GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 



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two classes is found by multiplying the number of hours by the 

 labor rate per hour. 



Table IV shows the cost of the labor required to produce farm 

 crops in the three sugar-beet districts of Colorado covered in this 

 survey. 



Under contract labor the actual amount paid out has been con- 

 sidered rather than the number of hours spent in doing the work. 

 Beans, beets, potatoes, cantaloupes, and cucumbers show some con- 

 tract labor, while the remaining crops do not. 



There is considerable variation in the cost of labor required for the 

 production of farm crops in the districts studied. Cantaloupes show 

 the greatest cost ($125.16 per acre), while beets come second ($53.31 

 to $58.92), with cucumbers next ($51.55), followed by potatoes 

 ($45.66). The production cost of beans is considerably higher than 

 that of alfalfa and the grains, which show the lowest expenditure per 

 acre for labor. 



Table IV. — Labor cost of producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of Colorado. 



Crop and district. 



Number 



of 

 records. 



Crop 

 area. 



Yield 

 per 

 acre. 



Distribution of labor costs per acre. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Contract. 



Total. 



Wbeat: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Rocky Ford. 

 Oats: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Rocky Ford . 

 Barley: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Alfalfa: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 

 Rocky Ford . 



Beans: 



Greeley 



Rocky Ford. 



Beets: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 

 Rocky Ford. 



Potatoes: 



Greeley 



Cantaloupes: 



Rocky Ford . 



Cucumbers: 

 Rocky Ford. 



195 

 66 

 106 



44 

 13 



16 



Acres. 

 160 

 102 



184.50 

 144 

 75 



742 

 262 



1,310.50 

 1,233 

 915 



853.30 

 179. 50 



5,028.40 

 2,455.50 



2,428.95 



301 

 252 



Bushels. 

 47.4 

 21.3 

 33.6 



61.8 

 37.4 

 54.7 



53.9 

 46.7 



Tons. 

 3.43 

 3.36 

 3.13 



Bushels. 

 24.3 

 26.9 



Tons. 

 15.57 

 13.65 

 12.99 



Sacks* 

 140 



Pounds. 

 477 



S4.90 

 7.55 

 9.^6 



4.71 

 6.41 

 9.78 



4.56 

 6.77 



6.70 

 7.90 



7.77 



12.44 

 17.95 



16.44 

 19.20 

 18.27 



17.01 

 34.20 



25.75 



8.05 

 10.69 



4.02 



7.67 

 8.73 



4.45 

 7.88 



5.36 

 5.66 

 5.23 



11.50 

 13.60 



20.90 

 20.60 

 26.54 



19.32 

 22.10 



1.27 



17.26 

 13.51 

 14.11 



9.33 

 42.77 



9.40 



S9.78 

 15.60 

 20.45 



8.73 

 14.08 

 18.51 



9.01 

 14.65 



12.06 

 13.56 

 13 



23.94 

 35.82 



54.60 

 53.31 

 58.92 



45.66 

 99.07 



51.55 



!Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 



MATERIALS. 



There are some materials which must be purchased; others are 

 furnished by the farm. Such items as twine, sacks, fertilizer, coal, 

 and irrigation water are in the first group, while manure and seed are 

 usually furnished by the farm. Where materials are purchased, the 



