COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 19

TABLE 4.—Comparison of yields of sugar beets per acre for the farms investigated
with the average yields of sugar beets for all farms as reported in the 1923 Yearbook
of the Department of Agriculture

State and year

United States:
All States—
3-year grersge-1921...
 __..
1922______
1023. nuns
States  investigated—

3-year average..
1921...
1922... ._.
9s ene

Michigan:
3-year average..
1921.__. .
1922...
9923

Ohio:
3-year avers
19%
195°

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Average yields of
sugar beets

For all
[arms as
-eported
in the
1923
{earbook
of the |
Department
 of
Agriulture


For the
farms
ncluded
in this
nvestigation


Tons per
cre
9.97
9. 55
9.77
0. 66

Pons per |
acre

0.12

1! 46

xcess of
yields
or farms
nvestigated

over
yields
for all
farms
rowing
heels

Tons per
acre

1.34
1.34
1.41
08

State and year

Colorado:
3-year average...’
102) cencinm
1922. cee.
1923...
Jtah:
3-year average...
YOR. owncwmns
1922. covannn
1923...
[daho:
3-year average..
1921 ______.
1928. cnunans
1023...
Wyoming:
3-year average..
1921 ___....
1922. conus
1923._..
Montana:
3-year averr
1921...
1922.
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\ verage yields of
sugar beets

For all
‘arms as
~eported
in the
1923
Yearbook
of the |
Department
 of
Agriculture


For the
farms
ncluded
in this
investigation


Tons per
cre
"2.21
’ 39

Tons per
acre
*2.51
2.97
TQ

5

4
7%
Z
0.43

,

161
t73
19
82

Excess of
yields
or farms
investigated

over
yields
for all
farms
rowing
beets

Tons per
acre
0.30
1.58
1.26
1.00

2.01
2. 05
1.79
1. 97

3.14
2. 54
3. 04
3.75

1.46
2.07
-1.98
.76

1.71
2. 68
. 66
2.10

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NoTE.—A minus sign (—) preceding a figure indicates that the average
Average yield on the farms investigated by the amount shown.

viald on all farms exceeds the