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Show VALUE OF SUGAR BEET CROP RISES Predicting a possible three or four dollar per ton increase in the value of sugar beets because of the ' value of by-products in alleviating the stock-feed problem, and assuring assur-ing continuation of the company's 1 program of mechanizing sugar beet agriculture, Douglas E. Seal- ley, vice-president and general ; manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, today said that govern-! govern-! ment officials have recently j changed their minds regarding the i importance of the domestic crop. A statement issued by Mr. Seal-ley Seal-ley says: "Our contracting campaign is now drawing to a close. After the ! most intensive effort in our his- tory we find ourselves far short of the acreage required to meet the goals desired by the Secretary of Agriculture. Feed Problem Rises ... "In addition to the great impor-! impor-! tance 'of sugar supply, there has , developed in Idaho a stock-feed problem of major importance which . sugar beet by-products might help considerably to solve. The winter kill of alfalfa has been disastrous in some areas more than 50 per cent of the crop is destroyed de-stroyed or badly damaged. Unless many things are done to minimize the effects of this loss, it will prove a calamity to the livestock and dairy industries of Eastern Idaho and Northern Utah. "Now that the the sugar beet acreage for 1043 has been determined deter-mined by our growers, and will be scant at best, we wish to cooperate cooper-ate in every way possible to make each acre produce the highest possible pos-sible tonnage. We will do all that we can to supplement the short-feed short-feed supply through the by-products that we may control or the distribution of which we may be able to exert influence. "Regardless of the reduced acreage, acre-age, our company will carry on the important work of mechanizing mechaniz-ing sugar beet agriculture, with all of its resources and ability. With this in mind, arrangements have been completed to bring into each district a number of toppers, harvesters and mechanical field loaders for the fall work." |