HORSE-LABOR COSTS—UNITED STATES, BY STATES 
TaBLE 46.— Horse-labor cost rates per hour 
SUMMARY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ANALYSIS BY STATES, 1921, 
1922, AND 1923 
Horse-labor cost rates per Hour 
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United States 1__._...._ 
Michigan... come eee 
Ohio. meee 
Nebraska. . ccmmmccccacac comcoaos 
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Utah ee cmmmceccccace emcee m——————— 
TE BII0 eee 8 0 EE RR ERA 
Wyoming. oc ecoeeccccmemcoeen 
Montana... ceeecccaaen- . 
California_._._ 
1921 
Cents 
1922 
Cir 
| 3-year 
1923 average: 
Cents | Cents 
12.4 12.4. 
15.4: 
14. 0+ 
11.7 
11. 6+ 
11.6. 
9.8 
12.3. 
11.8. 
13.1. 
1 Weighted on the basis of the total acreage harvested in each of the 9 States included in the investigation. 
NotE.—The indirect horse costs are included in the rates and are thereby prorated to sugar beets on the: 
basis of the hours of direct horse labor. The rates are therefore somewhat higher than they would be if. 
ndirect horse costs were shown in the number of hours of ‘horse labor rather than in the cost rate per hour. 
TABLE 47.—Hours of direct horse labor employed in the production of an acre of 
sugar beets 
SUMMARY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ANALYSIS BY STATES, 1921, 
1922, AND 1923 
[No attempt was made to obtain the hours of indirect horse labor on sugar beets] 
Hours of direct horse labor employed in 
the production of an acre of sugar beets 
United States! 
Michigan ._._._....__. 
0) +1 {J 
Nebraska_.__..._.. 
Colorado...cae-...- 
Ttah_ o.com. 
laho._____.__.___.. 
Wyoming. ea... 
Montana... 
Californir 
1921 
Hours 
100. 6 
CF 
’. 
1922 
Hours 
101.3 
£72 
2 
ad 
3-year 
1923 average 
Hours 
104. 2 
Hours 
101. 5 
86. 2: 
69.5 
94.6. 
115.5 
110.6 
114.2 
111.7 
118.8 
92.5 
8¢. 
719 
0 
1 Weighted on the basis of the total acreage harvested in each of the 9 States included in the investigation..