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Show Beet Growers Share $105,000 Payment I Approximately $105,000 was mailed to the beet growers of the district Wednesday by the Gunnison Sugar company, the payment for the 1931 beet crop. The 1933 payments for beets by the company totaled $460,-000, $460,-000, a wide variance. This fact, however, how-ever, was the result of the extreme long drouth, lack of water at the proper time and general adverse conditions. con-ditions. The payment Wednesday, however, was made several days in ' advance, and included the final payments pay-ments set for December 15th, a policy the company has maintained since its opening. The payment made Wednesday was cn the basis of $4.30 per ton, as compared com-pared with $3.85 paid by other sugar companies operating in the state, which proves the aggressive and cooperative co-operative spirit of the Gunnison Sugar Su-gar company. Subsequent payments will be made April, July and October, 1935, providing sugar prices warrant, it is announced by the management of the Gunnison Sugar company. In the survey of the harvest reported re-ported by L. J. Arnold, agriculturist, it was found that Sanpete county's production was far below normal, while in Sevier the crop was about 50 per cent normal. In Sevier county more water was available for the beets, and this accounts for the better crop conditions. The experimentations conducted by the company with the new blight resisting seed in Sevier county cannot be given as a fair test, due to the growing conditions and lack of water. It was found true that the new seed proved resistant against blight and the beets were large in size, but lacked lack-ed the proper sugar content. Experiments Experi-ments will continue on a small scale with the new seed until a fair test is made. If the coming winter proves normal, and sufficient moisture is assured, more than likely the bulk of the planting for the 1935 season will be made with the commercial seed, as (Continued on last page) Beet Growers Shat,r" $105,000 Payment (Continued from page l) it has been proven that both V ' growers and the manufacturers gppo better results. '' prtj The big factory, which was opjw ed 23 days to care for the 1954) ' : vest, completed slicing Wednesday ' s'!': last week, and the last sugar ' sacked Sunday. During the ope of the factory a new slicing b ,,, was established for the plant. i average daily slice was 1060 tons,, any 100 tons per day better than L j,oUpl previous record. P u). Notwithstanding the fact that flj iO t crop was far below normal, the gj jon. ers fully realize the conditions ,t f' sultant, and are meeting the adve poi11'11 ties with other agriculturists of ( if '' sorts throughout the nation and ki(. lurfc" ing their time in the hopes that (i, ifl 1935 growing season will be better (V'liu when they can take another chaim r!lt 1 The $105,000 distributed, while obJj ki t'' about a quarter of previous payment ey "; will aid many in carrying tht( ho 1 through a portion of the period i low depression. minif |