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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



scribes the sugar beet factories now in 

 operation, with their managers, and illus- 

 trations of the more prominent ones 

 such as the factories at Lehi. Utah; 

 Chino, Cal.; the Oregon factory, etc. 

 are given with both interior and exterior 

 views. 



"The American Sugar Industrjr' is just 

 what its author claims it to be "A prac- 

 tical manual for farmer, or manufacturer, 

 capitalist or laborer, statesman or student, " 

 and an idea of what Mr. Myrick has em- 

 bodied in the work may best be gained by 

 giving the heads into which the contents 

 are divided. 



Part One takes up the "Economics of 

 Domestic Sugar Production," and in three 

 chapters discusses what the industry 

 means to this country, the effect of the 

 Dingley tariff, the progress of the past 

 three years; the present outlook and the 

 effect of "expansion"' upon domestic sugar, 

 etc. 



Part Two is devoted to the considera- 

 tion of the cane sugar industry: the area 

 suitable to its production, the culture, 

 harvesting, etc. 



Part Three "The Beet Sugar in 

 America Prior to 1897" is divided into 

 four chapters, in which is told what has 

 been accomplished in the United States, 

 the growth of th industry in each state, 

 and the commercial aspects of the in- 

 dustry. 



Part Four tells of the progress made 

 since 1896: the development east of the 

 Mississippi, from the Mississippi to the 

 mountains, and the best development on 

 the Pacific coast; lessons to be learned 

 from the past; mistakes to be avoided; 

 and lastly the appendix, which in ad- 

 dition to its valuable reference tables and 

 statistics, gives a list of places that want 

 sugar factories. 



This will give an idea of the contents 

 of the book, which is handsomely illus- 

 trated and bound in cloth, the cover be- 

 ing especially unique and artistic. 



is tosecure perfect cleanliness in the dairy: 

 "The 18 men who do the milking wash 

 themselves and comb their hair before be- 

 ginning their task, dress in clean white 

 suits, milk into pails protected by strainers 

 which prevent a particle of dirt from en- 

 tering, and everything is of the most clean- 

 ly and sanitary nature. The cows are reg- 

 ularly inspected and subjected to tubercu- 

 lin tests to insure perfect healthfulness- 

 The miJk is put up in bottles, the corks of 

 which bear the date and hour of bottling." 

 Farmers and dairymen who are inclined 

 to la,ugh at this as being too particular, 

 should bear in mind that on account of its 

 absolute purity the milk from this dairy is 

 sold to Chicago hospitals for twelve cents 

 a quart, thus giving Mr. Gurlera revenue 

 of about $100 a dav. 



Springville. Utah, is making a mighty 

 effort to secure a beet sugar factory. It 

 is claimed this is the best site in the state 

 for the location of the factory, as it is in 

 the center of a great sugar beet country. 

 The manager and superintendent of the 

 Lehi plant say if the citizens of Spring- 

 ville will donate a hundred acres of land, 

 with water rights, they will build and 

 equip a larger factory than that of Lehi. 



IT PAYS TO BE CLEAN. 



A model dairy farm is the one owned by 

 H. B. Gurler, at DeKalb, 111., and it is an 

 interesting place to visit. The following 

 extract shows how careful the proprietor 



"The extension of the Pecos Valley and 

 Northwestern railway from Roswell, N. 

 M., to Amarillo, Texas, is completed. 

 The last rail was laid today," says the 

 Pecos Valley Argus, Feb. 3. This con- 

 nects the Pecos Valley with the eastern 

 markets and gives cause for rejoicing in 

 New Mexico. "The country tributary ta 

 the line from Amarillo to Pecos is the 

 largest and best cattle-breeding section in 

 the whole south-west," continues the 

 Argus, and "with the new transportation 

 facilities, the business of fattening cattle 

 for the Kansas City and Chicago markets 

 on the cheap food raised on the irrigated 

 land in Pecos Valley or on the refuse from 

 sugar factories will assume large propor- 

 tions." We congratulate the Pecos- 

 Valley and vicinity upon the completion 

 of this road, which means so much to her. 



