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 pre- 
sented as the opinions and to some extent as the results of the experi- 
ences 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 .