36 BULLETIN 160, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE XXIII.—Variations in Farm Practice (Salinas District). 
Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm | Farm 
No. 1.| No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6.| No. 7. | No. 8. | No. 9. |No. 10. 
Operation. 
Times over. 
TP iNsue do dossseoneeosaasder 1 1 11 70 igi eee a 1 1 1 1 1 
IDG TNS eso bes cbacoandeRgacsos| beacons sosococ|oos ssdalscoccos|ssacbo- Ba Nooegocd||concscs iti? Ala eee 
INAH. sou bodoodooaneuceaco HoseEoe Qi mal eee: || sr1eeree 1 Die Wese5ee 2] | eee 1 
Chiselineeeep reset eee eee ee 1.5 1 1 1 1 2 -5 13 1 1 
Harrowing (spike) ---------.-- 3.5 6 6 3 2 5 3 10 5 5 
VOUT oe a ee Nei 1 1 2 1 1 2 1.5 1.3 1 2 
IPRA HOR. 66 ob oasosoussaudooods 1.5 1.1 1 1 1 1 1.5 3 1 2 
(CUMIN ENTS. sob oe coscoscesedsos|beocuce 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 il 1 
Checkin) ain dee eee 36) [hss gi) Meee Le VAS ae AO ass. | Seeeeee 1 1 
Trrigating Con Tu beets eb hse 5a). aiaeesen Con 1 
ILS Wein IOWOES oe cus ccosooSeca|leag s6sel[ocs 2oclloos s<dalloou ococlleoacose||- 199 o00o|lasgces|lecgcoce 1 1 
Blocking and thinning Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con Con. 
Hoeing 
WHITES LB aerers scatters Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con Con 
Second 0 Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con Con 
Topping and loading -.{ Con. : on. . | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. | Con. 
Lifting -..-.. 1 1 1 1 1 1 
Net man. 1 1 1 1 1 1 
Hauling... .-- 1 1 1 1 1 1 
SGeiiiGnlNS 1Osssossschocseasa|) MLL! |ecsoscalsccosoalocs tecslccasco= 1 je PAP Pee season cook 
MERIT. G5 baabecedsauaraenaal) oll WRegescollscsosealy oD lleoadooc OU ses 1 02 1 
Hours per acre: 
INTENDS Sone eeoeeceOoamaae ats Uy 32 20 25 19 30 
Horse . "1142 & 85 149 122 132 93 122 
Nyieldiperacrel ss. - sis -= -- 16.50 | 17.70 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 14.00 | 9.00 | 20.50 | 18.00 | 14.80 | 13.00 
Cost per acre.....---.--.------|$56. 56 |$67.48 /$60.78 |$67.81 /$54.88 |$63.86 |$74.21 |$69. 72 |$63.00 | $73.96 
Average cost penacre lon therdistrictsene eee see ee en eee ee ee eee nee eee Eee eee eee $66. 45 
Some of the operations that are mentioned in these three tables 
were not common to all districts. On many farms it was customary 
to give the land one plowing. However, in several cases the early 
fall plowing was followed by winter plowing. The chisel was used 
on only one of the ten Los Angeles farms, on none.in the Oxnard 
group, and on all farms in the Salinas group. There was considera- 
ble variation in the number of times the fields were covered with the 
spike-tooth harrow. This was also true with cultivation. 
COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS. 
The more important factors which enter into the cost of producing 
sugar beets are labor, interest on land or rental, seed, water, taxes 
and insurance. In terms of money these factors are variable. As 
the supply of farm labor decreases the labor cost increases. There 
is a corresponding increase in the cost of farm implements. In- 
creased labor costs result also in an increase in the cost of materials. 
If the land valuation advances or the rate of interest increases, so 
also does the interest on the land investment become greater. How- 
ever, such fundamental factors as hours of man labor, hours of 
horse labor, pounds of seed, hours use of equipment and tons of 
manure do not fluctuate appreciably. Comparisons of amounts of 
labor and materials required in each area give the true relationship 
