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Show OO HEAVY BEET CROP IS PROMISED ALL FACTORIES i 1 On his return from a trip of inspection in-spection to Burley and Lew Iston, Ida.. I and Logan, Utah Secretary Fred G Taylor of the Amalgamated Sugar company Is very optimistic regarding the sugar crop this year He 6tates 1 that in all likelihood the beet crop Will be the bunrper crop In the his-' tory of the sugar business and. were it not for the unfavorable s-ltuation j respecting sugar prices, the plants ofj his company might well be enlarged,-especially enlarged,-especially the plant at Ogden. The sugar beet acreage is greatly Increased this spring, 4800 acres having hav-ing been contracted in the vicinltv of the Burley factory, 11,000 for the Lew-l6ton Lew-l6ton and Logan factories combined, and 7400 acres for the Ogden factory Nearly all the fields have been seeded seed-ed and farmers say the outlook for a heavy tonnage has never been brighter. bright-er. Weather conditions are about the same In the northern districts, Mr Taylor says, as they are here. The farm lands are filled with moisture and, even though the temperature is a little low, it 6 considered good growing weather for sugar beets Mr Taylor states that all the factories facto-ries will be placed In good condition for the campaign, as they will be worked to their capacity. |