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not very old, and we do not anticipate any trouble from frost, hence have not taken any 

 precaution to store beets against frost. Next year, when we expect a great quantity of 

 beets, we will doubtless investigate that matter. The farmers who have intelligently 

 taken care of their crops are very well satisfied, but those who have failed to do so are 

 correspondingly dissatisfied, and attribute the result to almost any other cause than their 

 own neglect. The factory is not in a position to make a truthful complaint for a first 

 year's run, but should we have to compete against cheap land and cheap labor produc- 

 tions of the West Indies and Philippines, of course the entire enterprise would cease, the 

 money invested be lost and the source of revenue for 1000 or more farmers be absolutely 

 stopped. We expect next year to grow about 5000 acres, and with the average produced this 

 year, we expect a yield of over 60,000 tons of beets. We shall commence our campaign 

 as early as Sept. 1, and hope to run at least 100 days." 



THE PULP DUMP 

 At the Minnesota Beet Sugar Factory. 



