Show OX ON In BEETS rs THREE E TIMES GREATER THAN WHEAT The value of ot sugar beets as a pro pro- producing fit-producing crop is nearly three tI times es greater than wheat according to a statement submitted by John Holmgren a farmer living at Bear River City Mr Holmgren bases his erport on prices established for l last st years year's crop and on an average acre production of ot both being fifteen tons an acre of ot beets and anci thirty bushelS bushels ot or wheat The price established last year by bythe bythe the he factories for beets delivered at athe atthe atthe the he plants was 10 a ton For wheat per ier bushel the government price was vas 1861 In addition to the greater value of or beets as a crop other sources of in- in information inform form formation present facts and figures in n proof of ot contentions that infinitely more benefit to communities through the beet crop These sources point out that wheat when reduced is flour is to o the thee finished prod product product flour distributed in a comparatively small area rea around the section in which it itis itis its is s produced thus creating a circulation tion ion of f nothing more than local money money mony mon- mon ey y while the sugar derived from the beet crop is shipped in large proportion proportion tion ion to faraway centers and the tho profit profit pro- pro fit it accruing comes back to the source ot of f production thus setting in circulation cir- cir a large amount of at money money that hat but for the beet crop would have gone to somo some other section In addition to to these benefits supporters sup sup- porters of ot wider production of sugar beets as a cr crop p call calt attention to the tho tact fact that in the tho growing of a beet crop more manual labor is required The statement is made by beet men that one ne man can handle an eighty-acre eighty wheat crop through the growing seaon season season sea- sea son on while it requires a man to every ten en acres of ot beets In addition to the number umber of persons required through the is beet harvesting beet season is greater than aan is needed in the handling of ot a arop crop rop of wheat Mr Holmgren provides the following follow follow- Ing ng comparative statement covering the ho cost of ot producing fifteen tons of beets and thirty bushels of wheat wheater per vel er acre fleets s. s Plowing S 0 0 Harrowing twice at 3 c. c 70 floating CO C 0 HarrowIng HarrowIng- again 35 SeedIng Thinning and two 1200 Tater yater rental IrrIgating four times GOO Cultivating five times Plowing up beets Topping opping 15 tons Ions per 1 1500 Fertilizer 1000 Totals 6 Receipts Beets at 10 per ton Beet leaves pasture Gross proceeds Tare aro cost Net profit Wheat Expenditures Expenditures- Plowing Harrowing l 70 Floating 1 GO 60 G 0 Drilling 60 Seed eed grain Irrigating Vater Water rental Harvesting Twine wine Stacking tacking Threshing 30 20 bu 1 To market 2 fa miles 75 Fertilizer 1000 Total 2740 2740 Receipts Receipts- 30 bu at per bu Straw Gross proceeds Tare cost 2740 Net profit |