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Show Prizes Are Awarded In Sugar Beet Essay Contest "Why This Valley Should Increase Its Sugar Beet Acreage," an essay contest conducted and sponsored by the bankers of Sanpete county, was brought to a successful close last week, and awards were made to the successful contestants. Miss Ruby Lewis of the Ephraim high school, won the capital prize of $25. The second prize, $20, was awarded to Virgil. Yergensen, of Monroe; third prize, $15, to Dorothy Jensen of Richfield; fourth prize, $10, to Dorothy Doro-thy Thompson, Ephraim; fifth prize, $5, Elsie Stillman, Richfield. Twenty-five Twenty-five other contestants, from Sanpete and Sevier counties, will receive a dollar as reward for their essays. The several essays were handled by Dr. M. Markus of Richfield, for the Sevier schools, E. L. Irons of North Sanpete and Mrs. Frank An-j derson of Manti, for South Sanpete, acting as judges in the contest for the bankers of the two counties. Some eighty essays were submitted and the decision was only reached after hours of study and careful consideration. Many splendid essays were submitted, submit-ted, all of which carried fine thoughts on the topic. Following is the list of the winners who will receive one dollar: Gunnison Leon Michaelson, Moyle Rasmussen, Roberta Malmgren and Beulah Metqalf. Salina Ellis Rasmussen, Edith Scorup, Doris Madsen, Orland Mason, Lee Christensen, Marlin Sorenson and Melva Nelson. Manti Keith Miller, Jacquelin Shand, Staker Olsen. Kocsharem Alice Evans and Blanche Sorenson. Monroe Madelynn Kotter and Ernest Er-nest Lee. Moroni George H. Young. ! Ephraim Robert Funk, Kenneth j Larson, Morris Sorenson, Floyd Brein-! Brein-! holt and Barbara Xielson. Mt. Pleasant Lyndon Jensen. The essay written by Miss Ruby Lewis, winner of the capital prize, m herewith printed in full: In this time of financial depression, it is of vital concent to all of us to figure out a way to raise ourselves and the country about us, above this period of want and uncertainty. Our country today is suffering under un-der a financial panic, not because there is insufficient food and ut'.'vr materials to go around, nor because the United States has run out -.if funds. On the contrary, there is. an ample, supply of food stuffs, and as much money as there ever was in this country, but our problem is, how can we bring this money into circulation, cir-culation, and how can be bring t home to our valley and hence in:; our hands? The answer to our problem prob-lem is: Raise more sugar beets. Our valley has all the conditions to make sugar beet raising favorable-and favorable-and profitable. There are three factors fac-tors which we always take into consideration con-sideration when we determine tho type of crop best suited to a particular particu-lar place. These are soil, climate and the length of the seasons. The soil in our valley is a sandy, clay loam. For the raising of sugar beets this is the best type of soil. The soil here, as a general rule, holds the moisture very well. This also is .in important factor in the raising of good beets. Our climate also favors sugar beet, culture. Wes have cool nights and warm days which are most favorable, for the storage of sugar in beets. Winds are very harmful to the raising rais-ing of sugar beets. Here again our valley proves favorable, for tin: wind blows very little here. Early in April it becomes warm, enough to plant beets. This gives them time to mature and be harvested before the fall frosts set in. From this we see that wa would be able to raise sugar bi-ots very easily and to good advantage here. We might argue that these conditions con-ditions are also favorable for other crops, but what other crop promises us a guaranteed cash return for our product and an open market? It is true that there are other crops which might yield more to the acre nirl are less work to care for, but you will not find any of these crops whoso market has kept from being flood.". I or whose prices have stayed up during dur-ing this financial depression qui'o so well as that of sugar beets. The market is still open for sugar beetn and the price has not gone down. (Continued on last page) Prizes Awarded In Beet Essay Contest (Continued from page 1) Why? Because the sugar beet com panies stand ready to give you guaranteed price for your beets, and also promise you a share in the profi; they receive. Furthermore, the United Unit-ed States produces only twenty pei cent of the sugar it consumes whicl: assures a stable market for the product. pro-duct. ' The Gunnison Sugar Company tells us, that in this valley, foul' hundred thousand dollars are paid out each year for sugar beets. This money comes to us when money is badly needed to pay our taxes and send us to school. Besides the main product, the by products of the sugar- beet industry are also very valuable. The molasses and beet tops make a very good food for livestock, especially cows . Thej will utilize it to: the best advantage. It is well known that the leaves and ci-owns of the beets, the parts removed remov-ed when the beets are topped, contain con-tain a large percentage of the mineral miner-al matter taken up in the process of growth. If this is properly fed to th: cows, the flow of milk will be increased in-creased and it will put the cows in good physical condition. But the money gained from tht beets and their by-products is only p small portion of the income this industry in-dustry brings us. This industry pro vides employment for a large number of our people. In the summer, employment employ-ment is offered in the thinning, blocking block-ing and cultivating of the beets. Latei on in the season they must be harvested har-vested and then taken to the factory or beet dump. This again pffers employment. em-ployment. Besides this, there is employment em-ployment offered in the factory. Thif valley receives each year one hundred thousand dollars in payroll. This; money is distributed among a large number of people who spend it herr in our own communities, thus contributing contri-buting to the prosperity of all. Or the whole, this raises our standard of living and makes for a higher type of people. During this financial depression we have heard and read much about the unemployed. Is thif not a way to check a good deal of unemployment of our own country ? We can readily see that the conditions condi-tions in our valley are favorable for the profitable raising of sugar beets There is a ready market for our product pro-duct which will bring cash into our hands, and enable us to give employment employ-ment to our people. Our future is at stake we do not want to suffer another an-other year such as the past one. Now is the time to rid ourselves of this financial depression. The sugar beet industry offers us cash to buy the things we desire and employment for our people. It will lift ua from want. " LET US RAISE MORE SUGAR BEETS! |