70 : COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS

TasLE 37.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets,
of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested
MONTANA, 1922—SUMMARY FOR 71 FARMS IN THE AREA INVESTIGATED
[Excluding capital charges]

Cost per ton

Less than—
$3.50. coe
"4.00 coco oo.
4.50... mmm fem
= OC mn . mammm
PT it es Hp
00. ____. CR air
Ye eeamm I —
TN
RG, Joo.
10.70.
11.89.
S12.00_.
212.50 ____

Farms

Number | Per cent

4
b
10

1.4
2.8
ns
‘8

A cres

Number

25.0
76.0
202. 6
504. 1
711.1
109 ©
ry

43.

Per cent

1.5
4.4
11.8
29.5
“6

Tons

Number

424.4
1,169.2
2,952.9
6,766.0
9 359.4
4,027. 1
1, 691.9
1971.0
001. §
“80.
385.
625.
753.4
.833.%
5,884.0
19. 987.3

Per cent

2.1
5.8
14.8
33.9
46.8
70.2
83.5
89.9
95.1
96.0
98.0
98.2
98.8
99.2
99.5
100. 0

TaBLE 38.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets,
of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested
MONTANA, 1922—SUMMARY FOR 71 FARMS IN THE AREA INVESTIGATED
(Land charges on net cash rental basis and interest on other capital at 6 per cent]
[Including capital charges]

{ess than—
$4 Io...
ol

4.0

Cost per ton

Farms

Co

Acres

Number | Per cent Number Per cent

4
5
12

L4
7.0
18;

25.0
116.2
328.11
493. 1
822. 1
9

1.¢
6.8
1 2

J

95.
98.¢
100. (-tol.


,678.
+, 706. =
1.711. 3

190. \

Tons

Number | Per cent

424.4
, 768.9
1 579.8
6,718.3
0.816. 5
840. 2
313.7
501.7
5%

2.1
8.9
22.9
33.6
54.1
69. 2
76.6
88.0
95. 1
96. 8
97.7
98.0
98.2
98 8
99.8
100. 0

5. OR7. .