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Show uu SUGAR COMPANY WILL DO EVERYTHING TO AID FARMERS Respecting field conditions of the Amalgamated Sugar company, a Standard Stan-dard reporter had an interesting interview in-terview with Job Pingree, field superintendent super-intendent for the sugar company. Inasmuch In-asmuch as there has been considerable consider-able discussion as to the sugar beet contracts of this year, the farmers in an organized body having taken the matter up, Mr. Pingree stated that he would be pleased to give any information infor-mation that would be of Interest to those engaged in raising beets. The interview is given in the form of questions by the reporter and answers by the superintendent, as follows: Q. I would like some information relative to the field work of the Ogden Og-den sugar factory. A. Any information I can give you "will be gladly furnished, and I will most cheerfully answer any question I can on that subject Q. To what extent are farmers cbntracting for beets this season? A. Those who have contracted have taken more acres, as a rule, than they did in former years, and wc have now contracts for as many acres as we have had at this time in previous previ-ous years. Some days we contract for as high as 300 acres. As fast as the farmers make up their mind as to the acreage they wish to plant, they call at the office and make con tracts. Q. Were all the beets gathered last year? A. Yes, all that were worth digging. dig-ging. There were very few beets that died out and were not worth digging, but these were very few. Last season sea-son was very dry and hot, with a lot of drying wind, which was hard on the beets. The Weber river, for about six weeks, had very little water in it, just at the time the farmers needed the water. Other streams were likewise like-wise very low. If tho beets had Tieen planted late, as was the custom years ago, the loss would have been much heavier, but they were mostly planted early and well cultivated, and thlB helped the yield very materially. A good number of drills are owned by farmers in various sections, and they plant as soon as their ground is ready. They do not wait for drills, as they did in years past A few join together to-gether and buy a drill for their convenience. con-venience. This pays them well, and a drill will last fifteen or twenty years if taken good care of. Q. "Did the company pile any beets last year at any of the weighing stations? sta-tions? A. Yes, we piled beets at five stations. sta-tions. This was done for the purpose of having more cars for places where the land was not so good to pile them on One season we piled beets on some low land, and had to put down brush and planks to get the beets to the road. It needs dry places to store them. When we have plenty of cars, we take the beets to the factory fac-tory and store them. The ground there is sandy and the beets can be hauled away any time after a rain. Some times we have 20,000 tons piled there. , . ... Q. How was the supply of cars this season? A. I believe the railroad company did the best it could to -furnish cars. At only one or two places did the farmers have to wait and of course it hindered them, but we are going to try to remedy this the coming sea-son. sea-son. MoBt of the stations were well supplied with cars. They were un-loaded un-loaded quickly and sent back to b9 filled again. It takes a great number of cars for all these factories. At the time these cars are needed, coal is being moved; also grain. I believe can to supply the demand. The Sugar company has employed a man for some years to look after the car business busi-ness for the Ogden factorj-. Q. Sometimes the farmers are stopped stop-ped from digging beets. Do you notify noti-fy them in time to clean up their beets already dug? A. Yes, we alwayB give them about three days notice, so they can deliver deliv-er all beets taken out of the ground. When the weather Is warm, the com-panv com-panv has to work up the beets practically prac-tically as fast as they are received, in order to keep them from spoiling. Ample notice has always been given before shutting off deliveries. Q. Do you allow farmers to throw their beets on the ground, if no cars are available? A. Until Oct. 20th, beets are only received as fast as they can be worked up at the factory. If piled, they would soon spoil when the weather is warm We do all we can to get cars, but it 'is the railroad company's business to handle the cars. Q. If farmers sell hay, grain and potatoes, which are loaded and transported trans-ported by cars, do they throw these products on the ground, If no cars are placed for their use? A. Certainly not. Our company has done and will do the best it can to re- j ceive the beets, both for the conveni ence of the farmers and the company, but if the beetB are piled, this will be done under the direction of the Sugar company, unless arrangements are made with the farmers to pile the beets until the company can receive them. Q, Then you think the prospect is good for a large acreage this season? A. Yes, very good. There seems to be plenty of snow and we hope H there will be plenty of water for the ! coming season. The Sugar company M is going to expend money in building M dumps and arranging so the farmers M who haul to the factory can unload M their beets quickly and can at least H haul one load a day more when near 11 by. than they could were they obliged JM to fork the beets. Tho intention Is to M so arrange It that the farmers will jl have but little unloading with forks IH to do. The company is figuring on a H plan to install small dumps where the 11 acreage is not so large. This will he M decided In the near future. When any H of the beet growers come to Ogden H and they have made up their minds as IM to the number of acres they want to H contract for, the contracts are ready M and they can get them any day, and H the sooner they are made tho sooner H we will know the amount of seed re- M quired to supply those who wish to B plant this season. M |