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Show At Springville. Editor Bamnkb Wo liave finished another successful year with our beet crop hero in Springville. Only two acres that did not come to the standard of the contract, at least we have shipped and received our pay for all who had contracted for 435 acres from which we sold a littlo rising of 7000 tons, that gives us a good average per acre. Tho beet crop in Spiingvlllo serveB u two fold purpose. FirBt, wo get a fair remuneration for our labor, and second we have our land cleaned of nearly all weeds The wild oats hod nearly taken our farms and it takes moro than one year to clean our fields of them. By continuing the beet crop for soveral years omsamo ground wo get it clean. One other advantage we have in raising beets, the small grain is nearly matured before the beets need much water bo w geneially have plenty for beets, A beet crop mus't bo tended iu tho suusQii thereof or it not moans no crop. A gonoral uile for beet culture won't nnsworns theio in so muclj difiuronco in 'soil, so the farmer must understand tho needs of his own land tho boat (I moan in regard to watering). . Our farmers are anxiously looking for contracts lor the ) ear 1807 as there are so many rumors afloat (in regard to the scnlping knife) that soino who rents 'are, hunting for pastures now to spend tho coining summer in. Beet Farmer. llf the farmers in that dibtrct aro up to date and take tho Baknkk they will get all 'necessary information about co'htraqts, etc. -Ed. J jJtnfe - ' '. t w |