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Show EFFORTS MADE TO INCREASE SUGAR BEET CROP A Total Of 8,000 Acres Of Sugar Beets Needed In Vicinity To Re-open Factory Utah county, home of the first All-American beet sugar factory, is showing renewed interest in beet growing in a determined effort to re-open the Spanish Fork factory. Ivan Youd, progressive grower of Lake Shore, is one of the farmers farm-ers who has consistently planted beets from year to year. "I've been raising beets every year, but this year I plan to increase my sugar ; beet acreage by ten per cent," said Mr. Youd. "It has been estimated J that 8,000 acres of beets are needed need-ed to open the Spanish Fork fac- tory. It is possible for the Utah I county acreage to be expanded beyond be-yond this figure. "I hope all farmers will consider con-sider the growing of beets their patriotic duty," said Mr. Youd. He regards the expansion of beet acreage acre-age as not only a service to national na-tional welfare but an economic boost for the region. Mr. Youd is optimistic about labor. T will have enough available avail-able labor to thin and harvest my crop," he said. Certain minorities are overemphasizing over-emphasizing rights and forgetting responsibilities. j |