COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS
TaBLe 77.—Potential sugar-beet land on farms investigated, United States, 1922
The following data were obtained by asking the farmer how many acres of their farm land was good or
bar Suture land and could be planted to sugar beets without changing greatly their type or method
of farming.

98

Sugar-beet land capable of being
planted to beets on the farms
investigated without changing
greatly the type of farming

Sugar-beet
acreage investigated


United States 1...

Michigan. . cae. meme
O00. cans ims .- em
Nebraska. .... rence
Colorado..... emmeesmmamece ememmas ammemee.
JB ee ee eee
6 E:T
Wyoming ooo eee
Montana. ..... -____.___ .. mmm—————
California. __.

Acres
planted
56, 393

3, 79¢
2,0%
) 50%
i, 600
© 9%

Total acres
possible
to plant

Acres
131, 583

940
% 68
228
210

I
u

1g A

Possible increase in
present acreage

Acres
75, 190

Per cent
133

11,145
5,613
3,695
27,010
K 405
154
“38
"299
o. 808

192
271
59
153
79
257
148
238
102

1 Combination of the 9 States investigated.

TABLE 78.—Tabulation of farmers’ replies to the question, “What are the most
important factors limiting the acreage of sugar beets you grow?’ United States,
1922

Number of farmers reporting limiting factor as-Area



United States
Michigan. _._.___.
Dhio_.__.....__
Nebraska. ..._.___...
Jolorado.....
“tah. __....
‘aho__.._..
yoming.
"ontans..
Salifornia

2 ~
lz
5 E
:
:-b>

° &
3

Bet
£ -
= © |
ba 8 |
jk! 88
Pes 5
Ke ©
ne log
3 50

-

17

fo
-T

Crop competition


g
g |
.
2g! 52
2 — =
£° 24a 2
= 8% abk| &
02 =
sg 2° &
wd |g &
gly 12
zB

91 259
1 8: 17
5 ieee 1
—— 31 2 ea.
18 L 81 ____.| 133
9 vc memecleaeol| 08
eg 3 1 1
. il 6 A] oo
3 3 eee 3. 9

I Combination of the 9 States investigated