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Show There Is n Inigo crop of sugar beets in 8.iii lteneuto county, California. The average yield Is twelve tons to the ncro which will net f3.60 n ton. As an instance in-stance of tho prollt In this crop, n story Is told of se en brothers, Unties, who rented a farm of 270 acres, paying for it (7 an acre as rent. They have rnisud not Wi then eighteen, and probably in cut)' tons to the acre. Three of the Danes linodoio nearly nil the work, tho others being engaged in beet raising near Watsonvllle. It is said that on the iirst farm the three will make (0,000 this year above nil expenses. Professor Nicholson, ?f the Nebraska State University, claims in rcganl to tin- seed and beet development In this country that It will lead to the raising of bectR that will havo suMlcICut putlt) and sugar content and weigh live poiinda eech. This will doublu the output pe acre, Instead of IS it will bo ISO tons per nei?, with about thu same expense to the farmer, ns our beets now weigh about 2'3 pounds each, Omaha L'rndc Exhibit. A Nebraska Democrat writes a strong letter to thu World-Herald in favor of a bounty for tho sugar industry. As Uuropo vigorously protects this industry ho believes in straining n point In favor of tho farmers of that State nud gives good reasons for his belief. The State convention of the Nebraska sugar-beet growers just closed has passed i (solutions in favor of the United States producing its own sugar and properly piotccthig tho new Industry. Tlio natter is attracting much attention in Nebraska. A collection of data Is being made nud plans matured for a beet sugar factory at Omaha. The Louisana Planter for Nov. U con. tains a long nitlclo by Jolin F. Utt on "llect sugar niakiiigiu Utah" In which ho describes tho factory and work done here. Tho article was written for tlio Omaha Trade Kxhibit. The Nebraska supreme court has been living tliocoustutloiiaiity of the beet sugar bounty law. Tlio impression prevails that tlio court will sustain it and the next legislature will reptal It. |