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Table VII. — Distribution of costs in producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of 



Colorado. 



Crop and district. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 records. 



Crop 



area. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Total 



cost per 



acre. 



Distribution of costs 

 (percentage of total). 



Labor. 



Mate- 

 rials. 



Other 

 costs. 



Wheat: 



Greeley 



Fort Morgan 7 



Rocky Ford * 6 



Oats: 



Greeley IS 



Fort Morgan 12 



Rocky Ford 10 



Barley: 



Greeley I 33 



Fort Morgan 22 



Alfalfa: 



Greeley ' 36 



Fort Morgan 34 



Rocky Ford 25 



Beans: 



Greeley 35 



Rocky Ford 14 



Beets: 



Greeley 195 



Fort Morgan 66 



Rocky Ford 106 



Potatoes: 



Greeley 



Cantaloupes: 



Rocky Ford 



Cucumbers: 



Rocky Ford 



Acres. 

 160 

 102 

 82 



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 



1,802 



301 



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. 1 



140 



Pounds. 



477 



$41.19 

 45.38 

 45.22 



42.40 

 39.01 

 43.99 



40.55 

 43.49 



35.37 



34.78 

 33.18 



59.84 

 75.86 



86.95 

 81.98 

 92.46 



128. 17 



179.58 



79.09 



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1 Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 



Table VIII. — Summary of costs in producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of 



Colorado. 



Crop and district. 



Wheat: 



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. 



Num- 



Crop 



Yield per 



records. 



area. 



acre. 





Acres. 



Bushels. 



9 



160 



47.4 



7 



102 



21.3 



6 



82 



33.6 



15 



184.50 



61.8 



12 



144 



37.4 



10 



75 



54.7 



33 



742 



53.9 



22 



262 



46.7 

 Tom. 



36 



1,310.50 



3.43 



34 



1,233 



3.36 



25 



915 



3.13 



Bushels. 



35 



853.30 



24.3 



14 



179. 50 



26.9 

 Tons. 



195 



5,028.40 



15.57 



66 



2,455.50 



13.65 



106 



2, 428. 95 



12.99 

 Sacks. 1 



44 



1,802 



140 



13 



301 







Pounds. 



16 



252 



477 



Distribution of costs per acre. 



Labor. 



$9.78 

 15.60 

 20.45 



8.73 

 14.08 

 18.51 



9.01 

 14.65 



12.06 

 13.56 

 13.00 



23.94 



35.82 



54.60 

 53.31 

 58.92 



45.66 



99.07 



51.55 



Mate- 

 rials. 



Other 

 costs. 



$5.15 

 5.81 

 6.03 



$26. 26 

 23.97 

 18.74 



4.83 

 5.60 

 5.55 



28.84 

 19.33 

 19.93 



5.57 

 5.86 



25.97 



22.98 



1.98 

 1.99 

 1.63 



21.33 

 19.23 

 18.55 



6.06 

 10.07 



29.84 

 29.97 



8.66 

 6.72 

 6.58 



23.69 

 21.95 

 26.96 



55.98 



26.53 



50.92 



29.59 



4.33 



23.21 



Total. 



$41.19 

 45.38 

 45.22 



42.40 

 39.01 

 43.99 



40.55 

 43.49 



35.37 

 34.78 

 33. 18 



59.84 

 75.86 



86.95 

 81.98 

 92.46 



128.17 



179.58 



79.09 



1 Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 



