Show I UTAH AU HELPS TO INCREASE SUGAR I BEET SEED CROP CROPIs I Is Responsible With Idaho and California for Gain Gainin in Ill U U. S. S in 1917 I That the beet leet sugar seed production of the United States StateN in 1917 showed a 6 per cent Increase c over 1916 and that Utah with California and Idaho was responsible for tOl this Increase Is a statement contained In Facts About Sugar a New Ne' York trade Journal publIshed published published pub pub- In tho the Interest of or the sugar Industry in industry In- In of or the world The sugar beet seed production of ot the United States during the year ear 1917 was pounds according to the journal which bases its statement upon a report made h by ly the department of n agriculture This is an nn Increase of oC pounds pound or rather more than 6 G per cent The fhe estimate is based upon preliminary returns return from coin all the tho producing producing pro pro- areas i Other treni v ho I With reference to the part of or Utah California and Idaho In the increase of or j production Facts About Sugar says j The These f states were responsible for fOI forthe the increase c. c all of or the other producIng producing i I ing areas area showing sho a decrease In Utah Idaho and California the crop 1 last year al was pounds as against l pounds in 1916 a gain of 51 11 per cent The Tho acreage devoted de to seed seed production In these states state as compared with 1 is in ill the year car before beCore shows an LII increase Ne of 15 p per r cent cont In Iu the oUter other great r at seed eed producing areas th the slates of Colo Cob rado ratio Kansas Nebraska e and Montana tho the seed crop of oC 1917 was 12 per cent smaller In 1917 In than In 1916 the fI figures figures fig fig- ures lIres being pounds for la last t year car and OO for Cor 1916 In 1916 1016 this territory produced 66 per cent of oC the country's R total seed crop while last year rear its production as was only per perCent percent I cent of the tle total The acreage devoted to seed beets beeb decreased In this territory terri tern tory ton from 2725 acres In 1916 to 1978 1078 acres acres in 1917 a decrease of or near nearly nearl 28 8 per pcr cent Ilnia n a fig Producer Beet Beel seed production In Michigan and Ohio In 1917 1017 was only onlo pounds as nR compared with t pounds In 19 1916 6 a falling off ocr of oC more th than n half The Thc area in seed ced beets In these states dell decreased from acres in 1916 to onI only 78 is acres last year yeal In point of production per pcr acre the Kansas Colorado o-Kansa o and anti Montana Mon olon Lana tana territory made the best showing sho obtaining an al average n of oC 1532 53 pounds of oC ced to the acre at as against t nn anaver a r age ac of l 9 97 i pounds to the acre for Utah Idaho and California and nn on a of or iH pounds to the acre for 01 or Michigan Michi gan gnu and Ohio The Utah Idaho Sugar company compan the Great Western Vestern Sugar company compan ar ard d the United States Sugar Beet Seed com company pan were th the country's lal largest e t producers With Ith respect to the gent ral Jel ral acreage over o the entire countr country the Journal says that while the seed production vms Ins lar large c. c the g devoted ts tl to c cultivation cul l- l atlon of f Seed ced beets was 1 per PI cent less than In 1916 1016 the crop o of 1917 HIli be being he- he lug ing grown ro n to flit acres a as compared red i with acres nores devoted re to sf seed ed beets In tho the preceding lJJ year yeal I |