09 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
1
A detailed piece on sugar beet cultivation as a profitable crop, irrigation as the key driver, and the broader impact on farm income soil health and community cooperation. It argues for coordinated efforts among farmers bankers editors and engineers to expand beet production and regional sugar manufacturing.
C W Irvine of Farmers State Bank reports a sugar beet sample from Milt McGowan testing 15 1 2 percent sugar confirming profitability in the valley. Best beets grew on uncultivated land with irrigation lacking, and general yields under current conditions equal ½ to ¾ tons per acre, with potential to rise with improved farming. Willamette Valley poised to develop into a major sugar beet region. W A Sanders departed Sattwack for Spokane after visiting his brother in law J E Hubbard. Father Forget left for Alberta Canada on business.
Southern Pacific informs Independence manager Spratley that electric service will start within two weeks. Electric trains have run to an adjacent city for a month. Work to electrify the line to Corvallis is nearly finished and machinery will be installed within two weeks after arrival, with operation expected by April first. A Presbyterian church ladies group hosted a well attended theatre night at Sels Theatre last Friday.
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