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Show M Price of Beets Advanced. H A central sugar mill U wanted lit H Brazoria, southeastern Texas, which section ia suitably adopted to sugar cane H The farmers arc readv to contract to H raise any reasonable unouut of cum.-. A H l large building is already available for u H factory. H Tho price paid to growers of beets for H the Chiuo (Cal) factory last year was $tf H , perton on tho basis of 12 per cent sugar H in tho beetf, advancing -5 cents for each H 1 per cent additional of sugar. This spring the price was advanced -5c per H ton in consideration of tarifl expecta-H expecta-H tious,and since the tat ilf bill was passed H Mr. Oxnard informs us that another 2oe H has been advanced, thus making tho H prico the same ae it was under the Mc-H Mc-H Kinley bill and-theL'c bounty a.50 per H ton of 10 per cent, and i'Gc for each 1 I per cent above. The Ohino crop is a I fine one and is running very rich, One H farmer expects over 24 tons per acre, I that will average over 10 per cent sucrose I and not him $1.50 per ton. In Nebraska, sugar beets are going to make as tine a crop as last year. The July drouth scriouBly interfered with tho development, but the recent rains have brought the Holds on nicely. With favorable .weather, a fair average crop of reasonable quality will be secured. Tho price of beets is advanced' COc per ton compared to last year. Harvesting on the Chino ranch began tho last week in July Thero are now 350 men employed in the factory and this number will be inct eased as the season advances. Tho season's beet crop about Chino is I . - estimated at 110,000 tons, tho largest in '; - the history of that section and .IH.OOO.OOO Jbsof refined sugar will be made in the run'of 150 days. Orange Judd Farmer |