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BULLETIN 748, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



in northwestern Ohio. When the estimated value of the beet tops is 

 added to this figure, a net return is obtained which ranges from $8.67 

 to $17.00 per acre. The relation of the net returns from beets alone 

 and the net returns including tops varies somewhat for the four 

 areas, depending on the estimated value of the tops. At Caro beet 

 tops were given a value of $1.70 an acre, at Alma $2.18, at Grand 

 Eapids $3.08, and in northwestern Ohio $1.81. 



In no section did the average cost of production exceed the average 

 returns. However, some individual growers produced beets at a loss 

 and some realized only a small net return. It is possible to increase 

 the yields in many localities and thereby add appreciably to the net 

 returns. 



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Fig. 23.— Frequency curve showing the distribution of farm operators in this study in 

 relation to cost per ton and yield per acre. 



RELATION OF YIELD TO COST OF PRODUCTION. 



As has been previously stated, the yield per acre is an important 

 factor in the cost of producing a ton of sugar beets. The accompany- 

 ing frequency curve (fig. 23) shows the distribution of the growers 

 in the four regions on the basis of cost per ton in producing sugar 

 beets. 



It will be seen that sugar beets are grown at a cost of from $3 to 

 $12 a ton. However, from the 320 records obtained, 229 growers, or 

 about 72 per cent, produced beets at a cost ranging from $3.50 to 

 $5.50 a ton. Dividing the records into two groups, 145 growers pro- 

 duced beets at $4.50 a ton or less, and 175 grew the crop at $5 a ton or 

 more. Twenty-three per cent of the growers reported a cost of $6 

 a ton or more. 



