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Show SUGAR RKF.T FACTORY The fact that Utah is coming into her own as one of the greatest agricultural ag-ricultural stales in the Union is apparent ap-parent to everyone who has made even a cursory study of her conditions. condi-tions. The advancement of the last few years along thate lines has been phenomenal. Sanpete county presents unlimited possibilities for agriculture, horticultural horticul-tural or stock-raising development. From the East to the West and from the North to ihe South, sugar beeu can be grown abundantly. And by all means a suear beet factory should be established in the. heart of, the valley. The question which confronts the un-te-ate farmer of today, is the crop that will produce the most revenue rev-enue to the acre, and one which ap-peils ap-peils to the pocket book of every sn-dy and industrious tiller of the EOil. A comparison of a few figures will give light to some of the farmers who should be dee;"- - terested in the welfare of "he comn anity. Every j wide-awake farmer knows that the growing of small grain and hay produce pro-duce on an averasre of $22.50 pe-acre; pe-acre; and that the cost for labor, t3""es and water rent averages 515.35 per acre. This leaves the farmer $7.15 for the use of his land. Now if a reasonable interest is allowed on the investment, and figuring his land and water to be worn $100.00 pe-acre pe-acre and the rate of interest at S per cent, he falls short of a reasonable reason-able profit for his farm. And it will o".lv be a short time, if he co-itrtue In the same old rut. util d;seou-sre-ment will be the farmer's nearest ne'hbor. If the farmer expects to grow and progress it is necessary for him to plant crops that will produce profitable pro-fitable returns at harvest time. In sugar beet culture he will find the relief sought. Beets will average 17 tons per acre, which are worth $5.00 per ton on the cars, making each acre average $4 0.00 for a 2 0 ton crop, and after adding the interest upon the investment of $8.00 per acre the total cost will be $4S.00 per acre, which taken from the $S5.00. the amount for which 17 tons of beets would sell, the farmer has left $37.00 net per acre. This ract Tupled together to-gether with the amount the farmer has paid to his boys for the labor in nrndiicine the beets readilv shows one that there is big money made in growing sugar beets while the hay and grain crops amount to but little It takes 3,500 aces of sugar beets to produce sufficient tonage to run a 450 ton factory 100 days, which .acreage figured at $S5.00 per aire makes a total of $297,500.00. The company will also pay out annually for labor to run the factory $45,000, and for taxes about $10,000, making a grand total of $352,500.00 which a factory would pay out each year. Compare this 3,500 acres if still allowed al-lowed to grow hay and graia figured at $22.50 per acre. We have $"S,750.00 yearly revenue there from, making a difference in favor ol the growing of sugar beets of $273,-750.00. $273,-750.00. Which would you rathe: have? Still another item must be taken j into consideration. The by-products j from the factory, the beet puip anc I molasses, which are very fine for fattening fat-tening sheep, cattle, horses and hogs, all of which the farmers who grow 1 'f-ts will have the privilege of buying buy-ing back from the factory at a ver; small cost per ton. ! In view of these tacts it is to the j Interest of every farmer and business I man in the valley to lie up and doing all they can to help get the factory.: |
