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Show PLAN 10, STANDARDIZE SUGAR BEET CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT NATION Salt Lake City is mectlonod as tho probablo placo for a conference of sugar beet growers, who contemplate putting sugar beet beet contracts' up. on a national basis, 'with one specific form and rato for all sections of tho country, i . J. It. Howard, president of the American Federation of Farm Bureau, has boon asked by the Utah Farm DuroaSu to call a meeting of reprcs. entatives of tho farm bureaus of all states. This meeting Is planned for tho first of tho year, and as Salt Lako City is the center of the states which' producs heavy crops of sugar beets and also the acknowledged su. gar beet manufacturing- centre, the suggestion that this placo be tho sceno of tho conference, will doubtless be carried out Such an act as the signing of unl. form boot contracts would stabiles the Industry upon th'e part of the grow, crs, and enable the manufacturer to place his business upon a substantial 'basis, and would avoid the fluctuations in tho sugar market which is so do. moralizing to the manufacturing end of tho business, according to sugar producers. If the conference perfects tho plan oth'er detriments In tho busl. no as can bo avoided, such as an un. der production of beets following great price depressions, ,or an over, production In hopes that prices will bo higher than the demand warrants. Final figures from this year's sugar sug-ar beet harvest are proving that Utah Ms one of the two chleTJagM;, beet raising stntos in the nation, having gained steadily during the last few years. Tito growth of tho BUgar in. dustry this year, In which tho state showed a remarkable gin, was ac. 'compllslted apparently without serious neglect of othor crops, as the pro. duction of fruits, vegetables for can. nlng and also potatoes was In like proportion. |