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(2) In S cases the use of one horse is reported, varying in 

 time from 6| to 70 hours an acre and averaging 21 hours, the 

 estimated cost of which varied from 7 -J to 12^ cents an hour 

 and averaged 10^. The total cost for use of single horse varied 

 from $0.60 to $7 and averaged $2.20 an acre. 



(3) The number of hours of hand labor reported varied from 

 250 to 852 hours an acre and averaged 400 hours. The price of 

 hand labor varied from 3 cents to 12-J cents an hour and averaged 

 10f cents. The total cost of hand labor varied from $25 to $92.06 

 and averaged $43.40. i 



(4) The total cost of all kinds of labor employed varied from 

 $33.34 to $108.86 and averaged $59.87 an acre. 



VIII. money value of crop. 



The amount of money has been calculated that would be re*- 

 ceived from an acre of beets, trimmed and washed, delivered at 

 the factory, allowing $4 a ton for beets containing 12 per cent of 

 sugar and having a purity coefficient of 79, and 25 cents a ton, 

 more or less, for each per cent of sugar above or below 12. The 

 amount of money thus received would vary from $18.42 to $95.86 

 and would average $63.46. 



ix. profit and loss in growing sugar beets. 



In 26 cases the amount of money received from beets exceeded 

 the cost of growing the crop by amounts varying from $1.19 to 

 $37.11 an acre. In 25 cases there was a loss varying from 5 

 cents to $53.30 an acre. Averaging all the work done by the 

 different experimenters on the different plats, the receipts exceeded 

 the cost of growing the crop $4.04 an acre. In this connection 

 the statements made above under cost of growing sugar beets must 

 be kept in mind. 



X. THE INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZERS IN GROWING SUGAR BEETS. 



A fertilizer containing the following constituents was distributed 

 among those taking part in the cooperative work: 1,000 pounds 



