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The Sugar-Beet in America 



Table XIX. — Costs of Growing Beets, Actual and Esti- 

 mated (Blaket) 



Labor costs 



Plowing and preparation for same . 



Harrowing, leveling, etc 



Seeding 



Cultivating 



Irrigating 



Spraying 



Thinning 



Hoeing 



Topping 



Pulling 



Hauling 



Siloing 



Other costs 



Seed 



Dump 



Blaeksmithing and repairs . . . 



Miscellaneous expenses 



Implement depreciation (estimated) 

 Interest, crop investment (esti- 

 mated) 



Subtotals 



Water rates 



Management and supervision (esti- 

 mated) 



Totals' 



Rent on land, taxes, etc 



1905-1906 

 Actual Crops 

 3-tear aveb- 

 AGE (Colo- 

 rado) 



Estimated 

 Normal Aver- 

 age At-TER 



This 

 Expebie.vce 



4.00 

 2.50 

 .45 

 3.25 

 2.25 



7.25 

 2.85 

 8.00 

 2.00 

 7.50 

 1.00 



1.85 

 .75 



1.00 

 .50 



2.00 



1.30 



(48.45) 

 1.40 



2.50 



S52.35 



1 Does not include rent, interest on money invested in land, 

 or taxes. However, this expenditure would produce more than 

 the present normal jield for the country. 



