THE CULTIVATION OF SUGARBEET

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1980, 17 March 1885, Page 3

THE CULTIVATION OF SUGARBEET

TO Tllh KDIKIIi Si),, I ha\e i-nclwd V>U «l ••'lip l.tkl'll finin the " L.uieet " on tin cnltn ltion of tin- sug.u beet m England, 1» winch it appeals that not onl> i> it ca*v t(. gum II toiH of beet to tin- acie, but tint SO ton*, or more than double could bo pimn by good cultivation, and plentj of maiiiue. Would it not be well for the comnnttto .1 ppomU'd, to obtain tin- repoit of Piof. vw Clnucli on the subject of tlu> beft cultt\.ition of tho ).a«t y&w, as I h.ue no dntiht soin«- v.ihialJe information could bt< obtained fioin it. Tho poat«st di.i« l>ick in my opiinon to the micccss of the scheme, w tho curri.ige of the loot-, to tho ".11, th.it combined with tin- proont high price of labour, would loa\c but little profit to the struggling fanner. To help remove the doubt an ivg.iuU \vh"tht<r it will pay or no for the farmer* to grow tho beet, \\h3' not open a «übrtcripti<>n list for the w hole of the W.pkato, liy which experiments could be made on a hrge scale, ho that it could In' piou-d to the rt.iti>faction of all that it would be a payable concern ; money ih (.circe among the fanner-, in the Waikato, and it behoviw them to take care of w hat little money they have in thene bad tunes'. — T am, iU., W. Jon ph. Te Vwamutu, Maich Hth, 1885.

[knulosirk.] Tin: Ctr.Tix \tiov ok Suisak Br+rs jv K\(,i \\n. — For many ye.irs past experiment* have, fioni time to time been made, in 12ngUnd and liclaud, mi the cultivation of the sugar beet. In the parent depicted condition i>f agriculture these expennieiits aioof the highest importance, and we ,ue glad t« find tint they appear to have been successful. We have received fioin Mess>r-< Bolton and Partners ( Limited ), Westminster, a proof of the u port of Profe.ssoi Chinch on the results of the cultivation during the past year. The report, which carries great weight from the known integrity and high icientitie fame of its author, represents the prospects of the industry in a very hopeful light. It appears easy, with good management, to get crops of 14 tons to the acie of Hinall beet.-, containing 14 per cent of Migar. Such ciops will, it is »aid, pay better than uheat, and that an extensive cultivation is posMble i* proved by the fact that we now pay £10,000,000 a year for foreign sugar. Pn»fess«ii Church believes, indeed, that as much as 'M tons per acre might be obtained in good yeais bv close planting and with dtic'-aie and Kufh'cient manure. Of course it may be said that the hot .summer of ]SB4 Has the cause of the hucc&ss; but the opinion of Professor Church is quite against the view --!)•> legardt* the late crops as " by no means, otfei mg «» series of exceptionally uell grown and lich rooW With the Htroutia process, which has of late been so largely adopted in siijjiu niunufacturu, the free me of manures is po.ss>ible, and will of cour-,0 increase tho crops.. The repoit abounds with sound aduce as to the management of the land and the ciops, and we cinnot but hope that the new industry in ly be a reil help to the soie disties-,ed Biiti»h fAiiiuM. Any suiplus loots may lie usid .is tattle food, Miice, alth.iugh hgliter, they uo-,setis a higher nutritive value than mangolds.