI of I'roilitclloii
"Ah mi iiNNikiiincp in grttinir infor
illation that might be helpful to yon,
I telegraphed Mr. Mark Austin, man
ager of thn sugar factory at Kngar
City, Idaho, ami .loseph Qiiinny, dr.,
manager of the factoiicJ in Miiilhein
Idaho, and uorihrrn I'lab. Mr. Aus
tin irpliOM us follows;
" Mntpossiblo to tell roM of mining
Ion of beets, as coot anes tih cli
matie, fioil, ferliliring and othei con
IllioiiH.' "Mr Qiiinny telegraphed me as fid
lows; "Cost per line for lu'elwlon nop,
210,70 to .-HI!; for twrnl-ton nop,
il7.'J0 to $10. Hand labor contract.
t'JO per twelve-ton crop, pins fill
cents for each additional Ion. Hand
labor, A'J.fdl to ?;t per day; tram and
uinii, .f.'l.fiO lo iH per day. Sugar
content varies from ll.fi to 17 per
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"Mr. .Qiiinny nys that he is send
ing more cninplelr infonmitioii by
mail. As soon as received I hhall for
ward siime to vour addicvf.
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me know,
"Very sinecirly yours,
"V. .1. KKIIK, Pii'Milent."
Portland Livestock Market
PORTLAND, Dee. tit. fnltlc
Itereipts, fi'.'ll; -." rents above Satur
day. Prime light steers, 7.'.,fifo 7.fi0;
prime heavy steers, .ftl.Tfifo 7.J"i ;
good, .0,'-"(t O.fiO ; medium, i?fi.7."(
0.00; piipio rows, $,i.0.i(ir0.00; me
dium, ,f fi,3fi(o fi.fiO ; common. ifi.OOfn
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Christmas
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11! not wo would like lo hnvo
you .cnll nnd tnko n look nt
whnt we hnvo Tor tlint ovont.
IF IT IS A CHOICE BIRD,
TURKEY, CHICKEN OR
' DUCK
wo hnvo just whnt you wnnt ;
nl.so everything in
FISH, CHEESE AND
OYSTERS
thnt you would oxpoot, to
find in n 1'ir.st-t'lnss innrkot,
We striye to pleaae. Leave
or phone 6rders early.
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INDIAN WAHS AT STAn
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Ocni'ral
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Colonel Cody in the Indian uai ' at
Star theater tonight and TimhI ""m.
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- .Matinee ami night
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'..'jr.; bulls, I.OfKn l.:.ll; mniic llubl
veal, $8.U0(ii H.fill; prime heavy venlt'iow has nrrixid for us to make use! t
tn.OOfti 7.'i0. i of the weakness which he has shown. J t
Dogs - Ileeeipts fiSItll; steady. After
Prime light, .i7.40( 7.fiO; nieduiia,
7.'J00i 7.210; smooth heavy, .0.S.'i(
7:10; rough heavy, $0. I0( IkfiO.
Sllicp KeceiptH 10H0, lilUH 'J.'.r
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higher, others steady, WrthrM, ffi.'Jfi
(Wfi.tlO; rwes, irl.fi0(ufi.70: lumh,
.'rii.fiOr.i 7.fi0; MiiriiiiL's. .fl.filim 0.00.
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In the official statement ixHiird to-1 J
da the girat aclhi.y hIiovui by the' J
i I'Viicli along our entiic front lint V
cxpiainen ny an niiiiy oiner
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Dicfiiilier 17 and -ligiieil by
.loffre,
roirinianilcr-iiicbiel ' ,
I'Vench Iiooih, uni'li
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"During thtre months the eiuniyi t
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iiciiil' iidic to Dieak I iroin i ur
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lines, liven where ho has been
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ietiinously rei.itlcil. The
moment ' .
.having icinforced ourselves
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men nnd material, the hour of
attack has ariixed. Vc kept the (ler
inan foices in cheek,. and it is now
our business to clear the fatherland
of the invaders.
"Soldiers; Mme than ever brfoic
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