CONTENTS Types of farming on farms investigated, by States—Continued. 58. Number per farm of various kinds of livestoek____._______ 69. Tenure of farms__ ________ - 70. Tenure of sugar-beet land__. 71. Abandoned beet acreage___.______. Cl. liscellaneous tables giving the replies of the farmers to some gen- aral questions concerning the sugar-beet industry: Farmers’ replies to questions concerning— Effect of existence of local sugar factory upon the value of — 72. Farm land in general._. 73. Sugar-beet land___ __ _________________________ 74. Land used for crops that compete with sugar beets ______ . _____ Lo e____ 75. Comparison of the estimated value of land used for the production of sugar beets with the estimated value of land used for crops that compete with sugar beets______ 76. Effect upon land values if beet-sugar factories were removed from the locality __ __ ___ _ _________ o_o ____.. Farmers’ replies to questions concerning the extension and limitation of the sugar-beet acreage on the farms investi- zgated— 77. Potential sugar-beet land_________. mee 78. Factors limiting the extension of sugar-beet land____._ 79. Effect of crop of sugar beets on other subsequent CTOPS oo oe. 80. Crops that compete most with sugar beet __ _______ 81. Farmers’ estimates of the profitableness of sugar beets as compared with other crops _ 711 Page 94 95 95 95 96 96 06 Q7 7 98 98 99 99 100 ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. I. Map of the United States, showing the location of the beet-sugar fac- tories in relation to mean summer temperatures. _ .______________ 2. Map of the United States, showing location of areas in which the farm costs of producing sugar beets were investigated. ________________ Cumulation of production at increasing costs per ton of sugar beets, United States, 1922; combination of 22 areas investigated- 3. Exclusive of capital charges. __ t. Inclusive of capital charges. 12 25 53 33 TWO CHARTS FOR EACH STATE 5. Michigan, exclusive of capital charges 6. Michigan, inclusive of capital charges. 7. Ohio, exclusive of capital charges__ 8. Ohio, inclusive of capital charges_____ 9. Nebraska, exclusive of capital charges. 10. Nebraska, inclusive of capital charges L1. Colorado, exclusive of capital charges 12. Colorado, inclusive of capital charges (3. Utah, exclusive of capital charges. ___ 14. Utah, inclusive of capital charges. . 15. Idaho, exclusive of capital charges. _ 16. Idaho, inclusive of capital charges. _. 17. Wyoming, exclusive of capital charges. 18. Wyoming, inclusive of capital charges 19. Montana, exclusive of capital charges 20. Montana, inclusive of capital charges. 21. California, exclusive of capital charges 22. California, inclusive of capital charges. 26 56 58 58 RO "0 LS 5 QR 7 7 “9 69 71 +1 v4 74