308 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD V'!., A. 1902 



The digestible diT matter content of the roots from the two plots differed materi- 

 ally, namely, 19 .50 lbs. of dry matter in 100 lbs. of roots in the case of roots culti- 

 vated for sugar, and 18*54 lbs. of dry matter in 100 lbs. of roots intended for forage. 

 Below is the cost of producing sugar beets, (a) for sugar, (b) for forage : — 



(a) Beets (for Sugar). 

 Cost of growing one-half acre sugar beets, for sugar — 



Kent of land, at $3 per acre $ 1 50 



Gang ploughing in autumn, 2 hours at 25 cents 50 



^ manure, at 15 tons per acre, valued at $1 per ton 1 50 



Ploughing in spring, at $2 per acre 1 00 



Harrowing in spring 20 



Drilling in spring 37J 



Rolling in spring 08 



Seed, G lbs. at 20 cents per lb 1 20 



Sowing, 2 hours, at $1.25 per day 25 



Hand-wheel hoeing, 3 hours at $1.25 per day 37£ 



Thinning, 2 2-10 at $1.25 per day 2 75 



Hoeing twice, 12 hours 1 50 



Cultivating, single horse, 4 times at $1.75 per day, two hours 



each 140 



Ploughing out roots, 2 hours at 25 cents 50 



Pulling and topping, 2 days at $1.25 per day 2 50 



Drawing in roots, Gi hours at $2.50 per day 1 62| 



Loading and unloading, 17 hours at 12J cents 2 12 



$19 37* 

 Yield on one-half acre, 1G,300 lb*. 



Cost to produce 1 ton $ 2 38 



Cost to produce 1 bushel 7 :14 



Digestible dry matter in 1 ton 390 lbs. 



Cost of 100 lbs. digestible dry matter 61 cts. ' 



Cost to grow 1 acre sugar beets $38 75 



(b) Sugar Beet (for Feed). 



Cost of growing one-half acre sugar beets, for feed — ■ 



Rent of land, at $3 $ 1 50 



Gang ploughing in autumn, 2 hours at 25 cents 50 



$ manured at 15 tons per acre, valued at $1 per ton .... 1 50 



Ploughing in spring at $2 per acre 1 00 



Harrowing in spring 20 



Drilling in spring 37£ 



Rolling in spring 08 



Seed, 6 lbs. at 20 cents per lb 1 20 



Sowing, 2 hours, at $1.25 per day 25 



Hand-wheel hoeing, 3 hours at $1.25 per day 37£ ._ , 



Thinning, 1 8-10 days at $1.25 per day 2 25 



Hoeing, one day at $1.25 1 25 



Cultivating, single horse, 4 times, 2 hours each, at $1.75 . . 1 40 



Ploughing out roots, 2 hours at 25 cents 50 



Pulling and topping, 18 hours at $1.25 per day 2 25 



Drawing in roots, 6 hours at $2.50 per day 1 50 



Loading and unloading, 14 hours at $1.25 per day .... 1 75 



Yield on one-half acre, 17,420 lbs. * $17 88 



