Show AR ARE E YOU DOING YOUR SHARE The Delta Beet Sugar Corporation Corpora Corpora- i Lion tion reports a large falling off ort of I their promised acres of sugar sugar sugar su su- su- su gar beets and the failure of ot many in innot innot innot not living up to their agreements Notwithstanding the fact that their field men haye have secured over acres of contracts since they came onto the ground there is still a short shortage ge which amounts to considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable acreage This should not be to sign an agreement to raise a certain cor- cor certain tain acreage of at beets in order to get geta a big enterprise to come into theo the o This may be the means of ot getting some enterprises into the valley but it will never succeed in holding them We Ve should all strain ever every muscle possible to do what we have bargained for The sugar beet company came into the country depending on ea each h contract for their support The U. U S. S Department of Agri Agri- culture says in regard to the sugar beet industry and its rel relations to the worlds world's war var a unit unit unit-of of which we have been heen forced for the sake of humanity to become a part Sugar an important food in time of at peace is doubly so in ime of war both because of the energy contained contain contain- ed in a pound of ot sugar as compared ed with a pound of at other foods and because of conduct of ot modern warfare warfare warfare war war- fare has devoted many additional uses for sugar Therefore the sugar sugar sugar sug sug- ar companies and farmers of ot this country would be performing a patriotic patrIotic pa- pa duty by lay Increasing the sugar output as far tar as practicable this season The department believes that considerable considerable considerable con con- Increase In the tho sugar beet can be be brought about In Bome some localities without Interfering with the production of ot other crops cropt if it tho the farmers who ho have contracted to grow beets will wll plant a little more and the tho suggestion is also made mado that where possible farmers who have not planted beets beels devote a small acreage acreage ac ac- acreage for tOl that purpose In Colorado Colorado Color Color- ado and other beet states It is pro- pro liable hable that the plea of the government government govern govern- m ment nt will wUl result in additional etI ef et- ef- ef I fort to make tho the beet crop even greater grenter than has been bean expected for this year An enormous output of ot beet sugar sugar sugar sug sug- ar this year will bo be necessary to supply supply supply sup sup- ply the country countr owing to the tho cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting off of at large supplies from abroad as a result of the war The beet crop is also of or great Importance Importance importance tance in conserving the supply of ot grain The department of ot Agriculture Agriculture ture turc points out that the sugar beet products by-products tops and pulp are of I high value for tor stock feeding pur pur- poses Arrangements should be bo made to utilize the sugar beet products by-products as an aid In producing producing producing pro pro- an extra supply of meat and dairy products Every Eyer pound of ot beet bee tops or pulp utilized for stock feed teed will save a certain amount of grain and other feed teed required for meat and dairy animals or will increase increase increase in in- crease the meat an and l dairy products output if It properly used |