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Show Sugar Beet Growing. Occasionally we hear some farmers complaining because of their failure to make as much money out of their sugar beet crop last season as they anticipated. Some of them arc inclined to blame the sugar factory for tho failure, and In some instances they have accused the factory of changing seed and giving them a poor grade or a grade that would produce a smaller beet than was grown two years ago. We have made some inquiries into the causes that lead to the partial failure of the crops and wc find that the seed was Identical with tho seed used the previous year, In fact most of it was carried over from that year. In a number of Instances efforts was made to grow beets on land unlit for beet culture. Some other crops failed because be-cause they were not watered at the proper time, but the greater difficulty was the cool dry weather. Farmers should bear In mind that It, requires some experience to grow beets. Wo have got to learn how to cultivate them and adopt them to our land and we cannot do this in one season nor two. If therefore we fall one season wo should not get dls-i. dls-i. t ,iagid and Jump at the conclusion that theie Is no money In beet cul-tuie. cul-tuie. in Utah County slmlllar difficulties were met with that we are meeting but they havo oveicomo them and arc now making money. They tried for two or three years In Colorado to mako a success of beet glowing but couldnot do so until they sent to Lehl for young men to teach them the business. Ever thing points to a very favorable favor-able season for the beet grower tliU year. The heavy snows assure us an abundent water supply which is the greatest assontlal for success. We hope tho farmers will double the acreage over last season. Wo wish this for the general good of the com munity. Wc believe the crop will be prolltablo to the farmers and when tho farmer Is prosperous the merchant Is prosperous. It would be unwise for all farmers to go to growing wheat again. The experience of the past has taught us that when wc grow more wheat than Is required for homo consumption consump-tion tho price or our product Is llxed by the California market and wc all remember how uncertain that market is. This year however we produced less wheat than was required for home consumption and our farmers received a good price for what they grew. With the prospect of an Increased Increas-ed acreaged of beets the Indications are that an average wheat crop this season will bring a good price. Every merchant should use his lullucncc to encourage beet culture for his prosperity depends largely upon It. |