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Show . - - , . , , , . - . - Still Attracting Attention. Thnt the beet sugar induatry is still attracting nttention is shown by the ' , fact that such a lending journal hb the Scientific American recently published :i long article on .this subject showing that wo could make it u profitable homo induatry ond atop the constant outflow of gold which is being V'ut iVway year rm. )-, - .,.. after year far thia staple article. Speaking of the industry in this country coun-try it says thnt parts of Kansas, Neb rns-ka, rns-ka, the Dakota;:, California, and Utah have already been devoted to the sugar beet culture, with most promising results, re-sults, The rich soils and warm and even climate of California and JJthh, especial'y when aided by irrigation, are i suited to tin abundant and excellent yield. In 1S02 California alone produ-1 produ-1 ' . , ced about 20,000,001) pounds of beet - ' Bugar. Nebraska and the Dakotas add to the natural lichness of Eoil sufficient rainfa'l in the season of rapid growth. The farmers uf Nebraska find that the, temperature for June, July, August, and i September is so high and even as to bring to full maturity early in October. Improvements in making the sugar go on, and a better knowledge is steadily gained of the conditions which tend to increase tho yield. The yield of sugar beets varies from twelve to forty tons peracrw. The best land, with good cultivation and a favorable favor-able aeaeon, will yield from twenly to ifo-s v . thirty-five tons lo Ihe acre, but the crop jlrojyffr'' " would hardly be profitable at a yield of H& , ' -less than twelve tons per acre. In Cal- MMn&fti ' ifornia the greatest production from a MwuBrara' single acie was a little more than forty aHHlMrajJis tons of beets; but this is an .unusual '!EnHflHirafc.2W' ', yield. The estimated cost of production iVSP1 present condition of the methods of Hr " ' v ; ''."''''-iy manufacture, from eight to twelve l -?t ' pounds of beets are required in the mak ing of one pound of sugar ; the quantity varies according to the greater or lefcsor Jjf richne's of the beets in sugar. The price changes with the conditions of the market About four years ago beet : i , sugar from Germany was landed .on the wharves of New York at a cost of three dollars ond eighty-one cents a hundred , pounds. It rarely costs now above five i ,, cents a DOtu.d. 4. -v.v'0 |