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Show BEET SUGAR ITEMS. Interesting News from Various sources. Mi. Austin went south on Friday t0 start up the teed drills in nil the, south- j ern districts j George Austin, agricultural supeiin-tendent supeiin-tendent of the Utah Sugar company was in the city jebteidaj , looking after the limiting of beet seed. Mr. Austin in-j formed the Utonion representative that , I'rovo will have lofi ncrcs in beets this senpon, while Sprinf,ville will have 450. Utonian The agricultural superintendent of the Chino, Cal. sugar factoiy considers tha't tho prospects for a good crop are.ie-markably are.ie-markably good, although it will be a little late, on account of the cold weather, lie referred to a comparison of the average mean temperature of tho past week with the game week in 1805 and 'i)u In 1SD5 the week'H mean temperature was 01, in '0(1 it wan lid; and this year it 'ras been 63 decidedly cold for the season. It had been hoped to commence harvest earlier this year tlmn any previous year, butthatwlll now probably be impossible, although is is yet early to predict when harvest can coininei.ee. One of the greatest advantages of tho 8tigarbeetto the farmer is the knowledge which lie has when he pi ts his seed in tlegioundin thespiing of the exact amount which he H1I recoivo at harvest in tho full, as the result of his year's work, since couttacts are mado wiKi 'tht?fftHretriiinho5epnngjtipnlatiijvgiiho price to be paid for beets at harvest, unlike un-like oats, com, wheat and other crops, which are subject to speculation and to manipulation by tho boards of traJeo New York, Chicago and London. If tho crop of cereals is good, tho price is apt to be low; whereas, with beets, the farmer gets all the advantages of a good cropi Argus. |
