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BULLETIN" 917, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



price paid has been used in the tabulations. Materials furnished by 

 the farm have been figured at the estimated values placed on them 

 by the growers. The cost of materials is shown in Table V. 



Table V. 



-Cost of materials in producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of 

 Colorado. 



Crop and district. 



Wheat: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Rockv Ford . 

 Oats: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Rocky Ford . 

 Barley: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 



Alfalfa: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan. 

 Rocky Ford . 



Beans: 



Greeley 



Rocky Ford . 



Beers: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 

 Rocky Ford . 



Potatoes: 



(Ireeley 



Cantaloupes: 



Rocky Ford. 



Cucumbers: 



Rocky Ford . 



Acres. 

 160 



102 



S2 



184.50 

 144 



742 

 262 



1,310.50 

 1,233 

 915 



853. 30 

 179.50 



Bush 

 47.4 

 21.3 

 33.6 



61.8 

 37.4 

 54.7 



53.9 

 46.7 



Tons. 

 3.43 

 3.36 

 3.13 



Bvsh 

 24.3 

 26.9 



Tons 

 5,028.40 15.57 

 2,455.50 13.65 

 2,428.95 12.99 



Sacks 1 

 1,802 140 



301 



Lbs 



477 



Distribution of the costs of materials per acre. 



$2. 20 80. 76 SO. 55 

 2. 06 . 73 . 51 

 3. 18 . 58 . 46 



1.90 

 1.83 



3.32 

 5. 06 



1.80 

 2.11 

 2.16 



31.50 

 4.47 



1.03 



.65 

 .48 

 .51 



81. 34 $0. 30 

 .98 1.53! 

 .99 



.83 

 1.07 



.87 



1.24| 

 .91 1 



1.211 

 1.44 



1.32 

 1.54 

 1.70 



1.42 

 1.89 



1.21 

 1.05 



1.36 

 1.15 

 1.49 



1.36 

 1.02 



1.16 

 1.99 



5.50 

 3.46 

 2. 93 



SI. 58 



.87 

 .14 



S44. 40 SO. 78 



5.81 

 6.03 



4.83 

 5.60 

 5.55 



5.57 

 5.86 



1.98 

 1. 99 

 1.63 



6.06 

 10.07 



6.72 

 6.58 



55.98 

 50. 92 ' 



4.33 



1 Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 



Table V shows little variation in the total cost of materials re- 

 quired for the small grains in the three districts studied. Fort Mor- 

 gan shows a high cost for manure on the wheat crop, while Rocky 

 Ford growers spent the most money for seed wheat. On the other 

 hand, Greeley oat producers had a lower seed cost than the others. 



At Rocky Ford the cost of the bean seed was high, and there was 

 a charge for sacks furnished by the growers, At Greeley sacks were 

 used in hauling the beans, but they were returned to the farmer. 



In the outlay for materials for the beet crop the difference is due 

 mainly to the higher manure charge in the Greeley district. 



Potatoes and cantaloupes cost about the same for materials ($55.98 

 and $50.92 per acre), while for cucumbers only the small charge of 

 $4.33 per acre for materials was made. 



