| Show i BEET SUGAR suga R the pro production duclon duelon of sugar from fro m beets is destine dastin ad d to become an important industry in this thia state if carried on extensively it would save the necessity of importing several million of dol lars jars worth of sugar every year the bee says that the manufactory in sacramento is in full ope operation rallon employing men and produces from fifty barrels to pounds of sugar per day the beets are raised near by and purchased rd at it the rate of 5 per ton an acra acre of ground q yielding six tons about tons were grown near sacramento bringing to the farmer farmers 3 the beets after being crushed are fed to cattle maki makl making n excel I 1 ent feed the molasses ofell of which ach there is a product of gallons daily is dis tilled lato into pure spirits the yield of juice julee is about 93 95 per cent cerit of the beeb beet and cand this yields about per cent of f sugar thesa these facts hiven given kiven given by the be bce bee are suggestive of what could be accomplished in the khe same direction in thia this city there N would ofila be no difficulty in beets in abundance san Francisco cht Chr on icle |
