COST OF PPtODITCIXG SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO. 5 



for several years. The manufacture of sugar had its beginning in 

 this State as early as 1852, but this pioneer venture did not prove 

 successful. It remained for the farmers of Utah County to demon- 

 strate at a later date the value of the sugar beet crop. The past 

 30 years have witnessed the development of an exceedingly impor- 

 tant industry for farmers living within the Salt Lake basin and 

 contiguous territory. The previous survey which was made in this 

 county included some 58 enterprise survey reports that were obtained 

 in the vicinity of Provo. 



The Garland area is located in the Bear River Valley, in Boxelder 

 County. Cost figures on sugar beets were secured in this district in 



I'k;. 2.— Beet sugar factory in tlie Bear Rivor \alle> , I tah, with a typical beet tickl in the foreground. 



1915 and 1916. The present survey included 58 records, which were 

 obtained in the vicinity of Tremonton and Garland. A beet-sugar 

 factory was constructed at Garland in 1903. (Fig. 2.) In the year 

 1918 Boxelder County led all other counties in lUah in the number 

 of acres planted to sugar beets. 



The third district was selected in Bonneville and Bingham Counties 

 in Idaho. Thirty-four reports were obtained from farmers near 

 Idaho Falls and 40 from the vicinity of Blackfoot. These two sec- 

 tions are similar in many respects, and may be regarded as one 

 district. A sugar factory was built at Idaho Falls in 1903. A factory 



