Show p i I if I UT i A I l I el IDA 1 t o 1 is f I J I I I 1 1 I I It I J I fi I C R I J I I I J 0 I i iI 11 i t 1 5 HE year 1908 the nineteenth since tilt sugar sl gar industry was i THE planted in ill records another 12 months of tremendous lollS l in acres of beefs beef planted tons t of be ts harvested I 1 and ntH 1 f pounds of refined sugar sugar turned out o l lIi I Ii In comparison with tile the car the showing over J I and rin Idaho fd fields as a whole will vill hardly be he so s favorable duc du almost s sj j entirely J to heavy rainfalls hi Ill the autumn months and the peculiar l lj j climatic lic condition cond li n Which likewise e affected the industry in db J and LI L states In Colorado it His is estimated that tha the production i f a shrinkage 0 of pounds PO of sugar from 1907 90 j U the tonnage of beets b this thi year in ill Utah l Is 3 what larger than year the total being tons harvested J i i i I Utah and amI 2213 5 tons tn harvested h rest in Idaho I uti 1 the I c Output of f ic Ie it lined fined sugar will he less than ast year the deter f in Ill the beets the percentage of saccharine matter and ant tile the f y degree rec of of purity being lJ ng considerably lower r tI 1 last year from the theMi Mi above 1 named I vJ causes a f i The Th total tot 1 in the t le two 10 slates R is estimated al at lightly li hlll above IO pounds I 5 of f 9 oo o pounds was wast t I f made lc by the Utah t tah act alU 00 pounds by the Idaho fact factories rid As between the three companies i ies controlled c by Utah and al alV V i 5 Idaho Ialo people the thc i u a is as Ig follows n v ti Sugar Company Com pounds f b atod Sugar u ar Company V pounds J I i l cI lon Sugar Company C i i pounds 1 I d df f There rc will be hc an n d i pounds Ot added add to the I w v Amalgamated total as al the I of opel a ai f i r lions in il La Grande Graile Oregon lt j their mc not h n included l I in 1 the tables ta I which f u II J i f Most llo 1 of the factories i It r are still sti t hence hen the tl c figures are arc arci 1 i c only O tY given approximately but hul the final figures will wil not vary at far fars s from froni the lie estimates est r 1 The 1 he lY as to I legislation has Ims caused I a pause in inthe 1 the development dC of the thc beet hed sugar industry in 1 the west wesl and no 10 new le lei i ii factories are at present in contemplation The industry will wil not 1 be le enlarged greatly greaty except as an al increase may come from f improved I farm f methods 1 s until 1 tlC the I tariff tan f issue Is ue is I uC 1 I I settled eu which W I IC I 1 it doubtless will wil be early in the thc new year In the mean time sugar tf authorities feel sanguine lc that the incoming Ig administration a tion will 1 adopt inimical to tb the beet bce sugar industry in view of the strong stronghold 1 11 t hold it has acquired throughout the country Among telling P iW figures which were laid before the thc ways and means committee in the the i v vi recent I cn hearings were ere the following showing the estimated estl amount 1 s v paid P to o the tlc American farmers for fOL sugar beets grown in I 1908 1903 i s A California C Colorado c 0 t ora I a J Idalio Idalo t iN Illinois Ill r v I Iowa 1 0 a I Ii fl H t Kansas 1 I I P f Michigan J 1 Montana iW r Nebraska N e b I as t I f r 1 1 i New c York I 2 j r 01 10 1 Oregon 01 c eo n ir ii t Utah II t 1 Washington r ton i 0 r 7 Wisconsin 1 I V r 6 a aC C 1 f Total I I lj r Local sugar su ar c derive much encouragement n from the reports E Ti of lie steady sleaty increase in I the consumption l of sugar in the United States 5 ff V pat of late years and the best authorities agree that this increase which 1 ears has gone far ahead proportionately of the increase in the 1 iI tf area arca devoted to sugar culture whether beet or cane forms the hc best f possible guarantee as to the future of the thc industry It I is interesting i Z to note that this increase in consumption in the United Unit cd States has hasI I amounted to more than 50 per cent cent in the last ten years the per pel pelt capita t a consumption since 1900 being b as follows f 0 II ws 1900 61 I Ibs 1901 r t Ibs ls 1902 Ibs 1903 Ibs 1904 Ibs 1905 53 Ibs Ius 1906 Ibs 1907 Ibs 0 A perusal of the tables which follow will wi be instructive to all al in interested 1 in the t e sugar Egar industry y especially to t those concerned in not noting ing Ilg the differing dlf fr g results obtained in 1 the various valus agricultural fields It Itis r f is IS of especial interest to note that the diminution of the sugar output from 1907 docs not affect the thc farmers since the total amount paid ff 1 k the beet growers was considerably larger this year than last a re rc reduction in the quality qu llY of f the beets is a loss sustained by the sugar i V companies alone since it I is IS only the thc tonnage in 1 thich tuch the farmers are arc N concerned and the number of tons to the acre in many man J places was as 2 Y very large The highest average per pcr acre was at the thc plant i where the figures stood at 13 12 tons Garland Garand came next with wih 13 up W f tons Lehi next at 12 tons Logan and Lewiston stood together at i f 1 12 tons each cach and the Idaho fields yielded from om 11 1 tons per acre f V downward iNh r i it f UTAH AND MI SUGAR RECORD RICORD FOR 1908 1 i I Utah I Idaho dahn I dahne planted I e tonI tons of I i 8 crago acre In tons 1223 Hl Hlf f IMul i nono farmers fOI bel iq Jf au beel OO OO tJ i vi lal es f of Rugal In sc below W f r of suat at H c pOl 1 I fi r W RECORD OF FACTORIES FOR 1908 i I i Fi I I r 1 I C t l IL r I NA u ll t leH g c i J E 8 5 c t g 0 r 0 0 Z zo li C f l 1 0 2 C 00 i h Sugar 10 20 n Co 1 li OO t tah laho 0 7 51 15 nG 55 t if I l ugal Iso 10 1 Sugar j 75 Ii 1 iIO 12 COt 1 Hug u s Ii Of C p SURal 10 2111 i f i 1 1 Total t II Jd 7 X x N i j jI I j f y yI I j X j f fy I y y y V y M i is I iI 1 t s y f 1 t 1 t X X 1 X 1 f f t tY Y fY Y X s f Y Y y y yH H N N The C at the Su ar Plant in n Lehi i no being oil 01 curs cars and rushed t 6 the factory While h le the thc average IgO tonnage is about 12 27 i tons tOiS POI per acre a 1 11 leI of thu have hac tho general Wet e whom lom may bo men m a the following Im Acres Tons f John n 1 I 71 Tonkins 10 I 1 13 J McMillon l u 5 Si SiM M I B 1 Un 5 Edward Kanen Kutel lU 18 Jos W V t v I I 7 Harrison 7 Ml 11 DOl Don Loveridge L 0 6 11 12 T R n Junes Jones 11 Holdaway lit 1 Carlos Curl us L 1 ll 7 13 Chester IIII 11 21 nu C 6 11 Tames Larson Larol 1 S 82 Fred S Hill Hi C G Will I L Irons 21 II 31 to John Toliu 1 ul 10 1 3 9 t X I 72 7 N X P Jensen i 5 l yu The 11 fau ory to cut the largo crop on 01 Sopt 22 3 and all will wil bo through tho II h anil all o of January Tho factory IP If it gom run with very ur trouble especially in ho tho mechanical part on account of much Ilch now machinery which greatly facilitates the tho handling of tho juices to pounds of sugar will bo mado which is It or tho highest quality and 1111 finds ready market t h lo and in tho cast Not only do 11 farmers farmos profit greatly In raising beets beats but about J O men find employment nt during during tho fl campaign anil a largo force is l kept on Oi in the summer shipping sugar Il gal machinery etc will wi go 10 let t employees besides thousands of dollars is paid for fOl lime limerock rock coal coke bags baAs new machinery etc which swells tho total to pro I oy a I million milon dollars which Is spent pelt each cach year Clr by u this mill mi and ald WIls Us ls way wa In II tho tIo channels of trade The byproducts of tho company aro being used more and moro each year ear Practically all ul of the low grade syrups syrUS arc sold at it a good profit profi to tople lo works and feeding companies and tho pulp pull is sold old to boot raisers and cattle catHa and sheep men who ap appreciate It Il moro molo each lh year cur for fat fattening purposes Since its Js inception bore tho tle heeL beet industry has hUf taught the farmers to tobo bo better beter farmers and aud to scientifically aly wol t oh lands As an Instance one beet raiser of Moroni who ho is I also a largo larso sheep and catto man and who plants each cich year car from 15 11 to 20 acres iu II beets at any time of the tl year ear will wl buy huy all al the fertilizers ho can cal get and his hand alaways in best hest of condition cOllton B D HO so doing ho is able ablo to clear from 1000 to per aero each cach year and ant ho only directs its his work worl as ho hires all tho labor done H HI I will wH say that the Iho Oregon Short Lino and San Pedro Railroad Ha I rOll companies havo given very el much better heler tills Ihl year in handling our o In boot crop than heretofore In fuel fad has been Ito complaint con from tIle the farmers this season who shipped over OC these thos lines Wo 0 asked the tho farmer to silo sio 10 per percent Ol cent of their crop and ant most ot of them responded cheerfully while there thoro wore wele exceptions thero naturally would bo be this being tho first time that thaL this has been be n required But ut we have hac learn learned ed cd a bat groat lesson this fall fal In inaugurating this policy poley as tl when some beets were SIONI they very dirty in ole mo cases carrying 15 lt and 20 O per percent pel pele cent e nt dirt and ana they aro ro being bel delivered to us lS today loday with wih only from S to 6 per percent pel cent dirt tho unloading unloading piling and re reloading reloading loading have myc left tho dirt on tho farm where it properly belongs Phu beet contract provides that the tho company will wi pay per ton addition additional additon al for all beets but people haul hUll them off land cover COCI them over OCI well we as a we the tho company have ha vc paid these leso funnel furm s GOc per pel ton tOIl additional II aa L we believe In putting u u premium the crop on un good go d work url in handling I take it I that tho time Ume in not far fu dis distant tant when this Bear Belr r Valley Vale will wH produce tons t nH ot of boots annually Wo c farmers all 11 that this is tho bORt paying crop that wo can eun raise and the tho excellent water system tog th er CI with the Ow supply us ample fur for the tho entire season SUCCESSFUL GARLAND GROWERS s Average Names Kames Acres Per Pel Aero Acre Norman Hanson 15 Larson Larsen 19 Georgo Austin 13 19 In Georgo May J 23 John Juhn P 36 6 IS lS J I Dewoy SO 20 17 John P 60 lO IS Alvin Ipsen 22 L F I Johnson 19 IE Hi IER HiI R I Hanson Hansen SI i Moroni 15 11 15 I O C Loveland 45 17 B S Burbank 15 is 18 Andrew Madsen BO lO 75 D W Y 48 16 plans Hans P Hunsaker 24 21 John Jensen T loba 30 Thadeus White Dan Peterson 30 15 W V W V Lesley Losley 9 21 2 R n R H 76 16 15 W V C O Parko 2 16 C O W V Parko 35 19 Thomas 10 POOR poon SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS I will wi say sa that the tho farmers in and counties countes along the tho line lne o or the tho Kio Ulo Grando railway mi WiY havo boon bon very seriously handicapped by not bo be ing able to get cars to move their th lr beets at lt tho time of harvesting and Ind no doubt havo sustained a l very vory serious loss los by reason reanon of the tho Railway company not handling their crop In anything like Jko a I systematic s manner many farm farmers ers erl have havo had beets beeLs laying on the fields and nd in their wagons from frol ono one to three weeks wc ks waiting for cars and the beets have Ime wasted considerably having frozen fruen and thawed until the tho sugar com compan pany pan has sustained a I very serious loss lossa lossu a u great proportion ot or this crop has de dc deteriorated at lIt least Jl H pot NL before It reached the tho sugar factory etory f and better service can bo guaranteed narn Icell to these them people in moving their I ct crops there is l no doubt that very ver few cots Will wil bo along tho of the Itlo Hlo future Grando GLando Western railway in tho th |