26 "COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 
TasLe 10.—Weighted average costs of production and returns to growers from the 
sale of sugar beets—Continued 
SUMMARY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ANALYSIS BY STATES, 1921, 1922, AND 
1923—Continued 
[Per pound of sugar extracted from the sugar beets] 
State and year 
Wyoming: 
3-year average. ccceeocaaea- 
1921 om ccceceem 
1922. ce ceeemeeeeee 
1923... 
Montana: 
3-year average. ccacacceana- 
1921... Hd oe 
1922_.. 
1923... 
Californias: 
3-year average. cocceeo---. 
[O21 cic wmnmmnn mas 
1977, irene nna 
1 RT 
No1E.—For references, see 
sugar 
sxtracted 
per ton of 
yeets paid 
lor by the 
factories 4 
Pounds 
265. 5 
274.7 
272.4 
255.8 
281. 6 
300. 7 
206. 9 
261. 1 
344.9 
335.2 
3563. 0 
356. 6 
Zn 
Average costs 1 
No allow- 
nce made 
for land 
‘ental and 
interest 
on other 
capital ? 
Allowance 
made for 
and rental 
and inter- 
est at 6 
per cent 
on other 
capital 6 
Cenis 
2.34 
2.45 
2.09 
2.45 
Cents 
2.67 
aon 
.. 4C 
2. 76 
€e 
ah 
7 
+3 
Average 
eturns to 
growers 
from the 
sale of 
sucar beets 
Cents 
£7 
‘ 
1 
+L 
bone nl. 
4,28 
Amount by which the 
returns to growers 
‘rom the sale of sugar 
beets exceed 2 the 
costs of production of 
sugar beets 3 
No allow. | S0TERC 
ance made and rental 
for land 3 
and inter- 
rental and est at 6 
interest | or 2 t 
oR other > 5 
capital capital 8 
Cents 
0.22 
-. 17 
ul 
75 
Cents 
0.05 
—. 54 
.01 
.44 
. 62 
—.12 
.82 
1.03 
.07 
—. 92 
—. 03 
1.79 
ng 
Le. 
Aa 
73 
+19 
. 69 
2.30