Idaho

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Identifikator:: 1795100052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-179691

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Idaho

Edition:: [Rev. ed.]

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: VII, 80 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS LIMITATIONS TO EXTENSION OF SUGAR-BEET INDUSTRY The following data were obtained by asking the farmers how many acres of their farm land was good or fair sugar-beet land and could be planted to sugar beets without changing greatly their type or method of farming: 52 TABLE 62.— Polenlial sugar-beet land on farms investigated, Idaho. 1922 Al Idaho 1... Twin Falls. ___._____________. Blackfoot_.... Sugar- beet acreage ‘nvesti- gated Acres planted 1, 226 522 704 Sugar-beet land capable of being planted to beets on the farms investigated with- out changing greatly the type of farming Total eres pos-! sible to plant Possible increase in present acreage Acres Acres Per cent 4, 380 | 3, 154 257 2,040 | 1, 518 | 291 2, 340 1, 636 232 1 Combination of the two Idaho areas investigated. TABLE 63.— Tabulation of farmers’ replies to the question, “What are the most im- portani factors limiting the acreage of sugar beets you grow?’ Idaho. 1922 Number of farmers reporting limiting factor as— Tdaho 2. Twin Falls. Blackfoot. coe. Crop rotation 1% Amount of labor \mount hat can ve ma- nured Soil fertility Land Effect on land Other factors 1 17 3 14 1 Miscellaneous factors were reported by 17 farmers as follows: 8, amount of land in good condition; 3, capital; 2, need of feed; 1 distance from factory; 1, labor distribution; 1, eradication of weeds: 1, risk. » 8 Combination of the two Idaho areas investicated. TABLE 64.—Experienice of farmers as lo effect of crop of sugar beets on yields of subsequent crops. Idaho. 1922 Number of farmers reporting effect of crop o sugar beets on yield of subsequent crop of— A ren Idaho 1____. Twin A Blackfoot _ .._.. Small grain | Hay ! Good Bad | Good Bad Potatoes | Beans Corn Good Bad | Good | Bad Good | Bad 88 1 43 4 13 28 4 0 1 2 32 | 1] 1n .| 2 3] 2 | 0] | 1 56 0 32 2 1 25 | 2 0 0 1 "Combination of the 2 Idaho areas investigated.

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