Sugar Beet History: Mexican Nationals thinning and hoeing beets, 1943.
Sugar Beet History: Beet harvesting machine invented by Hans Iverson, Sidney. With acute labor shortages, all possible methods were used to get the beets out, 1942.
Sugar Beet History: Home-made irrigation pump used by Earl Wilson and Marcus Sorenson.
This puller brought the beets to the surface after being topped by the homemade beet topper, 1942.
Close-up view of homemade beet topping machine which topped beets on three Richland County farms in 1942.
Sugar Beet History: R. Erps, Sidney farmer, got out his own beets and two of his neighbors’ beets with this beet topping outfit, 1942.
The process of irrigating and harvesting sugar beets has come a long way since its beginnings in the area. Thanks in part to some local and rather innovative farmers, improvements made to these somewhat primitive machines now make the sugar beet harvest the production it is today.
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