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Show LOW SUGAR CONTENTS IN BEET CROP THIS YEAR Notwithstanding the fact tha' severe se-vere drought conditions, followed bv beavj rains, have reduced the BUgarj contents of sugar beds and have also retarded the ripening process to a I considerable extent, operations at the1 factories of the Amalgamated Su-.u company will begin between Wednesday Wednes-day of next week and Thursday of tho following week, according to Fred G Taylor of (he company Tho factories will begin operations j on an exceptionally low quality of I beets but the decision to begin at once' was made following urgent requt I from the farmers and because of the sugar shortage which promises to become be-come acute within the next few we ki The sugar contents of the beets are expected to be at least one ard one-half one-half per cent below normal, analysis showing less than 12 per cent, saccharine. saccha-rine. Cold nights, such as have occurred oc-curred for the past ten days and continued con-tinued dry weather are expected to be important factors in developing and ripening the heels. Mr. Taylor stated that the normal sugar content of beets In this vicinity was 15 per eenl. Last year the beets produced less than 13 per cent while even lest is anticipated thib year The tonnage of the beets in this district dis-trict will exceed enrly expectalionrf. |