Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 72 | Sugar Beet Industry Important to State

SUGAR BEET MHUSHf' IMPOflllTTO STATE Bumper Crop of 1917 Gives Growers Handsome Profit for Labor. : The suar hcot industry can be classed' as one of the most important in the southeastern part of the suite, where all of the large Idaho sugar factories fac-tories are located. The 1017 sti;:r beet crop was a bumper one, the growers making handsome returns on it. The factories paid a bonus to the growers. There were o00,0'Ki,u0u pounds of suar manufactured with an estimated value of over $12,00U,OOU. Xot only were the growers paid a record price for their beets, but the manufacturers received high prices for the product they placed on the market. The prospects before this industry are very bright. Growers are being urged to increase their acreage acre-age for .19.18 so that the total tonnage raised will be greater, resulting in a heavier output by the factories. Growers aro arranging to comply with tho request. The coming year should see t he greatest sugar beet crop in the history, but the special efforts to be put forth in the new year will unquestionably unques-tionably establish an unprecedented record. rec-ord. The factories in addition to paving pav-ing good prices for their beets maintain heavy payrolls.