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Beet sugar industry gains expand in early 1900s
A government report by Charles F. Saylor shows U S beet sugar factories rising from 41 at end of 1902 to 56 by early 1904, with 50 operating during the campaign. The 1903 beet crop yielded about 2,001,000 tons from 242,576 acres, averaging 8? tons per acre, with farmers receiving roughly 4.5 to 5.00 dollars per ton and about 42.00 dollars per acre gross. Net profit averaged 7.50 dollars per acre after costs. some regions, like Otero County Colorado, posted much higher returns. Sugar production reached 240,604 tons in 1903, up from prior years, while sugar content improved from 12% to 16–18% in many cases. The ad then shifts to a medicine pitch for Little Early Risers.
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Charles F. Saylor
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
United States
Lewes
Otero County
Colorado