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Show Department Urges For Beet Growing In a statement recently given out by officials of the bureau of economics econ-omics of the department of agriculture, agricul-ture, great surprise was expressed that the department's announcement as to the outlook for1 sugar produc-iion produc-iion should have been interpreted as a warning to growers to reduce acreage. acre-age. It is annonced that no such warning was intended and that such an interpretation did not reflect the department's attiude. "The deparment in line with its previous policy, places before the farmers far-mers of the country each year its ' view as to the outlook for the leading j crops," said one of the bureau offi-I offi-I cials. "In line with that policy the ! department's statement of February j 6 which generally appears to have j been misinterpreted pointed out a t prospective increase in world sugar production amounting to about 14 per cent. It further stated that, with such a prospect, indications were that ' higher prices for sugar beets appear-: appear-: ed i bj k.ncis. "No mention whatever was made : of acreage in the statement. No re-. re-. commendation was made that acre-, acre-, age should be reduced. The simple tacts as to the outlook, so far as the . department could determine them, were embodied in the statement. I "The department has steadily advocated ad-vocated the upbuilding of the domestic domes-tic sugar industry. It has not changed chang-ed its position at all in this respect. It still Relieves ,'that the domestic sugar industry should be directed and fostered. It believes that sugar beet farmers should be encouraged to make the industry's extension possible pos-sible where the growing of sugar i beets is profitable to the farmer. I There is no inconsistency- between our previous attitude and our present one. "What we did attempt to do was to tell the sugar beet growers that ' the prospect for higher prices next year was not good. If sugar beet growers can sell their product at a profit on the basis of last year's prices, it is up to them. The department depart-ment merely seeks to point out the better prices for their product do not seem to be in sight. It does not advocate ad-vocate curtailing the crop." |