b4 COSTS, OF PRODUCING SUGAR. BEETS TasBLE 23.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested MICHIGAN, 1922—COMBINATION OF THE DATA FOR 476 FARMS IN THE FIVE AREAS INVESTIGATED [Excluding capital charges] Cost per ton [ess than— $3.52 _____ el I i Tr emt m— i SR ER Farms Number | Per cent 1 10 26 6. 112 1 a 0.2 2.1 6.1 14.7 Acres Number | Per cent 10.5 131.1 106. 6 975.3 ,914.9 ~40.7 59.2 od © 0.2 2.3 71 oe Fra avve J Tons Number | Per cent 141.0 1,797.6 5,298.1 11,358.9 20 898.6 7 554.6 599.4 “644.5 "2 603.9 4€, 571.7 18,414.3 "0, 150. 4 .1, 845.2 "937.4 .220.0 ,608.0 696.5 779.9 870.6 009.6 , 177.9 271.9 "14.6 WM. 9 87.9 52.6 794.6 , 818.9 54, 837.3 0.3 3.3 9.5 20.7 38.1 50.2 61.3 72.3 78.4 84.9 88.3 91. 5 94.5 96. b 97.0 97.8 97.9 08. 1 98.2 98.5 98.8 99.2 99.5 99.6 99.8. 99.9 99.9 99.9 100. 0