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Show JW BeetSugar in tho Arid Regions. Hi- The arid legions of tho United States H? , which haoor may be able to get facill- yjt. ,.yr CH or irrigation liiun enormous nd-'jt'tt'' nd-'jt'tt'' ' vantage In the production of sugar beets M -' which hits not yet been much dlncusscd. V In New Mexico a uiauufacturiiig season 1 of five months or l&U days is counted on, I This long harvest can be had without I tho expensive silos used in Europo for m tho nrcservntloii of beets against the I ruins and freezes of autumn and winter. We understand the sugar test of tho beets left In tho ground continue tin Impaired. In fact the climate permits beets to be so planted u to come to maturity week attcr week, as needed; tlioro need bo no oxpomdvo handling and warehousing; tho beets go from the Held to the factoiy Just ns needed, mid the dry climate, in addition to thus making the hnnest and delivery easy mid cheap, gloa u bict of very high saccharine content. ' jThe California beet sugar ftictoiics dspciid upon tho quality of their Innds and their modi rate rainfall for I he production U their sugar heels. Tlit muniifactory nt Lehl, alone, thus far, ... has produced sugar beets by inigatioii, en-l the factory now building In New t Mexico will likely bo equally turns ) Tht gool hinds In the arid legloin , ,- susjoptihlu of Irrlgitiou mid hi well adapted to sugar beet culture are so vast J" In area mid will produce sugar beets n mich high grade that it seems unnecee- f .uy to prophery for thiim mi immense ..' t utlllzntiuii ill the pioductionol sugar (, heels. l.ehl, Utah, hm set the pace, ! New Mexico ijow follows. Who comes t, nextV I.oulsana l'lanter. . .1 . . m m - " |
