GEOWING SUGAE BEETS IN UTAH AXD IDAHO. 



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SUMMARY OF COSTS. 



Table XXVIII. — Sannnary and distribution of cost a 



District. 



• 

 Year. 



Cost per 



Cost per 

 ton. 



Percentage distribution of 



costs. 



acre. 



Labor. 



Mate- 

 rials. 



Other 

 costs. 





1914-15 



S69. 03 

 69.59 

 62.68 



S4.65 

 4.65 

 4.60 



58.3 

 54.4 

 56.3 



9.6 

 10.0 

 11.5 



32.1 



Provo 



Idaho Falls 



1914-15 

 1915 



35.6 

 32.2 



The average yield per acre for the 79 Garland reports was 14,85 

 tons ; the 58 Provo records gave essentially the same average ; while in 

 the Idaho Falls district 36 farms showed an average return of 13.62 

 tons per acre. The cost per acre was $69.03 for the Garland area, 

 vshghtly more for the Provo farms^ and considerably less for the Idaho 

 Falls group. There was very little difference m the cost per ton 

 in the three areas. (See Table XXVIII.) 



Labor is by far the largest item of expense in producing sugar 

 beets. It constitutes from 54.4 to 58.3 per cent, or shghtly more than 

 half of the total cost. The purchase of materials takes approxi- 

 mately 10 per cent of the total amount, while other costs constitute 

 about 33 per cent of the entire expense of production. 



x\fter the total costs had been determined these figures were 

 compared with the returns from the crop. The total returns include 

 not only the amount received for the beets, but also the value of 

 the tops. (See Table XXIX.) 



Table XXIX. — Average returns and margin above cost in producing sugar beets, 1914-jC. 



District. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Received 

 per acre. 



Cost per 

 acre. 



Net re- 

 turns, 

 beets per 

 acre. 



Total net 



returns 



per acre 



including 



tops. 



(T^arlarid .... 



Tons. 

 14.85 

 14.96 

 13.62 



S74. 40 

 74.20 

 69.46 



S69.03 

 69.59 

 62.68 



S5.37 

 4.61 

 6.78 



$7 60 





6.85 



Idaho Falls 



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The receipts per acre for sugar beets depend upon the yield per 

 acre and the price paid per ton. The yields were almost identical 

 for the Garland and Provo sections, but the average for Idaho Falls 

 was shghtly less. There was practically no difference in the price 

 paid per ton in the three districts. 



LABOR REQUIREMENTS. 



The labor requirements in producing sugar beets comprise three 

 groups — namely, man, horse, and contract labor. Since it is a 

 general practice to hire certain operations done at a stipulated price 



