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Show . '- .- i-T . .,t ......i,.!. m.. jxi I An Interesting Address K Dollvored by C. A. Grangor at m tho Nobrntika Convention. WctnVotlio following (roin tlia Woi Herald ol Oinnlm of Friday, Fob. 7: M UTAH UAM'a ADOItEM, f -Mr. 0 A. Granger of Utah, superlu-H superlu-H tendenl of tho Lehl, Ulnh, m'gfir, boot M factory, was induced to tnko tlio place I on the program of Jlr. Cutler. Mr U Ormijicr hn had extensive experience' JB poailbly more tlinn any man of lila age W ill tlio sugar manufacturing business, K Imving visited cvory factory in tlio H United States uiul all but ono or two In Kuropo in bin investigations of sugar H manufacturing improvement. , Ilia explanation of sugar beet raising H results in Utah was intensely interesting H information to tlie Nebraska sugar beet H raiser. Tlio conditions of quality and H sugar content in Utah was much better H than in Ncbiaska last year. Th per H cent of Baccharino matter showed an H averago of more than 13 In tho entire H product of beets manufactured. Thi H prlco paid to tho farmer for beets Is H $1.25 per ton, 11 per cent Bugar and 80 H psr cent purity. These prices and con. JB dlllons are by contract with tho farmers. J A farmer is delected as n factory agont, wlio deals direct with his brother Is (armcis in his allotted sugar beet wk district. He handles tho seed supply fi$ for tho farmer and is tiio man who Km stands between tho boot rnieerand t'j" 'tB - "v factory, Thu farmer agont selects tho M ". ' ',ct samples for chemlral test and aims 'M$2k.Ai?-B'!' ' tlio 'nverago quality of beet, (sW -1-which" cuts coutiderablo figure In the H product of the beet field In the aggre- H INSTRUCTS TUB BAIHIHS. SB Mr. Granger illustrated the proper topping of beets in the field in order to U get n less tare when the bcot goes to tho n factory, using a sugar beet on the plat- H form to Bhow whero the knife should entrr. All that part nbovo the ground jX and where the leaf grows should bo cut H off, thus increasing tho per cent of K Bscchariiio matter. Tho dangers cj H Irrigation to tho beet crop wero itlus-jB itlus-jB trated by J'r. Oranger, wherein the lato Wm- ' watering of tho ground inducce a new M growth of thu plant by throwing out n i.fl - new root growth, nleo a new leaf growth, mi thtu changing the sugar content into a B glucoeo and doitroyini; tho per cent of ' B saecharino mattor and purity. H The following resolution yaa intro- ' H duccd by tlio Nebraska delegate ; Bf flVE YEARS 07 nOUNTV. m Kesolvod, That wo favor tho onact- In incnt of a bounty law for our state for a a period covorlng the production of the n year 11)01 and intervening years. And 1 we call upon our next legislature to enact such extension, and we pledge 1 our iiidttenco and ondoavor to secure the cnnctinont of tho same. Wo recommend recom-mend the appolntmont by the con-ventlon con-ventlon of n legislative committee of three, whose duty It shall bo to investigate investi-gate any dIUlcultles which havo or may arise between growers of sugar beeta mid tho stuto of Nebraska, and recommend recom-mend for passage by the legislature cj . Nebraska such legislation as will 1m equitable and just to' the growers cf beets and to tho manufacturer, to tho ' end that all controversies botween , growers of beets and the manufacturer may bo avoided. Vo recommend that a compotent ' chemist, to servo at each factory during i the time of delivery of beets, be 1 ; appointed and paid by the statu, whose '' j f duty it shall bo to verify all analysosof R '; beets delivered, anil who shall furnlrh i : aiivli analyses to any grower of beets, , m i We recomiuond moru oxtensive, and t ' particularly tho mora intonsllied i - cult uro of tho sugar beet, and wa recognize tho value of the work and tho t . , iffoitHof the Stato university ofNe- : ' bruika in furthoiing tho beet sugar i, unlerpiiBO in our stato, and wo would request that their cU'otts lo extended to 'I tho enllghtinent of th peoploofour ., t stato upon tho cultivation of seed '- i nocllmatcd and grown at homo, to tlio r end that wo may not Iw dependent upou foreign growers of seed for our supply, nnd tlint the beat results may be thus attained In tho development of the beet. |