Growing Sugar Beet Industry of the Arid West
An overview of irrigation grown beet sugar across Idaho Utah Colorado New Mexico and Arizona, tracing early Utah Lehi 1898 and Colorado New Mexico Idaho plants 1906 1904 1906 expansions at Sugar City Idaho Falls and Nampa Idaho. Details on factory consolidations Utah Sugar Lehi Garland Ogden Logan Lewiston and Snake River Valley plants plus Sugar City land sales farming guarantees and future production prospects. Includes a brief unrelated note on Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. B. Fletener
New York
Bidusky
Farmers’ Tribune
Walt
United States
Fletcher
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Lehi
Idaho Sugar Company
Sugar City
Idato
Flackfoot
Snake River Valley Sugar Company
Binghamton
N. Y
Ite
Western Idaho Sugar Company
Nampa
Ogden Sugar Company
Inch
Logan
Lewiston
Ogden
Rocky Mountains
Twolakee
Sugar City Beet
Fugar City Company
Setttors
Furniarise
Seca
Ordway
Cal
Fuan Gore
Grand Ronde Potato Yield Report Shows Strong Returns
The La Grande Chronicle presents a 1000 acre basis estimate of 60 sacks per acre for unirrigated Sandridge lands, projecting about 100 carloads for export. A typical acre yields net about 27.50 dollars after costs, with groas income near 60,000 dollars from this year's crop and top yields like A J Surby's 300 sacks per acre.
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Numbnal
Corsa
la Grande Chronicle
Sandridge
Imbler
Alicel
A. J. Surby
Cove
Oregon Red Apple Company
la Grande
Tiling Suspend Sugar Factory
The sugar factory closed today at noon for a few days due to heavy rains. Beet pulling stalled as roads remain poor, hindering haul to the factory. With rains easing, work likely to resume Monday and restart operations.
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la Grande
Sugar Beet Origins and Impact on Agriculture
A historical overview traces the sugar beet from early mentions in the Roman Empire to its development into a major beet sugar industry spearheaded by Dr. H W Wiley. It covers the first beet sugar factories, European growth, U.S. production, rising consumption, and the beet’s value for livestock feed and milk production, noting figures on yields, factory costs, and regional suitability.
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H.W. Wiley
United States Department of Agricultur
Bohemia
Cuern
Silesia
Napoleon Honiparte
Ugar
France
Europe
Rameda
United States
Department of Agriculture
Capecaily
H W. Wiley
Department
Germany
Alvarado
Cal
Oxnarde
California
Colorado
Kansas
Arkansas
Nelson RB. Morris
Chicago
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F. N. Tacket
Alliance
Mr. Tacket
Dr. King
Tallman & Co
East Oregonian
Morrow County
Rhea Creek
M. Shutt
Heppner, Oregon
Steinway, Knabe
A. B. Chase
Emerson
Hardman
Packard
Ludwig
Kinsberg
Star
Estey
Fischer, Vose and Son
Smith and Barnes
Estey Putman
Sherman Clay & Co
Jesse Failing
The
Eagles
Eagle Hall
A. C. Keepper
Lee D. Drake
F. Earnhart
Jac
W. G. Bogert
J. T. Hinkle Ed
Barriton
A. C
RUBY @ CO
Pendleton, Ore
Pendleton
Lewis Hunter