COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS 



Value of Land- 



T J^ "" - 0600.00 per acre 



„ r - - 150.00 



Usual „-„ „„ 



300,00 " 



Cost of the Crop- 

 Preparing land and planting- 

 Preparing seed bed — _ __. 7 on 



Seed ( 15# e 150) 2 25 " 



Seeding [^^ 



Gro'-ring the Crop- 

 Irrigating - labor (01 - 4) 3. 00 



Irrigating - water ($2 - 8) 4^00 



Thinning and hoeing tv/ice (C'5 - 8) - 7^00 



Cultivating ( 4*imes) 2^00 



Harvesting- 

 Plowing out (C2.50 - 5) _ 3^00 



Pulling, topping and loading- 



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10 tons or under ( 750 - 01.5O) — 1.00 per ton 



10 - 15 tons ( 500 - 01.00) .90 " 



15 tons and over ( 500 - (• .90) — .80 " 



Hauling ( 5 miles) _5q 



Taxes and Insurance- 



Average land 3^00 p^^ ^^^ 



^°°^ land _ 5^QQ 



Market Value of Yield- 



?^^^ - — 7.50 per ton 



L°^ - - - 4.50 



Av^'^^ge - 5.50 



By-Products- 

 Tops 



2,00 per acre 



