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A Co-operative Sugar Factory. [march, 



Some 700 farmers are shareholders, and 3,430 shares of £36 

 each have been taken up. Of these farmers about 300 are 

 "small-holders" and have taken one share each, one fourth 

 being paid in cash and the balance in roots. A large sum 

 was borrowed, but this must be cleared off in 25 years. 



A shareholder contracts to provide the factory with a 

 minimum of 15 tons and a maximum of 35 tons of roots per 

 share. About 119,000 tons of beet were worked up during 

 the past season. The total in 1910-n was 87,000 tons. In 

 1910 the average sugar percentage was 17*54, the highest 

 20*4, and the lowest 15*8 per cent., and the factory was able 

 to pay as much as 25s. per ton including profits, after making 

 extensive allowance for depreciation, paying 4 per cent, on 

 capital, and redeeming ,£4,000 of the mortgage. 



A copy of the working account and balance sheet for the 

 year ending March, 191 1, is given on the previous pages. 



A CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR FACTORY IN HOLLAND. 

 "Home Counties." 



Author of" Sugar Beet : Some Facts and Some Illusions 



The first co-operative sugar factory which was established in 

 Holland is in Zeeland, at Sas van Gent. In 1909-10 it worked 

 up 47,600 tons of beets and in 1910-11 some 53,000 tons. It 

 paid 23s. id. per ton in the former campaign and 245. 2d. in 

 1910-11. The sugar percentage in the one campaign was 

 16*27 and in the other 17' 16. The beets handled daily 

 averaged 780 tons in 1909, and 800 tons in 1910. The factory's 

 capital consists of 900 shares, of about £^3 each, on which 

 about £8 is paid. They are practically all held by farmers. 

 The minimum quantity of beets that may be sent in per share 

 is 15 tons, and the maximum 30 tons. 



The most modern co-operative factory in Holland is situ- 

 ated at Dinteloord. The order for this factory was given to the 

 contractors on January 9th, 1909 ; building began in February, 

 and the factory was making sugar on October 13th in the 

 same year. 



The figures in the table on the next page show the results 



