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Show Deet Sugar Experiments. Tho soil of Uolarido la csplcally Adapted Adapt-ed to the growth of sugar beets, and the establishment of n sugar factory Is alone needed to render tho industry a prominent promi-nent as well as u profitable one. Whenever When-ever n sugar beet has been planted in any of tho agricultural valleys of the stnto liayn been shown by analysis to bo a very superior quality. The luoet Mirccsqful experiment of tho past year have liecn made on tho Western West-ern slope in the Uncompahgro nnd Grand valley in the vicinity of Montrsse and Urand Junction. Tlio results nt Montrose Mont-rose nro known to have been eminently succtHstiil, but no data is at hand as to the extent ol tho experiment. Interest iu tho raising of sugar beets as a local industry, having been aroused last winter u number of cltUoniof Grand Junction formed n company for tho purposo of Investigating tho matter and demonstrating demonst-rating tho adaptability of the soil for tho purpose nnd proving that 'the Grand ealUltWBlTrooi-ix-fc't'-atfar1- The necessary seed was secured irom tho Uhl, Utah, factory and something over fifty acres planted in tho spring of 180.1. This amount was not planted in a bodv, but wns In patches running from ouo"half to two ncren, nnd located from (l one end of the valley to the other. A very fair stnnd was obtained on most ol the ground ; bit very little attention was uiveiibvllio fanners to tho crop. Tho thinning 9 very Indifferently done, j erept In a few instances, nnd not being I sunieientlyacqniulcdwlth the methods I of cultivating tho eugnr beet and tho , amount ( water required, few o them ripened until well on to the last nt Ootobci. Analysis woro nude nbout tlio middle Lf September which showed tho beets I running high In sugar, butlow in pur ty. A 1 iter annlvsls, mauo nuoui me .muU. of October,' from twentyfonr dillcrcnt patches, gave an average rcr cent suc-roM.13 suc-roM.13 0-10, wul puilty 78 1-10. Several i f tho analysis wero excellent, the highest high-est running 17 per cent in sugar mid 81 1-2 per cent in purity. Member 20 two cat loads wero shipped from Grand Junction, one of which run 16 2-10 per ,vi.t Uigur and te )r ivnt purity, tlio other runni m 15 percent i-ujarnnd 8J 4 - l.tAlt (Ciklll ,,,-cei.t pnr.iy, t)no rnr ld from ( 1-,-oltn was flilppcd whihrnnl5-10 i,cr-cent Mig-ir and 01 per cent purity. Kailv inlliojear, nsnnextin Inducement Induce-ment 'to thlppers, and to oUt iho entuprihothe ItloClinndo Wcst.rn mndo a i ate from Grand Junction to Lehl of 2 per ton, nnd tho Mesa county commission crs agreed to glvo n bouuty of l per ton. to tho larmcrHlor nil tho beets sold to tho l.ohl factorv, thus practically making tl.o freight from Grand Junction to Lohl M On this babis tho averngo result has been .,t..H.1iini tl1lt 41 HPf tliat the fanner rccieved net about J per ton for his sugar beets. Tho Ueta have avcrnged nbout flftcon tons to tho acre and hnvebicn raised nnd loaded on the ears at un average cost of about MO per lucre. Tho general feeling among thoso who have raised and shipped beots this I ,-ttr Is that It is n paying industry. Ab 'i.adv many applications havo been rc- . leved for contracts from the Mil factory i t tho year 1891. A great man; more lwelH wnuM havo been shipped but foi HBlHHHBProduet B way they weru IB at , Pthe Irri-Kitttpl: Irri-Kitttpl: Tho nstruc-HBii nstruc-HBii inresti-Mlnei-ata |
