COSTS OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 
TaBLE 54.—Comparison of capital charges for sugar-beet land and other capital, 
obtained by three different methods 
SUMMARY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND COMPARISON BY STATES. 
1921, 1922, AND 1923 
[Per ton of sugar beets harvested] 
rea and vear 
United States: 
3-year average. . 
1921. ___. 
1922_____._. 
923. ___ 
Michigan: 
3-year average... 
192)... 
1922 ___ 
1923... 
Ohio: 
i-year average... 
1921 -- 
‘922... 
1923. _. 
Nebraska: 
3-year average... 
1921... _ 
1922___. 
1923... 
Colorado: 
}-vear average. 
1921... 
1922... 
1923 __. 
nterest on all cap- 
tal, including the 
market value of 
land } 
At aver- 
age rates 
paid on 
farm 
norgages 
on the 
farms 
inves- 
vigated 
At 6 per 
ont rate 
Per ton 
‘1.31 
R2 
2 
17 
Per ton 
"1. 56 
1.81 
1.57 
1.27 
~C 
~7 
£ 
24 
. 06 
12 
vl 
a0 
44 
ro 
Stated 
cash 
ental of 
and and 
nterest 
1t 6 per 
ent on 
rapital 
sther 
than 
and 
Per ton 
$1.32 
1.52 
1. 36 
1.11 
Yi 
25 
12 
11 
19 
Area and vear 
Utah: 
3-year average.. 
192 convons 
1922... 
1923... -. 
[daho: 
3-year average.. 
1921 ___.... 
1922... comms 
1923 _.____. 
AN yoming: 
? vear average.. 
1921. __.... 
1922. cnn sms 
1923. ic 
Jontana: 
Tove ge. 
N 
Co 
Interest on all cap- 
ital, including the 
market value of 
land ! 
At aver- 
age rates 
paid on 
farm 
mortag es 
on the | 
farms 
inves- 
tigated 
At 6 per 
rent rate 
Per ton 
$1.09 
1.34 
".14 
80 
Per ton 
$1.37 
1.67 
1.43 
1.00 
LO! 
35 
95 
Q 
1.31 
1.76 
1.24 
1.02 
2 
98 
79 
4 
1.06 
1.27 
1.02 
95 
= ay 
08 
28 
«4 
91 
TE 
68 
97 
. 26 
73 
Stated 
cash 
rental of 
and and 
interest 
at 6 per 
cent on 
capital 
other 
than 
land 
Per ton 
$1.33 
1.63 
1.39 
. 97 
1.17 
1.57 
1.09 
L901 
.87 
1.04 
.84 
.78 
. 94 
1.12 
1.00 
79 
2.28 
2.42 
2.55 
1.82 
1 See footnotes to Tables 49 and 
SUMMARY 
TABLE 55.- 
—Comparison of rental charges for sugar-beet land 
FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ANALYSIS, BY STATES, 1922 
[Per acre of sugar beets harvested] 
% 30 
United States .__.___ 
Michigan... ______.___.___. 
10) 51 Uo J 
Nebraska... ooo. .___.__ 
Colorado... ooo eee. 
Utah .- 
idaho. ea. 
Wyoming... ... coe. 
Montana... .o.__._. 
California___._. 
Per cent of 
sugar-beet 
area inves- 
tigated for 
vhich cash 
rental was 
actually 
paid 
Per cent 
5 4 
12.7 
4 () 
7 
“9 
Net cash 
ental actu- 
ally paid 
for beet 
ind rented 
for cash 
Per acre | 
$11.31 
9.04 
8. 60 
? 91 
RO 
el 
7 
5 
0. 35 
tated cash 
rental for 
yeot land 
share 
rented 
Per acre 
$13. 35 
8.29 
9. 68 
12. 14 
14. 41 
A. 55 
2,73 
16 
9.09 
17. 09 
Stated cash| 
rental for 
beet land 
yperated by 
‘he owners 
and land 
share 
rented 
jtated cash 
rental for 
beet land 
perated by 
the owners 
Per acre Per acre 
$13. 76 213. 67 
9.36 
9. 67 
13.09 
15. 12 
5.91 
21 
76 
10. 61 
21. 07 
9.14 
9.67 
12. 43 
-4, 67 
15, 87 
2? 90 
51 
.93 
3.77 
Average 
paid and 
inpaid cast 
rental for 
all beet 
land in- 
cluded in 
this inves- 
tigation 
Per acre 
$13. 54 
9. 12 
9. 52 
2.49 
4. 60 
5. 87 
00 
51 
39 
78