[Letter from William H. Louviere to Walter F. Woodul, October 5, 1960] Page: 1 of 2

                                
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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY
SA R   w, TEXAS
October 5, 1960
Mr. Walter F. Woodul
615 Capitol National Bank Building
Austin 16, Texas
Dear Walter:
While you are still hot on the subject I will try to answer some of
your questions, namely the average yield per acre is 13-5/10 tons
of sugar beets. The beets contain 17% sugar, therefore you can
expect approximately 2-1/4 tons of sugar per acre.
Apparently there are 1, 200 acres of beets grown in the Texas
Panhandle and these beets are shipped to Rocky Ford, Colorado
for the Ame rican Crystal Company. We know definitely that this
arrangement is not very profitable freight wise ,for either the
farmers or the beet sugar processors. We don't know, and I doubt
if we can find out, how much freight is absorbed by either party.
I have in my library a book entitled "Beet Sugar Economics", by
R. H. Cottrell. I find it very valuable at the present time for
information concerning the beet sugar industry.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Since sly,
WHL:jms
cc: Mr. I. H. Kem