COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 19 
TABLE 4.—Comparison of yields of sugar beets per acre for the farms investigated 
with the average yields of sugar beets for all farms as reported in the 1923 Yearbook 
of the Department of Agriculture 
State and year 
United States: 
All States— 
3-year grersge- 
1921... __.. 
1922______ 
1023. nuns 
States  investi- 
gated— 
3-year average.. 
1921... 
1922... ._. 
9s ene 
Michigan: 
3-year average.. 
1921.__. . 
1922... 
9923 
Ohio: 
3-year avers 
19% 
195° 
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REY: WR 
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Average yields of 
sugar beets 
For all 
[arms as 
-eported 
in the 
1923 
{earbook 
of the | 
Depart- 
ment of 
Agri- 
ulture 
For the 
farms 
ncluded 
in this 
nvesti- 
gation 
Tons per 
cre 
9.97 
9. 55 
9.77 
0. 66 
Pons per | 
acre 
0.12 
1! 46 
xcess of 
yields 
or farms 
nvesti- 
gated 
over 
yields 
for all 
farms 
rowing 
heels 
Tons per 
acre 
1.34 
1.34 
1.41 
08 
State and year 
Colorado: 
3-year average...’ 
102) cencinm 
1922. cee. 
1923... 
Jtah: 
3-year average... 
YOR. owncwmns 
1922. covannn 
1923... 
[daho: 
3-year average.. 
1921 ______. 
1928. cnunans 
1023... 
Wyoming: 
3-year average.. 
1921 ___.... 
1922. conus 
1923._.. 
Montana: 
3-year averr 
1921... 
1922. 
op 
\ verage yields of 
sugar beets 
For all 
‘arms as 
~eported 
in the 
1923 
Yearbook 
of the | 
Depart- 
ment of 
Agri- 
culture 
For the 
farms 
ncluded 
in this 
investi- 
gation 
Tons per 
cre 
"2.21 
’ 39 
Tons per 
acre 
*2.51 
2.97 
TQ 
5 
4 
7% 
Z 
0.43 
, 
161 
t73 
19 
82 
Excess of 
yields 
or farms 
investi- 
gated 
over 
yields 
for all 
farms 
rowing 
beets 
Tons per 
acre 
0.30 
1.58 
1.26 
1.00 
2.01 
2. 05 
1.79 
1. 97 
3.14 
2. 54 
3. 04 
3.75 
1.46 
2.07 
-1.98 
.76 
1.71 
2. 68 
. 66 
2.10 
wd 
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NoTE.—A minus sign (—) preceding a figure indicates that the average 
Average yield on the farms investigated by the amount shown. 
viald on all farms exceeds the