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TasLE 75.—Comparison of farmers’ estimates of the value of beet land with their
estimates of the value of land for the crop that competes most directly with beets,
ITnited States, 1922

Number of farmers who reported the value
of beet land

Fhe same as Higher than Lower than
‘he value of -he value of Lhe value of
land upon land upon land upon
which is which is which is
zrown that grown that grown that
arop which |, crop which | crop which
competes competes | competes
aost directly most directly most directly
with sugar | with sugar | with sugar
beets beets beets

TInited States 1

Michigan.-.
Jhi0.... cen.
Nebraska...
Zolorado.....
Utah.._.
daho.......
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Montana... ooo. rma
California...

~or

| Combination of the 9 States investigated.

TABLE 76.—Farmers’ estimates of the probable effect on the values of their farms
if the sugar factories were removed from their district, United States, 22

A rop

United States

Michigan._.
Ohio.....
Nebraska
Colorado...

Combir-*

Number ¢f farmers reporting—

Increases

1 eCcrease

No effect

9%

0)

Eo

.

A ran

Number of farmers reporting—

TOE

No effect

10
cf