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Show STABILITY OF THE SUGAR BEET The stability of the sugar beet as a safe and profitable farm product j is emphasized by the present unfortunate unfor-tunate condition of American agriculture. agri-culture. While other products of the soil have shrunken in value, beet growers, under their contracts' with ithe sugar companies and factories, have continued to receive the war price of $12 a ton for their beets. ' The war price of $12 a ton paid . the sugar beet 'growers this year, amid the shrinkage in corn, wheat, cotton, barley, oats, potatoes and other oth-er products, stands out as a prominent promi-nent feature, the beet growers making mak-ing good money while farmers raising rais-ing other crops have suffered heavy losses. The sugar beet industry has proven a benefactor to the farmer, adding many millions of dollars in return for cultivation. It is one of the best, if not the very best crop to which the farmer may put a wise use of his lands. |