COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 
TaBLe 77.—Potential sugar-beet land on farms investigated, United States, 1922 
The following data were obtained by asking the farmer how many acres of their farm land was good or 
bar Suture land and could be planted to sugar beets without changing greatly their type or method 
of farming. 
98 
Sugar-beet land capable of being 
planted to beets on the farms 
investigated without changing 
greatly the type of farming 
Sugar-beet 
acreage in- 
vestigated 
United States 1... 
Michigan. . cae. meme 
O00. cans ims .- em 
Nebraska. .... rence 
Colorado..... emmeesmmamece ememmas ammemee. 
JB ee ee eee 
6 E:T 
Wyoming ooo eee 
Montana. ..... -____.___ .. mmm————— 
California. __. 
Acres 
planted 
56, 393 
3, 79¢ 
2,0% 
) 50% 
i, 600 
© 9% 
Total acres 
possible 
to plant 
Acres 
131, 583 
940 
% 68 
228 
210 
I 
u 
1g A 
Possible increase in 
present acreage 
Acres 
75, 190 
Per cent 
133 
11,145 
5,613 
3,695 
27,010 
K 405 
154 
“38 
"299 
o. 808 
192 
271 
59 
153 
79 
257 
148 
238 
102 
1 Combination of the 9 States investigated. 
TABLE 78.—Tabulation of farmers’ replies to the question, “What are the most 
important factors limiting the acreage of sugar beets you grow?’ United States, 
1922 
Number of farmers reporting limiting factor as- 
Area 
United States 
Michigan. _._.___. 
Dhio_.__.....__ 
Nebraska. ..._.___... 
Jolorado..... 
“tah. __.... 
‘aho__.._.. 
yoming. 
"ontans.. 
Salifornia 
2 ~ 
lz 
5 E 
: 
:- 
b> 
° & 
3 
Bet 
£ - 
= © | 
ba 8 | 
jk! 88 
Pes 5 
Ke © 
ne log 
3 50 
- 
17 
fo 
-T 
Crop com- 
petition 
g 
g | 
. 
2g! 52 
2 — = 
£° 24a 2 
= 8% abk| & 
02 = 
sg 2° & 
wd |g & 
gly 12 
zB 
91 259 
1 8: 17 
5 ieee 1 
—— 31 2 ea. 
18 L 81 ____.| 133 
9 vc memecleaeol| 08 
eg 3 1 1 
. il 6 A] oo 
3 3 eee 3. 9 
I Combination of the 9 States investigated