UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 760 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Joint Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
R. L. ADAMS, Acting Chief 
and 
«s Bureau of Plant Indusiry 
W. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D.C. | ; eh March 14, 1919 
FARM PRACTICE. IN GROWING SUGAR BEETS 
__IN THREE CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS 
fs Saete es) oY : 
T. H. SUMMERS, Scientific Assistant, L.A. MOORHOUSE, Agriculturist, 
and R.S. WASHBURN, Scientific Assistant, Office of 
Farm Management 
~~ and 
C. O. TOWNSEND, Pathologist in Charge of Sugar-Plant 
Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry 
CONTENTS 
Summary of Results : Average Returns and Margin Above Cost 
Method of Investigation The Effect of Size of Beet Acreage afd 
Histery and Development of the Sugar- Yield Per Acre on the Cost of Produc- ~- 
Beet Industry in California .... tion ‘ 
Agriculture of Areas Studied. . ... Value of the Sugar-Beet Tops ... » 
Farm Practices . .-. . aie ee Beet Receipts in Comparison With Other 
Cost of Producing Sugar Beate Pie Pai Farm Receipts . . » » e » © » » 
_ Summary and Distribution of Costs . . Labor Requirements . . . » » » © » 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1919 
