TABLE 14.—Percentage distribution of average costs of production of sugar beets SUMMARY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND IDAHO, 1921, 1922, AND 1923 Ares and year United States: 3-year average..__._ 921 meee. 192° . 10° daho: 3-year average... ._. 1921... .. 1922__... . 1923 Twin Falls— 3-year average. . _. 1921............ 1922___, 1923 Blackfoot— 3 Thar averag 9%. Vlachine opera- ions and ndirect labor 9.5 18. 9 19.3 20. 5 21.6 20. 3 21.3 22. 9 20. 29 Labor Con- ract 25.9 26.7 23.7 26. 6 27.8 28. . 25 27. ¢ 28. » Horse 14.1 12.2 15. 2 15.7 | 1.0 1. Cractor and ibor j Seed opera- tion ' Com- mer- cial erti- lizer 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.4 3.8, 0.6 £51 .6 3.7, .5 3.11 71 3. 2 tz en] — 3. Manure 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.c 4 Lquip- ment~ Re- pairs, epre- cia- tion, and shelter Minor lirect costs (rriga-, tion 1.3 50 19 1.2 49 19 13) 53 2.0 | 121 50! 18 2.6 6.5 2.6 6.5 2.7. 6.6 2.61 6.4 15 bE a 1 0 1 57 La s Taxes 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 2§ 3.6 Mi- nor gen- eral costs 1.3 1.7? 1. 1.2 Lb Tt LL Gross costs, sxclud- ing | capital charges Cred- its 82.9 3.3 81.7 3.2 82.2 3 F 85.11 33 84.2 81.9 83.8 86.5 5 Net costs, exclud- ing capital | charges 79.6 78.5 78.7 81.8 80.0 71.7 79.5 82.4 79. ¢ Fa an wn rE 3 32 Capital charges Land charge Interest at 6 per cent on other capital 15.1 16.3 15.7 12.9 | 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 13.7 16.0 14.0 11.4 ‘ ‘ - 13. 2 5.4 1.0 ¢ ‘ dab Net costs, includ- ing capital charges 068.7 96. 8 96.5 06.7 95. 8 95. ¢ 95.7 95.¢ 94.7 94.” 04 Y¢ Gross costs, nclud- ing capital charges = 2 100 100 100 160 C + = E ( t ¢ C. hy z oo 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2 Cc Q P bm 100 100 100 100 x tz E = i. 'eTE.—These percente~as were derived from Table 12, analyzing costs of production per ac a“