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TABLE 65.—Tabulation of farmers’ replies to the question, “On your farm what
1s sugar beets’ chief competitive crop?’ Idaho, 1922

Number of farmers reporting 1—

[daho §.__

Twin Falls...
Blackfoot...

yk

Nove

Other

None ®

3
2
1

4 Tome farmers reported 2 crovs competing about equally with sugar beets, and others made no report
at all.
* These farmers reported that no crop competed with sugar beets.
' Combination of the 2 Idaho areas investigated.

TABLE 66.— Tabulation of farmers’ replies to the question, ‘On an average, what
crop yields you better net returns than sugar beets?’’ Idaho, 1922

-* - -* irmers reporting °

'daho 3.

Twin Falis
Blackfoot__.

qt

None $

73

21
52

- Some farmers reported more than 1 crop, and some made no report at all.
' These farmers reported that no crop yielded better net returns than sugar beets.
' Combination of the 2 Tdaho areas investigated