Show Sugar Beets Seen as Boon To Sanpete Co Economy From County Agents Agent's Office What can cnn we do to improve the economy of Sanpete County We Ve can grow Sugar Beets as asa asa asa a cash crop in North Sanpete The county suffered another serious blow when it was decided decIded de decided de- de that the Gunnison Sugar Factory would not operate dur- dur during during ing ng the past campaign In an effort to correct the loss of the Sugar Factory a meeting will be held on Monday January 28 at p pm p.m. m. m in the Ephraim City Hall The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibilities of growing sugar beets in central and north Sanpete according to Dennis Funk County Coun Coun- ty Agi Agricultural Agent Boyd Doyd Webb of the Gunnison Sugar Company will be present to discuss the Sugar Company's proposals to new growers of this area This is a good year for a new new growers to get gel an acreage allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment of sugar beets states Mrs 1 Adella Mellor office manager for forthe forthe forthe the County ASe office Sugar beet acreage for or this district district dis dis- is down this year which provides provides provides pro pro- vides a good opportunity for the new grower to get into the pro pro- gram the and other programs of the U. U S. S Department of Agri Agri- culture Utah sugar beet growers have been allocated ted acres for 1957 or nearly more acres than they were permitted to harvest harvest harvest har har- vest in 1956 under the Federal Sugar Act Utah's 1957 beet acreage ac acreage acreage ac- ac allocation has been divided divided divid divid- ed on a district basis The Utah Idaho Sugar Company Com Com- Company 1 pany growing areas Garland district Box Elder County 7 acres West Vest Jordan and Gunnison Gun- Gun rison nison districts Millard J u a n b Utah Salt Lake Tooele Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete and Sevier counties 15 15 acres This years year's increased beet acreage acreage acreage a- a creage is due in part to changes in the sugar act passed last 1 a s t year by Congress For years the total annual domestic sales quota quota quota quo quo- ta was fixed at approximately tons but foreign cane sugar producers were permitted to export to this country increasing in increasing increasing in- in creasing amounts of sugar to supply the rising U. U S S. S population tion Under the amended sugar act domestic sugar producers both beet and cane are permitted to help supply this country's increasing in increasing increasing in- in creasing sugar needs according to E. E Ray Lyman P Par a r o 0 w a II n chairman of the state com com- Future beet acreage allotments will be given to farmers who now begin establishing a production production production pro history for the c crop r 0 p. p He said the opportunity for new nety growers to start raising beets or for present beet growers to expand their operations may not be so favorable again for fora a n number number number num num- ber of years |