38 THE IRRIGA TION A GE 



1901 by the farmers at Rocky Ford and vicinity, in their dealing* with 

 the American Beet Sugar Company operating the mammoth beet 

 sugar factory at Rocky Ford, as compiled by "The Rocky Ford En- 

 terprise," includes the names of only a few of the many who are pro- 

 fitably engaged in raising sugar beets, but the generalizations in con- 

 nection with each table give a very good idea of the general results. 

 The tables are as follows: 



WHAT WAS..DONP IN 1900 JN COLORADO. 



For the crop of 1901), in addition to the figures given above, thirteen growers 

 received more than $90.00 per acre; twenty six above $80.00; thirty five above$"O.CO: 

 fifty-five above $60.00; sixty-seven above $50.00, and eighty above $40.00. 



RESULTS IN 1901 IN COLORADO. 



For.thu en p of 1901, ( ip.s"dvi.iti)jn to t.he tiyvires given above, eleven grp\vers re- 

 ceived more ilian $!;0 00 per acre: thirty-five iibove $^0.00: seventy-two above $70.00; 

 one hundred iind e'evi'ri above $80.00: one hundred and forty-six above $50.00, and 

 two hundred and twenty- seven above $40.'0'per acre.' 



During Uie campaign Of 1900, which continued from Oct. 10 to 



