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Show SUGAR BET YIELD IS EXTREMELY HEAVY Ufah, Sevier, Sanpete, Salt Lake and Wasatch Counties to the Front. Special, to The Tribune. -AMERICAN'- FORK. Jan. 1. This year In Utah, Sevier. Sanpete. Salt Lako and "Wasatch counties have been grown some 130,000 tons of sugar beds, which form part of one of tho greatest yields of sugar boeta that, this stato has over-known. over-known. These 130,000 tons of hoots were grown on PpQO acres of ground. The year has been one of great prosperity for tho beet raiser. Tho acreage has been large, tho yield great and practically no failures have been reported. Tho highest average tons per acre as reported was twenty-seven. twenty-seven. Twcnty-fivo.por cent of the beets wercj placed In silos and tho delivery -of theso lias been under way alnce December Decem-ber CO. The farmers of Iho fivo counties will be paid about. $605,000 for the beets and tho laborers of th" different rutting stations and the "Lehl mills will receive, an additional addi-tional $100,000. The sugar company finds a ready market for the pulp of tho sugar beet after tho sugar has been extracted. extract-ed. Tho nulp is used to feed cattle and sheep, and has a great, fattening effect. |