COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 
105 
I. Direct Costs on Beets. 
Al.—LABOR, NORMAL REQUIREMENTS. 
Crew 
Machine operations 
[a 
Lor 
Times 
over 
Men | Horses! 
Manuring (see p. 104). Charge against 1922 croo. -_. 
Preparation: 
Cleaning ditches_..__. 
Removing trash. ..._.. 
Disking. cco ccecccmaae. 
Crowning alfalfa___... 
Plowing _ _ 
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Chisel’ 
Disking.. - 
Floating. . - 
Leveling _ oceans 
Tarrowing (spike)... 
Harrow. ~2 (Spring) -. 
Rolling. - ccmcaancaea- 
Corrugating...oo-----. 
Planti~ 
Hauling fertilizer... 
Planting. ._.._.. 
Replanting. .. ._.... 
Preparation for re- 
nlanting « -oe eee an 
Cultivati 
Harrowing beets 
Rolling beets fw 
Spraying cceocceona--. 
Cultivating, one horse 
Sultivating, two 
horses oe 
{rrigating (see opposits 
Time required 
for once over 
Acres Num- 
per ber of 
day | davs 
Hours 
per dav 
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fFurrowing. __....... 
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(rrigating after plant- 
ing _ ___. _.. 
Harvesting | 
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