Show i 1920 BEET SUGAR SUB I I PRODUCTION HIGH WASHINGTON ASHI April 9 9 Beet Deet Beet sugar production In the United States in 1920 exceeded the former crop record of ot 1915 by 27 per cent and reached the high figure of pounds acI according ac- ac p I cording to a preliminary estimate made by the bureau of ot crop estimates of ot the United States department of ot ture The department states that the Increased yield was the result of ot a I combination of or large acreage and fa- fa TOr weather conditions lort o of cane sugar Is estimated I to have V n l pounds so that the i IRl fal estimated sugar for tor the need States tates was pounds hrs hrs' was 15 lb per cent above the record rec ree- I ord sugar augar production for tor the United States AIes In 1916 and 53 per cent above e t t of ot 1919 Beet sugar has been 1 Rafting gaining cane sugar in production foi many foe o inan many years ears taking the lead as s c 1 eAt ns as 1906 1906 ht sar r produced In the United States t to to- tobe be approximately tel one fourth r Quantity consumed and both ii total nd per pw capita consumption t A tas i steadily Increased The per capsas capt cap- cap sas 71 pounds a year tar during 1901 J s i 06 O And nd 78 pounds pounds' during 1906 r In 1 1013 1913 13 and 1914 the two two prewar y the ars rs r's the per capita consumption ro rose roseto roseto e to t 86 86 and pounds respectively y In the first year ear of ot the war 1915 1913 it tJ ii dropped to pounds and In 1916 to V 7 7 6 pounds A rise to pounds t fas was as noted In 1917 Americas America's first year in the war Despite the popular Impression impression Im- Im of ot a sugar scarcity in 1918 the rate that year was pounds i followed In 1919 by pounds Then came a period of ot extraordinary I sugar consumption with 92 pounds in 19 1920 O and the total rose to the enormous enormous enor enor- quantity of ot pounds I enor-I or r pounds more than in inthe I the preceding g year |