Drayton Factory District sets record for tonnage

  • Grafton is one of nine piling stations within the Drayton Factory District of American Crystal Sugar Company. Growers in the Drayton district set a record, harvesting more than four million tons of sugar beets this fall. Beets wait to be picked up at the Grafton piler on Highway 17 west of town.
    Grafton is one of nine piling stations within the Drayton Factory District of American Crystal Sugar Company. Growers in the Drayton district set a record, harvesting more than four million tons of sugar beets this fall. Beets wait to be picked up at the Grafton piler on Highway 17 west of town.

    Grafton is one of nine piling stations within the Drayton Factory District of American Crystal Sugar Company. Growers in the Drayton district set a record, harvesting more than four million tons of sugar beets this fall.