b2 COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS TABLE 22.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested UNITED STATES, 1922—-COMBINATION OF THE DATA FOR THE 23 AREAS INVESTIGATED [Including capital charges] Cost per ton Less than— $3.50. eee mice] fe.00___. mer mmm) TEE RAM TAS me RETR dA SRR SRR ae Cann yeas] mI ee B28. 00 eco e mee ae $25. 00 and over........ ——- Number | Per cent Farms 3 21 59 152 290 502 7% 1A 0.1 .6 2.6 6.5 1“ les 450 5520 J 67% 779 aps 932 996 “44 070 08¢ “10 127 44 56 70 75 20 189 192 19¢ 2 il o, 240 iJUe % Acres Number 114.0 846. 6 2,449.3 4,934.7 D 458.5 15, 380. 2 10, 814. 1 "222.2 * 720.3 222.1 ,237.4 1,612.0 13,617. 2 15, 116.0 17,019. 1 18,314. 5 19,214. 6 £9, 643.1 50, 144. 6 <0, 773.6 51, 449. 4 52,071. 4 52,252. 9 52, 667. 6 52,713. 1 %2, 929. 6 3,037.1 2104.1 “R,216.1 "395.1 494.1 678. : 695. 703. . “42, 76. 3 ARTE * Per cent | 0.7 1.¢ 4.1 9. 17. 28.0 ?7.€ 7.€ 4.0 54.¢ 29.0% 6. 79. ¢ wy c 0. 4 "S. @ 23.4 30. { 3.4 [3 LoL “ee Ml 0 0 og oF »7.0 7.3 20 (ef KR :] 7.9 7.9 To 00. 0 Tons Number | Per cent 1,902. C 14, 062. ¢ 40, 298. { 80, 376. ¢ 144, 496.7 224, 699. € 295, 247. 762, 704. 4 113,453. 4 462, 041. 2 404,032. 2 527, 512.2 "45, 835.4 <9, 566. 2 576, 178.5 6, 845. 3 A 209. 1 ,97, 406. 2 00, 502. 0 _)4, 995.6 799, 749. 3 613, 571. § 614, 814. 3 (16, 967. 4 17,324. 9 “507.7 ¢°9,205.1 619, 589. & 520, 186. 1 °21,034. 4 “21,493. 1 399, 228.9 822, 359. 2 392, 419. % 322, 587.9 322, 752. 1 02 851.6 2,684.8 "3, 716. 8 =o’ a4. 8 8.8 aC 0.3 2.2 6.4 12.8 23.0 35.8 17.1 57.9 66.0 73.7 7¢ 8 4.2 R7.1 89. 91.9 926 “6. 7. 7 ‘ 8 5&8 ~ 98. 98. 98. 08.” 99." 03 99. 99. 99. 99. 99.4 99.4 99, 89, 99." 09.5 99.6 99.9 99.9 100.0 ) Jeo, 3 626. 807. 1 N OTE.—The data for 2 farms were excluded from this table because the sugar-beet crop on both farms was a total failure. Tables 23 to 40, inclusive, together with the accompanying charts, give the information concerning the distribution of costs in the various States where the cost study was made.