244 The Sugar-Beet in America 



"Plowing. One man and five horses will plow two 

 acres per day. 



"Harrowing. One man and three horses will harrow 

 sixteen acres per day. 



"Floating. One man and four horses will float 10 acres 

 per day. 



FIG. 30. Distribution of cost of sugar-beet production. (F. W. Peck.) 



"Planting. One man and two horses will plant nine 

 acres per day. 



"Rolling. One man and two horses will roll 14 acres 

 per day. 



"Cultivating. One man and two horses will cultivate 

 eight acres per day. 



"Furrowing. One man and two horses will furrow 15 

 acres per day. 



"Irrigating. One man in twenty-four hours will irri- 

 gate eight acres. 



