CONTENTS 
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History of the investigation. ______. Lo ie. 
Description of sugar-beet crop and the cultural operations in its produc- 
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Relation of sugar-beet crop to beet-sugai in. 
Method of investigation______________ 
Representativeness of the investigation. . 
Explanation of terms used in tables and elsewhere . 
Reservations by Commissioner Costigan. _ __. 
Appendix—Schedule used in the investigation 
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TABLES AND CHARTS 
[. Scope and representativeness of the investigation: 
L. Scope of the investigation, 1922_____________. ne 
2. Comparison of farms investigated in 1922 with the country 
as a whole in 1919 as regards the acreage of sugar beets 
harvested per farm________ _________________________ 
3. Relation of acreage of sugar beets harvested per farm to 
costs per acre and per ton___________________________ 
Comparison of farms investigated in the various States with the 
country as a whole as regards— 
i. Yields of sugar beets per acre.. - 
5. Sugar content of sugar beets_ _. 
6. Sugar extracted per ton of beet: - 
7. Sugar content not extracted. ____ ______ - 
II. Costs of production and returns to growers, United States, by States: 
8. Per acre of sugar beets harvested _ _ - 
9. Per ton of sugar beets harvested. __ —- 
10. Per pound of sugar extracted from the sugar beets___ __._ 
[II. Costs of production and returns to growers, Idaho, by areas: 
11. Per acre and per ton of sugar beets harvested___________ 
IV. Analysis of the average costs of production of sugar beets—Sum- 
mary for the nine States investigated and for Idaho, by areas: 
12. Per acre of sugar beets harvested _ 
+2, Per ton of sugar beets harvested. _ 
l«. Percentage distribution of costs____. 
15. Relation of yield to costs of production______.. ___.____ 
V. Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, 
iid producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested, 
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Combination of the data for the 22 areas investigated in the 
United States— 
16. Exclusive of capital charges. _. 
17. Inclusive of capital charges 
Combination of the data for the 
{[daho— 
18. Exclusive of capital charges. ______ 
19. Inclusive of capital charges________. 
Data for each of the two areas investigated in 1daho— 
20. Twin Falls, exclusive of capital charges 
21. Twin Falls, inclusive of capital charges 
22. 3lackfoot, exclusive of capital charges 
23. 3lackfoot, inclusive of capital charges_ 
VI. Labor costs, daho, by areas: 
24. Tabor cost rates per hour-__________. 
25. ours of direct labor per acre________________ 
26. Hours of direct and indirect labor per acre 
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