Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-17 | Page 2 | Sugar Figure Not Available

SUGAR FIGURES NOT NOI A AVAILABLE of Utah and Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho Beets for 1926 Not Determined With a large portion of Idaho sugar beets being refined in Utah factories during 1926 a satisfactory comparIson of the sugar content of beets of the respective states is Impossible impossible im- im possible for that year This was the answer given on Thursday y to sugar companies and on their request for information information in- in formation regarding the situation by Frank Andrews agricultural statistician in Utah The information was requested in connection with the dispute between the Amalgamated Sugar company and the Idaho Utah Sugar with of Utah l the contracted price or of sugar sug-ar beets in Utah foe COl this yeas yeas' The rhe growers contend that they were wele discriminated discriminated aga when wilen after contracting contract contract- ing Utah sugar beets for a 7 a ton guarantee the sugar sug-ar companies th offered Idaho growers a per s gUarantee The contention contention con con- of was stated staled In a resolution recently adopted by bythe bythe the Utah Cooperative association S 1 S report indicates a heavIer sugar content for the Idaho beets beet in all years years' crops from 1916 to 1925 In 1926 a preliminary figure gives Utah beets a higher content than Idaho beets This figure according to Mr Andrews Andrews An- An drews is' is subject t td change either way with the compilation of exact figures fIg The average content of Utah beets from 1916 1915 to 1920 was 1609 per cent and for Zor Idaho 1690 per cent F From oni 1916 to 1925 the average cv- cv Utah sug sugar r content was 1569 per cent and the Idaho sugar content content con con- tent was 1650 per c tnt nary naly figures on the 1926 content for Utah beets Is 1637 per for Idaho be ts 1614 per cent While Indications are that the Idaho beet has a larger content the beet yield per acre in Utah surpasses surpasses sur- sur passes that of Idaho according to Mr Andrews Andre In 1924 Utah produced pro pro- an average average of seven tons per acre against Idaho's 69 tons The following year ear Utah beets averaged tons to the acre and Idaho beets tons to the acre In 1926 the Utah beet yield per acre was 76 tons against 68 tons per acre in Idaho