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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-3-21, Page 10SUPPLEIVIJ NT TO TUE I3i3ITSSEE,S POST. M Pare BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.. i;1I9J14iIt,I1'l.ts?1 iIOIrN'P u10113VE 1NTRRPILW1;11. Mr, Grieve, who is Dominion Govern. rtieat.lunni6ration agont iu Michigan, gives the 'fallotviug pq,rticulars concern ing sugar beet growing in that State :— In answer to a question M. Grieve said that although be had net been direct. ed to report officially on the Sugar Beet industry he had given the question agood deal of at58ution affeetieg,as it deme, so many of the fanners among whom he was working. Timm were eleven foe tories in the States and a very largo one wae now briding at Saginaw. Some of these oouaumed to much as 500 tone of beets every '24 hours, the season of mak leg lasting ahem three menthe. Yet eo great wae the naneamptiou of sugar that these factories could eupply but a small part of the sugar used in their own State. "Do you think, Mr. Grieve, that the iudnstry le certain in time to be develop. ed extensively in Ontario ?" "Yee, I think so. Ontario is better rated for it even than Mulligan. We h ve better anti for beet gruwiug in Oc. sarin and altogether abetter chase of far- mers and that cunnts for great deal. A roil eriitable fur growing Swede turnips is what is required for the beets and pro. perly attended to the crop peys well. It keeps the soil olean-and in good condition, and Iknew plenty of farmers who net 1x00 to 0'00 per acre profit iu beets. But unless the ferment make up their minds to go into it thoroughly, to properly eulti•. vale and look after the crop and do it at the proper time, they lead far better not touch them.. A poor crop, with the beets ton large 01 too s:n 111, or allowed to grow to prongs. is unprofitable and the fanner bac nnee o nuplrtely diegueeted " • "blow about the eouditien0 locally, around Listowel 7" "I de not kno.v d better soil or onndi. tine fur growing beets to perfection than, for iu -lance, in the township of Elma, and your other townships are mush simi- lar. You have the right ease of farmers and the growing of beats should work in with the mixed farming at present in vo- gue here." You huow, Mfr. Grieve, what our dairy farmers are doing. Do you think they could do 116 well growing beets ?'! "I thick they oonld. They would hare as sell auntlier string to their bow, another crop to fall back npnu when other branches of farming were not so profitable, It wunld not supplant other crops, far. ar. inors could only growthey uld profitably look after. Two sores of beets properly looked after pay better than ten acres neglected. It is a question of labor. I goestiun if beet growing is an laborious work ase dairy 'farming, but during the time of thinning the crop the work must not be neglected. Tho beets need to be uniform to si0e,thepercentage of sugar is smaller when the beets grow too small or too;largs and the plants re• quire to be epacsd out carefully. Thio ie done in Michigan largely by hand and a ardson, of Brussels. Tnn q Food deal of it by women. There are in drawer, conducted by dire. Chadwick and Michigan a great many foreign women, Mise Archibald, draw forth dome helpful Swedes, Pollooks and Norwegians, who answers to questions bearing on the work are hired at frotu 60 to 75 canto per day. I of the somety. A discussion ou the fu Summer there are also many latnber- "Ideal Auxiliary Meinber" wae opened by Mra. Combs, the following ladies taking part :—Aire. Ferguson, Dire, Grout, Mre. Whelman and Miss Archibald. A most interesting part of the after- noon's prooeedinge was an address by Mrs. Watt, of Guelph. Mrs. Watt is a pleasing and forcible speaker and her words will be long remembered by 'those who bad the pleasure of bearing her. Miss Taylor, of Brussels, contributed =oh to the pleasure of the meeting by the rendering of two very beautiful solos. The Treasurer's report showed the offer. loge of the year to be 51,622 07 ; besides clothing valved at $651 was Bent bo the Northwest for distribution among the Indians, and $120 wae contributed to Indian Famine Fend. The Seretary'e report showed the in• tercet in the work of the 000iety to have been maintained throughout the year. Following is a summary of the standing of the sootety :—No. of auxiliaries 22, Mission Bands 11, membership 670. The following ofMcers were elected for lied, Poor formate, eotne of them,: 6001810 1 they will nem grow another Drop of bete. If afarmer has help; be con I think, 10a1r0 more money out of his land with at least no more labor than at dairy farming. 'Ile eau make 050 to 8'55 par acre, clear of everything. It mists about $70 or note to eultivate.the crop, paying for labor Ported from}Germa11y, though . The seed is lbth re is considerable home grown eeod," • "Beet root 8u ase has developed in 'Michigan during the past 5 years. They have plenty of capital there, men who have made immense fortunoe lumbering and they are not afraid of going into any- thing that allows a fair prospect of profit. Tile bulk of the money for the fa0tory must Dome from capitalists, but I think the farmers should everyone be iuheeeet- ed and hold some stook in the °oniony, The pends upnn� the theof whole supplyofof eb eta and this is better obtained where the farmers themselves have a direct interest in the factory itself. "It requires a great quantity of water et the factory: That might be a difficulty with you at Thietowel unless you Dan. get it by sinking wells. There as nothing objectionable to a town= a factory in the way of odor no dirt. "People should support home industry by using the home product. It takes a skilled export to distinguish beet sugar from cane sugar, yet they try to get tip a prejudice agaiust beet sugar by milling everythi0g that is off Dolor, coarse, or in any way not up to the mark "Bay Oity. Sugar" and'cestemers wats oftenbtoilet stgei grocers they though if samples were shown thorn they would be as likely to select the beet as the 0,100." "I see that commissioners have been sent over to examine and report on the industry, they will no doubt be able to give 115108s and details which I bare ,not gotta -into." r i Archie Moffat, our blaokemith, is laid theeoeoieg78ar•s1—Pres, Mot Wingbam ; Tveae., Aire. Rlobardeou, up with a 00x8 throat, Me. llupfer, hoe Brussels. ; Boo., Mrs, Moblabb ; Vioe : chorge of his shop. Pee8., Sire, Rose, Dramatis, Mrs, Bohan. It. It, Smith is away to Watford, Iramb- tyne, M018ewortb, Wire. MoIiay, Leek. ton, Go., on bueiuoee. Joseph Barnard now and Dire. Malcolm, Toeswster ; 1380.- ie attending to the livery in hie abeence, of Supplies, Miss N. McDonald, Wing- There were 50 delegates present from a ham ; Leaflet Seo„' Kra. Ohudwielr, Tee• die allO at thePresbytery lmet 0otheeiety bast water. The time of holding the annual meet- meat of the Methodist Ohurob. Mien ing was changed from the first Tuesday Watt, of Guelph, addreaed W. F. M. in Marob to the first Tuesday in May. Society in the afternoon and Rev. 14Ir, A public tneeting was bold in the even. Menzies in the evening. The latter, has ing, pooh -led over by Rev, W. J. West, of been in China lately, All event a good Blneva18; time while here. The aoofety'rs. Diel report tvb Rev. ova' beits read rethe and played ouruoilabg; when ub a1100 the on 11eha.f of Mrs.0, 00 \, exete Y R. S. G. Anderson, of Wroxeter. Ad. end name to the game IIarriatan curlers dreeeeo were also delivered in eo8ne011on found thernselvea only 29 allots behind. with the adoption of 1018 report by ReV. Last week Wroxeter curlers wont to W. S. Wholey, Di. A., and ReV. J. Ilial. Harrieton and played Port Elgin. The calm. Rev. Dr. Menzies gave an inter- latter beat by 12 abuts. Wroxoter then eating address on hie weak in Henan, played Ilerriaton on the latter's ice. China. Mre.. Watt gave a few 0108105 re. Wroxeter curlers leaving Barrieton 7 marks, Excellent mueie was furntabed shots behind. by the ekoir of the church. W. Ai. Robinson and Brethemer re. turned from their trip to Waterloo last V4Tasoxijtor . Friday. On their way home they visited (Intended for lest week.) friends in Hawksville and Oatbage. It appears below Moncton -there is a Aire. Nate Martin is at Peter Saott s, sleigh tenek down the river to Hawks. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. The Woman's Foreign Mieioaary Bo• eiety of the Presbytery of Maitland held its 17th annual meeting in the Presby• terian 0500013, Wroxeter, nu 'i'ceeday, March 5th. A 1•,rge number of delegate were present from the various auxiliaries. Too much marmot be said fu praise of the ladies of Wroxoter for their kind hospi- tality, as every possible arrangement had been made for the comfort of their vial. tors. The morning meeting was of a de. vetional nature, presided over by Mrs. B,own, of Wroxeter. The President, Airs. Malcolm, presided at the afternoon meeting and wae assisted in the devotional exercises by Mrs. Per• tie, of Wingbare, and lvire. McKay, of Luckaow, The President gave an ear- nest and pruatical address bearing en the work of the society. Exoellent eddresee were given on Mission Baud work by Mrs. Linkla'er, of Wiagham, and Mrs. Bich_ Aiorriebs n k. John Bunter was in Bruosele on Mon. day on business. W. S. Kerr, baker, of Gerrie, was in town 00 Tuesday. Wm. Rutherford has two children very eiolt with 1a grippe. James Paulin is improving and able to. be up mere or lees. 'Rhos. Edgar, 01 Gerrie, was in town on Timidity 00 business. Miss P m8 May Brethauer has recovered from her Meese lately. Mr. Taylor, of Grey, wee the guest of friends in town on Monday. Mr. Forret, Inspector of Canada Life, of Waterloo, was to town on Tuesday. Mrs. Robertson, of the Grand Central, ie the guest of friends in Grey this week. Dirs. Thos. Elliott, of Relay River, fa the guest of Airs. Henry Allen, on Gib• eon street. Miss Jessie Robertson, of Sanderson St., is the guest of bet sister, Mrs. Blaolt, at 131ucvel°. Wood is getting somewhat cheaper here, no donut on account or mnoh coal being used for fuel, Thos. Appleby, 10th eon., Ternberry, secured 8 sheep from John Gibson, South of Church St. A Me. Darling, - from Trehern, Man., is in the vicinity and it is said will not Brussels. go back alone. • rLmo 9 men out of work, who are lured by beet growers. The wont of thinuiug lasts two or three weeks, and I think most farmers here could get time and help enough to look after a few acres more or lees on a farm, and after thinning, the work is done mostly by horse oultivatiou. The crop must be harvested in proper season, if the roots are taken up before maturity or are left toe long in the ground, the full yield of sugar is not obtained. The beets have to be topped, the roots out off, then hauled to the factory or the nearest rail. way station." IIow is the pulp for cattle feed 0" "ibiakes fairly good feed for cattle. A good deal of it goes to waste over there a8 they do not raise cattle to any extent in Northern Michigan. There are snore cattle shipped from Listowel alone than from six counties iu Northern Michigan taken altogether." "Horn are the farmers themselves sat- isfied 7" "Good farmers are well enough satis- vil le, and on there way back they 'found 2 feet of water on the lee and bad to turn book part of the way and take the road, wbi0h ceased 000siderable delay. They say that there 113 not ase 01005 0000) down there as here and mostly drifted into the roadway: _ In the ingne0t at Iremptvi1lein the death of Launcelot , J. Banks, the jury Bound that death wae caused by a blow from a waggon stake in the bands of John Garnett, and that Jame Gannon and William Dell were accessories. Feed Corn and Bran FOR SALE., Basi` ��W c� NE The Top Notch of Binder Twine Perfection. Se- enred in car lots. Prices the Lowest—Quality the Highest. Order early. Builders' Supplies Nails secured in ear tote. Glass imported. Prioea low. cc " Flexible Door IIotnger. This hanger Maeda without an equal. Cannot be torn off the trach, hence its name "StayouJ' The wheels revolve. on steel roller boarfugs and are attached to the door by a steel strap clamp ever the top of door extending down on each side and bolted through. The material le malleable iron and steel. The hanger has a loop inlet between the wheel mid the top of the door, wbioh allows each door to be raised ogehoved outward independent the other, a feature not four= on any other door banger. The door can be held rigid by moue of the stay roller when desired. The track is heavy special high oarboo, stiff steel, 8/16 x 1 in. supported by a rigid bracket with square shoulder mortised through the trach every 17 4n., thee making a vary substantial fastening and adds materially to the etiffno0 of the track. It has more than twice the strength of the ordinary track.. Cross -cut Saws, Axes, Lanterns and. Cutlery. To lessen etook•taking the balanoe of shoos goods on hand will be sold at reduced prioee. To get the benefit of this don't delay.