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Show SUGAR BEET OUTLOOK FOR YEAR MOST ENCOURAGING Notwithstanding the tariff reduction reduc-tion on beet sugar and tbe possibility of placing the product on the free list, trip Amalgamated Sugar company compa-ny is still doing business with the farmers and the prospects for th present year are encouraging. It la expected that a greater acreage than ever before will be planted and that In all likelihood the beet crop will be a bumper. Officers of the company say the farmers know more about sugar bee raising than heretofore and there is every Indication that the tonnage per acre and also the saccharine percentage percent-age will be greater. Answering questions propounded by a Standard representative. Field Superintendent Job Plngree gave facts respectlng the sugar beet outlook for the year 3914 "What is the prospect for sugar beets this coming season0'' "Prospects look very good. The land is well soaked with water, and there is considerable snow in the hills to furnish water for the farmers next summer." "Are many contracting their beets'''' "More contracts have been made this year than in any other season at this time of the year. The farmers come into Ogden and call at the su gar office, and make their contracts as soon as they decide the number of acres they will plant. The Sugar company is giving the same price for beets as last year, namely, $5 per ton at the factory for 15 per cent beets. It was published that thfl , . Western Sugar company has dropped the price 25 cents per ton, and are now giving $4.75 per ton." "Were many beets below 15 per cent last yeafc?'.' "Yes, many farmers' beets were be low 15 per cent last year, in fact, the sugar content of the beet was Lower last year than it has been for several years. The warm rains that came when the beets were getting ripv; started them to grow again, at the ex or the sugar It Increased tho tons for the farmers, but decreased the sugar for the factories " Will the sugar company contract with all farmers that wish to raise beets?" I do not know. Many farmers are increasing their acreage this year, planting more beets than in former years. Whenever the Sugar con pany has contracted for what beets they will need, then they may ceas, contracting. Whether t lie tariff ques tion will make any difference in the acreage contracted for, I do not know If I were going to plant beets I would contract as soon as convenient. Then that part of the farm crop is sold. In planting sugar beets the company furnishes the seed, making deduc tions from payment of crop. The company has let the farmers have money when needed, to pay men to work the beets. This is something not often done In the raising of other crops." "Are the farmers preparing their land for this crop?" "Yes, many are. They plowed their land last fall, and are fertilizing It so as to be ready in the spring Some farmers in the past have put too much fertilizer on their land, and made the beets run to tops with smaller roots. Medium fertilizing makes less tops and larger beeta and is more profit able to the farmer." oo |