Show Beet s Sugar I- I Industry industry in in in T Utah U T ta and Ok JL JL Idah Idaho arn ar n j A Acreage ere age Planted for 19 1919 1 Shows 25 Per Cent Gain VA rHA 2 ej 9 4 41 N Last Crop 7 Tons o of 01 sr beets in aD and a aI Iii planting planting- t of approximately acres ar THE increase of about 25 cent over last y year emphasizes emphasizes em em- I Idaho t this hr- hr Y year ll an nn ase per the beet busi busi- of or the stability and illustrates the possibilities sugar ugar ness The results of or the faith and enterprise of the founders of this community community com com- community building industry y are re being enjoyed by the whole intermountain region Based on estimates made front from rom previous ions results this acreage should yield approximately tons of bc beets ls Sand and md-a a a resulting distribution to the farmers of From this tonnage there would be produced approximately bagS baggy of sugar b the bulk of which would be shipped to markets in tl the tiro c cast east and bring back rock into this territory for redistribution about In addition to the amount paid to the farmers arm there will be paid toc to f c railroads for freight ht about and for labor in round numbers 5 to say nothing of the millions which v are aro paid for coal eoal coke limo lima rock lock b bags gs r chemicals cals and other supplies and expenses The cost coat of producing on an acro aero of or beets beete according according- to figures obtained I from the most reliable sources Is from SO to these lOG these figures wore made during high cost period and Include m rental of land maintenance and depredation dom de- de predation of oC Implements and supervision sion slon expenses dependent lent dependent to a great extent on tho the yield and tho the locality It Is not an unusual thin thing thing- for tor a L 1 farmer to grow from Crom twenty to thirty I tons of or beets per acre A ton 23 ton yield I under present prices would give a a. gross Bross TOSS return of or 3 50 O per acre 1 0 No wonder the value V of land has bas gone bone ono up In tn beet growing rowin districts Prosperity For POl Farmers J. The adoption of or SUS sugar r beet growing by the tho farmer has made him prosperA prosper- prosper A 4 ous oust progressive and a b better A 1 It t has haJ b been en oven made mado profit profit- I ablo to those thole who have havo taken advantage advantage an ad tage of the available products by-products of 0 the tho tho beet sub sugar r Industry namely pulp molasses mo mo- J lasses and beet tops and affiliated the I rowing growing of or beets with livo Iivo stock feed feed- I Ing Those who have hae done this thil have ha not only reaped handsome cash returns re returns re- re ro-I ro turns but have been building up a a. rc- rc re-I re O 1 as It were by giving back to tho the soil that which they have havo talc taken Weon on from it H. Tho The sugar ug-ar beet grower Glower who h has a a- r contract with a a. a reliable company compan which contract states definitely the price per por ton tan which he Is to get Set for tor his crop and when hen he will 11 receive It possesses a a. security which Is denied tho the grower STover of or most farm tarm crops He lie has tho the distinct advantage ad In not on only being able to finance his beet growing n Gro grow grow- inS ing but his ilvo 11 stock feeding as Jas well veIL Crop Rotation In order to be boo highly successful year car after year with sugar beets the farmer must employ cultural methods that are essential to maximum production production tion ion and must plan definite measures for tor retaining soil oil fertility Soon after the arrival of ot tho sugar beet therefore therefore there thero- fore comes almost Invariably deo deeper Cr plowing more moro thorough cultivation more careful use usa of ot Irrigation water careful conservation conGer and nd application to tho soil of ot farm manures and tho the seeding of or legumes not essentially for tor forhay forhay ha hay but primarily for tor fertilization as asa asa a part of ot a well planned and balanced system of or crop rotation I The Tho thoroughly successful farmer has learned that a proper rotation of or su sugar beets beels with other othor crops Increases II the yield of ot all I Two T New Ne' Factories Building in State The acreage of ot sugar beets planted In Utah and Idaho this season earon showed a very gratifying gr Increase over last years year's acreage In most localities drillIng drilling drill drill- ing during tho the carl early part of ot the spring progressed In a satisfactory manner and the tho first outlook for tor the tho crop was promising but later some somo alarm has been felt relt on account of ot the lack Jack of ot moisture In sumo somo mo parts of ot tho the Int intermountain section Just what the ultimate yield of ot the crop will be de depends depends de- de upon weather conditions al although although al- al though agricultural experts believe bellevo sufficient Irrigation water can cnn be se secured secured secured se- se cured to mature tho the beets Utah has acres planted In sugar Bus beets while Idaho has acres However acres of ot sugar beets now planted In Idaho are are con con- r. r to Utah factories and will be handled in this state Ff Figures for Cor 1918 show Acres Harvested Utah Utah Id Idaho ho OS Tout Total M fleets lat t Tons Utah Idaho To Total ta I 13 73 47 7 Sugar Su r Produced il Bass Bags Utah 1 Idaho da h 0 fi 0 Total 0 A sugar beet beel factory factor at nt Rigby Ida is now In course course courso of ot construction and is Interests known owned oDed by independent as 3 tho the Beet Deet Growers' Growers Sugar Sus-ar company Also Abo there thero are aro two new t factories being constructed in Utah one ono at Hooper by bythe bytho bytho tho the Sugar company compy and another another another an an- other at Gunnison on b by tho the Gunnison Valley Sugar company compan Tho The factory being at nt Hooper Utah will bo be ready for operation about October 1 and that at Gunnison will be completed on August 1 1 The former has a n. capacity of or GOO tons of ot beets beet daily lly and tho the later tons F Fifteen te n Sugar Factories in There Thero are arc In Utah fifteen sugar beet factories and three auxiliary slicing plan plants t with a 1 total dalI dally daily slicing capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca of or over tons of beets boots Idaho has six factories with a a. comI combined combined com com- dally slicing capacity of ot nearly I tons per da day The location of or these t factories S their dally capacity and the Ule companies that own and operate them are DailY Dally Slicing Capacity Utah Idaho Su Sugar ar Company Company- Tons Lehi Utah 3 auxiliary plants 1200 Garland Utah 1000 Payson Utah SOO I. I Elsinore Utah G O West Yest Jordan Utah GOO COO Spanish Fork Utah 1000 Idaho Falls Fans Idaho 9 0 Sugar Idaho 90 Blackfoot Idaho Shelley ey Idaho 0 Amal Amalgamated Sugar Company Company- Ogden Utah Logan Utah Iston Utah 80 Brighton Brigham Cit City Utah COO Smithfield Utah Twin wIn Falls Idaho Paul Idaho GOO Delta Beet fleet Sugar Company Company- Delta Utah 1000 1000 Peoples People's Sugar Company Company- Moroni Utah GOO COO West Cache Sugar Company Company- Cornish Utah 00 Layton Sugar Company Company- Layton Utah SO |