Show PRODUCTION Of THE LUSCIOUS SUGAR BEET Report of the Agricultural Department Depart-ment Regarding the Beet Sugar Industry I Sent to Congress by the President Washington President Roosevelt sent to congress on Friday a report Industry on the progress of the beet sugar dustry in 1905 prepared by Charles depart F Saylor of the agricultural ment Tho report says success has attended the beet sugar Industry In Colorado since the beginning Tho season of 1905 was hotter than usual In Colorado holds a unique position the development of the beet sugar Industry In-dustry It entered tho field at u comparatively com-paratively recent date but already twelve largo plants dare been Installed In-stalled with a daily capacity of 9200 tons Three other factories Brush Fort Morgan find Swlnch aro being built with a capacity of 2400 tons and three others aro to bo built during the present year rime fifteen factories facto-ries will aggregate dally 11500 tons of beets and 1270 tons 01 sugar representing repre-senting a money equivalent of 12 7COOOO Tho beet sugar Industry in that stato has stimulated all sorts of Improvements The reports show that Utah was tho third stato to enter upon sugar beet production Time start was mado at Lohl In 1S91 and the growth has been healthful ever since The overproduction overpro-duction of beets soon stimulated tho erection of other factories The beet districts of that are said to bo better Irrigated than In any other state The five factories of Utah havo a combined capacity of 4000 tons Utahs beet production has been much damaged by tho white fly pest to which entomologists ento-mologists of the department of agriculture agri-culture will Immediately turn their attention at-tention In tho hope of eradicating tho Insect Idaho Is one of the newest and least developed states In agriculture but the Installation of sugar factories has given a remarkable Impetus to agricultural agri-cultural development generally Idaho soil has rare qualities for sugar production pro-duction Prior to this season Idaho had three sugar fnctorles of 300 tons dally capacity Two others are contracted con-tracted for one at Nampa for 190C and one at Payette for 1907 Wyoming Is now under Investigation Investiga-tion Beets grown are of a high quality qual-ity nnd Utnh nnd Colorado capital has turned toward that state because of cheap fuel and good water The report says it is likely that Wyoming like Idaho will suddenly jump Into prominence among the sugar states of tho west |