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Show mM JNew Mexican Beet Farmers. ', I . "Jleetings were held at Uageiman and I Otis last wvek, to give the farmers an 1 opportunity to confer with Manager 1 .XJoetz, and arrange all details for the I jieason'a work. The meeting at Hnger- gj ' ninan occurred Friday night and was I , adjourned to Otis Saturday night, the I , llagurman growers being represented by a committee at the latter meeting. , . The price to be paid for beets was , -settled satisfactorily to the farmers. v ' .Threa plans were submitted. Ono a flat ' ' '-".,' : price,itnd the other two based on a slid- . "f-'' v ing scale, and after-thorough discussion , farmers .decided in favor of the flat price, which is to the effect that the company I, will,pay $4 a ton for all beets delivered J- !at stations on tho line of the Pecos Valley railway, which shall have not . less than 12 per cent of sugar to the 'weight of tho beet, and a purity co-efiii-'" " "" cient of 80. The manner of taking tare was also arranged, as was the payment of freight -ou the Bamo. Mr. Gootz, in discussing thomeotings, spoko in the highest terms -of tho farmers present, stating that they -showed every desire to have this season prove a complete success. This is hs it , should ho. The' co-operation ol the sugar compary and beet growors is im- I' .l rperalively necessary, their unity being i ' . ; a guarantee of success" for both. , Seed for planting has arrived from ' ! . ' ' , . 'How Orleans, and all farmers aro urged ' io put their land to-seed. Don't delay. .How is tho accepted time. Argus. '' ' L |