GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO. 



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Table XVII. — Variations in farm practice in production of sugar beets, Caro, 



Mich. 



Operations. 



Farm 

 No. 1. 



Farm 

 No. 2. 



Farm 

 No. 3. 



Farm 

 No. 4. 



Farm 

 No. 5. 



Farm 

 No. 6. 



Farm 

 No. 7. 



Farm 

 No. 8. 



Farm 

 No. 9. 



Farm 

 No. 10. 



Plowing 



Disking 



Floating 



Harrow (spike) :.. 



Harrow (spring) 



Rolling 



Hauling fertilizer 



Planting a. 



Rolling beets 



Cultivating 



Blocking and thinning . 



Hoeing, first 



Hoeing, second 



Topping 



Lifting 



Hauling 



Removing trash 



Manuring 



Man hours per acre. . . 

 Horse hours per acre. 

 Yield per acre (tons) . 

 Total cost per acre . . 



T ivies 

 over. 



1 



1 



1 



2 



1 



1 

 1 

 3 



( 6 ) 

 (0) 



C) 



(») 

 1 

 1 



4.0 

 5.56 



Times 

 over. 



1 



4 



1 



5 



(») 

 (0) 

 (») 



l 



l 



.2 



T ivies 

 over. 



1 



4 



1 



1 

 1 



2 



4 



( 6 ) 

 ( 6 ) 

 ( 6 ) 

 (6) 



1 

 1 



Times 



over. 



1 



Times 



over. 



1 



Times 



over. 



1 



Times 

 over. 



Times 

 over. 



4 



m 



(») 

 ( b ) 

 (») 



1 



1 



1 

 1 

 4 

 (») 



m 



m 



(0) 



i 

 i 



( 6 ) 



2 



1 



2 



4 



2 



1 



1 



1 



4 



( 6 ) 

 (») 

 ( 6 ) 

 (0) 



1 



1 



Times 

 over 



1 



2 



4 



(») 

 (») 

 (0) 

 ( b ) 



1 



1 



.2 



35 



72 

 12.0 



$47.73 



40 



92 

 10.0 

 16.78 



42 

 94 

 9 8 

 $50. 91 



42 



74 



7.1 



9.50 



123 



65 

 9.0 



$48. 33 



38 



74 

 9.0 



$47. 64 



34 



71 



10.0 



$49.05 



30 



63 



6.0 



Times 

 over. 



1 



1.1 



1 



1 



2 



3 



2 



1 





1 



1 



1 



.3.6 



( 6 ) 

 ( 6 ) 

 (b) 

 (») 



1 



1 



40 



77 

 6.1 



a Applying-fertilizer is included in the planting operation. 



b Contract. 



Table XVIII. 



-Variations in farm practice in production of sugar beets, Alma, 

 Mich. 



Operations. 



Farm 

 No. 1. 



Farm 

 No. 2. 



Farm 

 No. 3. 



Farm 

 No. 4. 



Farm 

 No. 5. 



Farm 

 No. 6. 



Farm 

 No. 7. 



Farm 

 No. 8. 



Farm 

 No. 9. 



Farm 

 No. 10. 



Plowing 



Disking 



Floating 



Harrow (spike) 



Harrow (spring) 



Rolling 



Hauling fertilizer and seed . . 



Planting a 



Rolling beets 



Cultivating. = 



Blocking and thinning 



Hoeing, first r 



Hoeing, second 



Topping 



Lifting 



Hauling 



Removing trash 



Manuring 



Man hours per acre. . . 

 Horse hours per acre . 

 Yield per acre (tons) . 

 Cost per acre 



Times 



over. 



1 



1 



Times 

 over. 



1 



1 



1 



1 



2 



1 



Times 

 over. 



1 



1 



Times 



over. 



1 



Times 



over. 



1 



Times 

 over. 



9.2 

 ( 6 ) 

 CO 

 ( & ) 

 ( ft ) 



1 



1 



3 



1 



2 



1 



1 



1 







(») 

 ( b ) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



1 



1 



2.1 



2 



1 



2 



5.1 



2 



. 5 



3 





1 



1 



1 





1 



Times 

 over. 



1 



3 



1 

 4 



Times 

 over. 



1 



4 



1 



2 



1 



2 



6 

 (») 



(b) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



1 



1 



6 

 ( 6 ) 

 (b) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



1 



1 



(b) 

 (b) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



(b) 

 ( b ) 

 (b) 

 ( b ) 



1 



1 



1 

 .1 



5 

 ■(b)- 

 ( b ) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



1 



1 



.2 



.2 



.2 



.1 



82 

 15.1 



$52. 42 



140 



77 

 7.0 



$46. 37 



42 



79 



11.0 



$53. 85 



46 



82 



11.0 



$50. 28 



52 



110 



14.5 



30. 37 



42 



83 



14.0 



68.54 



56 

 102 

 13.2 



$55. 92 



44 



95 



10.0 



$67. 48 



Times 



over. 



1 



.6 

 (b) 

 (b) 

 (b) 

 ( b ) 



1 



1 



40 



76 

 13.0 



$54.39 



Times 

 over. 

 1 



8 

 ( 6 ) 

 (b) 

 (b) 



( 6 ) 

 1 



1 



53 



98 



12.0 



$55. 49 



a Applying fertilizer is included in the planting operation. 



b Contract. 



