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Show i Recent Showers1 I Prove Beneficial, rth $25,000 to Volley 1 M 9 1 ' flay and drain Rccclvo Borne Damage a , But tho Beet Crop Gets a Benefit. In a conversation with Agricultural , Supt. Geo. 'Austin, we wero Informed J that the recent down j pour of rain, . j though Injurious to bay and grain crops, j 1 was a great blessing to tho beet growers of the entire valley. Ho stated that i 23,000 was alow estimate of value the rain has been to the bfects. Mr Austin jmt returned from a tour of the Bear River Valley and reports tho prospects cccdlngly bright aud the beets In ox-ell.ih ox-ell.ih condition. The prediction made : kojii? lime ago that the Bear River Val ley would produce tho best crop of beets grown in the stato, will be lltqtilly ful-! ful-! ' filled. Some big surprises await the company und the farmers whcA ihd crop1 shull havo been harvested. Harvesting the beets comraencoabout Sept. 20th, ten days pearlier thaij' last caon. This will.enaljlu tho farmers to harvest their crop before tho siormy Reason tots In. He also stated that meetings would b held in the various districts sodu and that every beet raiser should mako It a point to be present at these meetings us matters ot great importance will be discussed. dis-cussed. It s gratifying to note tho results that , have followed tho breaking up of alfalfa patches and jplaut,ipg them in beets. 16 to 23 to us per acre is the avcraga yield (hat follows. Where an nlfalfa fluid would yield 13 per acre in hay, the same can lie nindo to produco 123 to WO per acre if phintcd lu beets. L Mr A null n leaves about Sept. 2nd for 15,10 Irrigation ijpngress at Boise, Ida. and expects to go loaded dowu with beets from this section lu hopes of again winning the silver cup for tho Bear IHver Valley. The farmers are advised to be ready to harvest the beets when wanted and to be prepared to fnrnlsli them at a rapid rate, because when tho factory begins its run, 800 tons will bo required dully, u ' Testing tho beets has been keeping Mr Austin aud olkcrs quite busy tho past few days. The beets bIongiog to The Utah Sugar Co. will be dug and pitted and: shipped to the factory some timo In December, thus reserving storago room at the factory for the beets raised by thu far inert. Mr Austiu stated that in Colorado about 80 percent of tho beets are dug aud pitted to bo used when needed. . Most of tho preparatory work at the factory for thu big campaign is completed complet-ed and all preparations aro being made to start up Sept. 23th. Tho run this season will be a record-breaker. |