American Fork Citizen | 1915-07-31 | Page 5 | 300 Acres of Beet Seed

300 ACRES OF BEET SEED. Weslej Prestwlch camo down from Idaho Falls Frid.i) for n week's visit wltli Ills family Mr Prestwlch Is on-miged on-miged on tho sugar compaio's 3US-nei. 3US-nei. iiigar beot seed farm, lie sn.v that tho seed Is looking fine and wl )leld SO bags ot 110 pounds each pel ueie. The mother b"ets wurn tho oi tllnoiy kind split Into four parts each before planting Three liunilred n were planted tills way Tho olhor 08 acres aie known as Stiekland boot They are from a special high class seed Impound fiom German) for llils put pose The seed Is planted at tin rate ot iibout 10 pounds- per acre at" not thinned Tho beets thus guiwii aie small but are sulllcli'iitlv numer oils to be used for mother In els fm jnij about three hundred notes TO