70 : COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 
TasLE 37.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, 
of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested 
MONTANA, 1922—SUMMARY FOR 71 FARMS IN THE AREA INVESTIGATED 
[Excluding capital charges] 
Cost per ton 
Less than— 
$3.50. coe 
"4.00 coco oo. 
4.50... mmm fem 
= OC mn . mammm 
PT it es Hp 
00. ____. CR air 
Ye eeamm I — 
TN 
RG, Joo. 
10.70. 
11.89. 
S12.00_. 
212.50 ____ 
Farms 
Number | Per cent 
4 
b 
10 
1.4 
2.8 
ns 
‘8 
A cres 
Number 
25.0 
76.0 
202. 6 
504. 1 
711.1 
109 © 
ry 
43. 
Per cent 
1.5 
4.4 
11.8 
29.5 
“6 
Tons 
Number 
424.4 
1,169.2 
2,952.9 
6,766.0 
9 359.4 
4,027. 1 
1, 691.9 
1971.0 
001. § 
“80. 
385. 
625. 
753.4 
.833.% 
5,884.0 
19. 987.3 
Per cent 
2.1 
5.8 
14.8 
33.9 
46.8 
70.2 
83.5 
89.9 
95.1 
96.0 
98.0 
98.2 
98.8 
99.2 
99.5 
100. 0 
TaBLE 38.—Cumulation, at increasing costs of production per ton of sugar beets, 
of producing farms, and of acres and tons of sugar beets harvested 
MONTANA, 1922—SUMMARY FOR 71 FARMS IN THE AREA INVESTIGATED 
(Land charges on net cash rental basis and interest on other capital at 6 per cent] 
[Including capital charges] 
{ess than— 
$4 Io... 
ol 
4.0 
Cost per ton 
Farms 
Co 
Acres 
Number | Per cent Number Per cent 
4 
5 
12 
L4 
7.0 
18; 
25.0 
116.2 
328.11 
493. 1 
822. 1 
9 
1.¢ 
6.8 
1 2 
J 
95. 
98.¢ 
100. (- 
tol. 
,678. 
+, 706. = 
1.711. 3 
190. \ 
Tons 
Number | Per cent 
424.4 
, 768.9 
1 579.8 
6,718.3 
0.816. 5 
840. 2 
313.7 
501.7 
5% 
2.1 
8.9 
22.9 
33.6 
54.1 
69. 2 
76.6 
88.0 
95. 1 
96. 8 
97.7 
98.0 
98.2 
98 8 
99.8 
100. 0 
5. OR7. .