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V. Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, 
of, producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested, 
1922 
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For the United States, excluding capital charges___..__.__._ 
For the United States, including capital charges_.________ 
Michigan, excluding capital charges. - 
Michigan, including capital charges._.. -- 
Ohio, excluding capital charges_ .. i 
Dhio, including capital charges___._ 
Nebraska, excluding capital charges. _ 
Nebraska, including capital charges 
Jolorado, excluding capital charges 
Colorado, including capital charges. 
Utah, excluding capital charges. 
Jtah, including capital charges. - 
‘daho, excluding capital charges __ 
“daho, including capital charges. __ 
Wyoming, excluding capital charges. 
Wyoming, including capital charges 
Montana, excluding capital charges 
.8. Montana, including capital charges. 
39. California, excluding capital charges 
40. California, including capital charges 
VI1.& Labor costs, by States: 
41. Labor cost rates per hour. _____ 
492. Hours of direct labor per acre. _.__. a 
43. Hours of direct and indirect labor per acre. __ __________ 
44. Hours of labor per acre to perform once the various ma- 
chine operations. eo 
45. Percentage of hand labor done by (1) contract labor, (2) 
family help, (3) hired help and grower’s labor... 
VII, Horse labor costs, by States: 
46. Horse cost rates per hour_ _______ . 
47. Horse time peraere_ .____.________. em 
48. Horse time per acre to perform once the various machine 
operations... ________..-.. 
VIII. Capital and capital charges, by States: 
49. Market value of sugar-beet land_______ _._. .__- 
50. Average value of other capital... ____ _ 
51. Value of land and other capital. ___._ cco ---- 
52. Comparison of land charges as determined by three differ- 
ent methods. _ _ omc mmm mmm mmm 
Comparison of total capital charges as determined by three- 
different methods— 
53. Peracre_.____-_..- 
54. Per ton. - oo oe meee m— mmm mmm mm = 
55. Comparison of rental charges for sugar-beet land-__-____ 
56. Interest rates paid on farm mortgages --- cco eoo--o-- 
57. Returns for capital, management, and labor. _._______.-- 
IX. Farm practice in sugar-beet production: Summary for the United 
States by areas, 1922: 
Kinds of operations and percentage of total number of farms 
on which each was performed a given number of times— 
58. On tractor and nontractor farms. _.__. _ 
59. On nontractor farms only. come 
Kinds and amounts of tractor work performed in sugar- 
beet production. __ ooo comme om 
61. Manuring practice in sugar-beet production_____. .._____ 
62. Use of commercial fertilizer - «coo ooocmemee eo 
63. Pounds of beet seed planted per acre. _—--r----- 
X. Types of farming on farms investigated, by States, 1922: 
64. Use made of farm area operated.  - «oc ccccaeaoooaonn 
85. Size of farms and relative importance of sugar-beet acreage... 
86. Percentage of cultivated land devoted to various crops. -- 
87 Yields per acre of the principal crops grown... 
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