Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1937 — Page 12

TO THE HONORABLE M. CLIFFORD TOWNSEND GOVERNOR OF INDIAN A YOUR EXCELLENCYThe Central Beet Growers Ass’n.

Allen Lomont Secretary & Treasurer ~> a, i '•vß w ■ G. C. Caley Director

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... wishes to express appreciation of your visit to this community. Ihe city of Decatur and the s » know area are proud to have you with us today. This is the beet growing section of Indiana and the farmers of this r that your knowledge of their problems and interest in their welfare is enhanced by what you have seen o . inspection here. Our membership of close to 1,500 farmers extends greetings and best wishes. — E. W. BUSCHE, President, The Central Beet Growers Ass’n.

Jr > * jl. Eb Leroy Pifer Director

Central Sugar Company, inc.

“What Indiana Makes - Makes Indiana”

k, IklLl Martin Etzler Vice-President

CLOSE to 15.000 acres of sugar beets will be grown this year in the territory around Decatur. Among the outstanding reasons for the popularity of this crop are: Statistics show that sugar beets have been the best paying Indiana crop during the last five year period. Beets are a non-Surplus crop whose price is not affected by increased acreage or over-production. There is always a ready cash market for sugar beets. The crop fits well into the rotation program and is of definite soil building value. In addition to the excellent cash return from sugar beets, crops which follow show a greatly increased yield. Beet tops are valuable as a livestock feed and beet growing encourages clean farming by destroying weeds and insects. I'nder present contemplated federal legislation licet growers will receive approximately $2 a ton benefit payments — every farmer who has beet land will certainly qualify and be ready to receive the benefits of this proposed legislation. For these reasons we KNOW “It Pays To Grow Sugar Beets.”

The Central Sugar Co. wishes to thank you. Governor Townsend, for inspecting our plant where Sparkling Crystal White Sugar is processed from sugar beets grown in this locality. We are proud to co-operate with the Central Beet Growers Association, representing some 1,500 farmers of this vicinity who raise beets for Indiana’s only sugar refinery. The Central Sugar Company produces less than one-tenth of the sugar consumed in Indiana so there is still ample opportunity for expansion of this industry. It is estimated that every 100 tbs. of sugar produced requires eight hours of labor. On this basis, with last season’s output close to 25,000,000 lbs. about two million hours of employment were provided to the workers of the Decatur area. The Central Sugar Company is keenly aware of its opportunity to serve the community by prodding a ready market for the beet crop, by increasing farm values, by furnishing fertilizer to growers at cost and by helping the farmer in every possible way to take advantage of the opportunities nature has given them. In attempting to further this objective Mr. I). W. McMillen after establishing the Central Sugar Co. on a firm basis, erected Indiana's largest soybean plant and the McMillen Feed Mills to provide farmers w ith an outlet for their soybeans and w ith an economical source of high quality feeds.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937.

—" J Wt E. W. Busche President

wjsrk w Shr P. D. Morris Director

■X ** .■ j E. L. Knoblauch Director

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Geo. Wallenhorst Director SBBM i ■ TJ Hl rfj Clyde Schultz Director