MISCELLANEOUS TABLES GIVING THE REPLIES OF THE
FARMERS TO SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING
THE SUGAR-BEET INDUSTRY
Replies to all of the questions on page 112 (sugar-beet cost schedule)
were not obtained from all the farmers who gave data on their costs
of production of sugar beets, but those that were obtained are presented
as the opinions and to some extent as the results of the experiences
of the growers.
ESTIMATED EFFECT OF THE SUGAR-BEET INDUSTRY ON LAND
VALUES
TABLE 72.—Farmers’ estimates of effect of existence of sugar factory on the value of
farm land, United States, 1922
Area
United States!_:
Michigan ..........
OhiO. veces
Nebraska... ....._..
Colorado. oon...
Number of farmers reporting
[necrease | Decrease | No effect
1, 451
316
116
23
4¢
99
370
Area
Hon mmmnmmnse
daho.._......_..
Yyoming. .........
Montang..._.......
Nalifornia.
Number of farmers reporting
Increase | Decrease | No effect
LE
rece nmcans
reese ne,
17
6
8
5
15
"1 Combination of the 9 States investigated.
TABLE 73.—Farmers’ estimates of effect of existence of sugar factory on the value
of land devoted to sugar beets, United States, 1922
Area
United States!
Michigan... ........
Ohio. eee.
Nebraska.....____.
Colorado....._.....
Number of farmers reporting
[ncrease | Decrease | No effect
fer
i f
29k
Ir
os
_@
bl
147
Area
ran...
*ah0 cine
-yoming._..__
“Tontana....
Salifornia.__..
Number of farmers reporting
[ncrease Decrease No effect
|
40
3
1
1
10
“
1 Combination of the 9 States investigated.
TABLE 74.—Farmers’ estimates of effect of existence of sugar factory on the value
of the farm land upon which is grown sugar beets’ chief competing crop, United
States. 1922
Area
United States?_
Michigan... .._....
ORD... pocoiumnnsisn
Nebraska. ._....
Colorado. .ceeeeon_.
Number of farmers reporting
[ncrease | Decrease | No effect
301 |
C
140
54
TTTTTTIY
TTT
4
Ares
‘fab... i
MIO. mse ens
‘yoming. o.oo.
.ontanNa cccaceca-.
Jalifornif ooo meoo.
Number of farmers reporting
[ncrease | Decrease | No effect
127
27
27
15
49
32
26
10)
1
18
%
]
]
10
1 Combiration of the 9 States investigated .
