Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-11-16 | Page 8 | Beet Men Receive Higher Pay for Product

BEET MEN RECEIVE HIGHER PAY FOR PRODUCT Between 500 and 600 beet sugar farmers out o a total of 1,200 in the Ogden district yesterday received their checks In payment for their crops at the offices of the Amalgamated Amalga-mated Sugar company. One of the officers of the company stated that not all of the farmers were happy, because about 20 per cent of the beet yield still is in the ground, having been caught by the cold spell. These crops will be saved, however, as soon as the weather becomes warmer. warm-er. In Idaho at least 40 per cent of the crop still is in the ground. The total crop payment of this district dis-trict will be about $300,000. New crop contracts are now ready and may be made at any time convenient conven-ient to the farmers. The company announced an-nounced it would pay next year $5,50 to $6.00 the ton, depending upon the saccharine quality of the beets. The contract price this year was $5, but the company paid a bonus of 50 cents, due to the good market. The average beet acreage in this district is only six to ten acres. One farmer explained this by saying: "We don't believe in putting all our eggs In one basket. We have canneries and diversified opportunities."