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Show I Millions To Be Paid To Sugar Beet Men By the Amalgamated I Despite weather conditions of last spring which were decidedly unfavorable unfav-orable to the growth of sugar beets, there will be a normal yield in the Ogden, Twin FallB and Cache Valley districts. This Is in accord with the statement of Fred G. Taylor, secretary secre-tary of the Amalgamated Sugar company, com-pany, this morning. Mr. Taylor stated that the reports of field experts employed by the company com-pany were particularly gratifying, inasmuch in-asmuch as they show the beet crop to be about tho only one in the inter-mountain inter-mountain country that was not materially mate-rially affected by the late frosts. He pointed out, however, that tho weather weath-er of last spring would occasion a slight delay in the beginning of the beet harvest. Reports from the dis- trlcts are to the effect that the beets are still green and analyses mado indicate in-dicate that they will have a lower sugar content than was recoiled last season. Mr. Taylor said that, with a continuance con-tinuance of fair weather, the sugar beet harvest would be started along towards the latter part of the month and that it was tho plan of the company to start operations at the factories in all the districts on October Octo-ber 1, Improvements being mado at the Ogden factory to increase the capacity capac-ity of the plant to 1000 to 1200 tous per day, will be completed by that time. The new Twin Falls plant, which has been under construction during the spring and summer months, also will be completed to permit beginning manufacturing operations on scheduled sched-uled time. This factory will have a capacity of 600 tons per day. Tho low average estimato of production pro-duction in tho threo districts is expected ex-pected to total 480,000 tons. Basing his conclusion on reports from theso districts, Mr. Taylor figures that the Twin Falls and Burley district, which include 12,200 acres, will yield 130,-000 130,-000 tons, or un average of eleven and one-half tons per acre. In thoCache Valley district, which comprises 18,-000 18,-000 acres of sugar beets for delivery at the Logan and Lcwiston factories, tho yield, under Mr. Taylor's estimate, will be 230,000 tons, or an average of approximately 13 tons per acre. The yield in the Ogden district will be about 125,000 tons from 9000 acres, or about 14 tons to the acre. I At the rate of 5.50 per ton, tho contract price, the company will pay out an approximated $2,750,000 for sugar su-gar beets alone during the season. This will be in addition to nearly a million and a half paid out for labor, fuel and standard supplies. About 50 per cent of the amount paid farmers for sugar beets in the Ogden district will be released to them on November 9, the first pay day of the sugar company. |