| Show U GAR UGAR 0 OUTPUT UT or OF UTAH ElOW NORMAL Drouth and Blight Drop prop Beehive State 0 o the Fifth Place AGO Ill May 26 Utah Utah the production of ot beet sugar d from s second cond place which eld during durinA the season of 1923 to to fifth place with a of ot 1 bags during the theon son on of ot l 1924 25 24 25 due to tIle tHe which extended over the tern tern part of the country last r according to the annual ret ret ret re- re t of ot S S. II H. Love Lo of ot Salt Lake Ident of th the United States Sug Su- Su g Manufacturers Manufacturers' association at j opening meeting of the za on here Tuesday morning espite the low production InVest in West Vest the sugar beet industry the United States ha has haa made progress during the thet thep p t year hoth both with respect to toV V total tota amount amoun t of sugar proa pro- pro a ed and the efficiency of ot its fac- fac r Mr Love stated RECORD CORD PRODUCTION rt As At a It mo matter Wr of fact the pro- pro lion exceeded that of any other r not excepting the war period about ten million pounds the ut aggregating nearly pound bags The state of prado rado continued to lead pro- pro Ing over en seven million bags lIe Jle Michigan moved up to second 00 Ce with some ome three million bags e figures for Iowa Ohio Wis- Wis sin ln and Minnesota sota are very en- en nging n- n aging ging pro proving a as they do t the of beet sugar n the tho ii 11 gi irle not only onh in th the tho gated ri IS of the thi United 1 tes tea but hut in t the l I S P pi t to t o the M 1 i 11 n f fr r r II u is v 1 e I 11 production by states In bags be Is Ie Isas as follows Colorado Michigan 3 California Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska Utah Montana Ohio Idaho Wyoming Iowa va Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Kansas Illinois 50 Washington making a total of ot bags DROUTH AND BLIGHT A comparison of ot these figures with those of previous years shows a decided increase In all aU producing producing producing ing sections of ot the country with the exception of ot California Idaho Illinois Utah and Washington In these states heavier plantings of beets were obtained but on ac account account account ac- ac count of ot drouth conditions and the fact that beets were badly affected affected affected af af- af- af by blight in many districts only about one half of a crop was harvested It If a normal condition had prevailed in these at states tes the production would likely have gone considerably over bags or nearly double that of ten ye yes s s ago This showing should set at rest any rumors to the effect that the Industry is not progressing Such progress however has been ac accomplished accomplished ac- ac only in the face of the flOst ost active opposition on the part of those engaged in the refining of foreign sugars and one of the worst marketing years ears in our his his- tory Many reasons might be as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed for the success 88 which has haa attended our efforts during the past paRt year A fair tall price for sugar the previous year the general belief be be- lief among agriculturists that tho tariff rate on foreign sugar would not be disturbed the comparatively comparatively comparatively low prices obtained by the for other crops during 1923 and the favorable publicity given the industry for which your association was largely responsible l- l ble have contributed much to the progress mentioned However the chief factor in my opinion which figured in this result and ond the one that is attracting e very widespread attention is Js the partnership arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar existing between the mills and the whereby whereby whereby where where- by the grower receives a a. price for tor his beets beats based upon what the v various arious sugar companies get for their sugar COOPERATIVE PRICE Th This 11 1 Is I a step in the tb right direction and while not as aa perfect as we hope to see fi finally finally fl- fl nally established I believe it comes nearer to being a real co cooperative cooperative co- co operative marketing plan than any so far evolved or at least than has been put in practice for the distribution of agricultural prod prod- I might add that if it were possible to work out a similar plan for tor the production and disposition of arlous various farm crops it would do much towards the elimination of ot the speculative feature so 80 detrimental detrimental de de- de- de to the Interests of the farmer The recent board of ot trade speculations in wheat for example which caused the price of that to soar to unprecedented unprecedented dented heights were of no practical benefit to the man who raised the wheat On the contrary it has had the tho effect of producing a aery very ery unsettled condition among farmers tanners and they in turn are endeavoring endea to anticipate the future market price of their products by refusing to plant this or that crop rather than to follow a more conservative plan that would make for proper rotation rota rota- tion Especially is Ia this true In Inthe Inthe inthe the sections where the farmers tanners should be interested In sustaining the fertility of ot the soil Boll The orderly marketing of any product product prod prod- act Is considered good business If this is true and there Is no questioning that is is then ts-then then the the farmer should be encouraged to follow the same procedure and adopt a scheme of ot orderly planting In other words he should refrain from gambling on the price of Ills hIs crop before it is planted As before stated the past year has been one of the worst marketIng marketIng marketing market- market Ing years in the history of ot the In In- In In proof of ot this statement it need only be said that the price changes In raw sugar during that period exceeded those covering a twelve year period of operations operation on the sugar exchange prior to the warThe war The changes were not only ver very frequent but the spread was exceedingly exceedingly ex ex- wide For example examples dur during durIng dur- dur ing the month of February 1924 1324 raws were selling as high as 5 12 cents a pound but by the middle or ot December they were down to 2 4 3 cents while the price of refined fluctuated to even a greater extent extent ex ex- tent the tho difference reaching as much much as 3 00 per hundred pounds between the low and the high highpoint highpoint highpoint point |
