COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 97 
TasLE 75.—Comparison of farmers’ estimates of the value of beet land with their 
estimates of the value of land for the crop that competes most directly with beets, 
ITnited States, 1922 
Number of farmers who reported the value 
of beet land 
Fhe same as Higher than Lower than 
‘he value of -he value of Lhe value of 
land upon land upon land upon 
which is which is which is 
zrown that grown that grown that 
arop which |, crop which | crop which 
competes competes | competes 
aost directly most directly most directly 
with sugar | with sugar | with sugar 
beets beets beets 
TInited States 1 
Michigan.-. 
Jhi0.... cen. 
Nebraska... 
Zolorado..... 
Utah.._. 
daho....... 
WYOMINE. .cncmcccececcccccecccccccrccmcaaacanan-. 
Montana... ooo. rma 
California... 
~or 
| Combination of the 9 States investigated. 
TABLE 76.—Farmers’ estimates of the probable effect on the values of their farms 
if the sugar factories were removed from their district, United States, 22 
A rop 
United States 
Michigan._. 
Ohio..... 
Nebraska 
Colorado... 
Combir-* 
Number ¢f farmers reporting— 
Increases 
1 eCcrease 
No effect 
9% 
0) 
Eo 
. 
A ran 
Number of farmers reporting— 
TOE 
No effect 
10 
cf