COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AXD IDAHO. 



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and his family. In these instances estimates were obtained ^vith 

 reference to the number of hours required in doing the blocking and 

 thinning, hoeing, pulling, and topping. This phase is discussed in 

 part under the heading ''Hand labor on sugar beets. " 



To determine the total requirements for this crop, including hand 

 labor, the records giving estimates on hand labor alone have been 

 used. Table XX gives the labor in producing an acre of sugar beets. 

 A separation has been made in this table for the purpose of showing 

 the acre requirement, excluding hand labor. The 10 farms having 

 the highest man-labor requirement in each district have been averaged 

 and the result is given for comparison. Also, the 10 farms having 

 the lowest man-labor requii^ement in each district have been set up. 



Fig. 4.— Sugar beets liave liceii crrown for several years on this field. Kcsult: Poor staml, diseased con- 

 dition, low yield, and high cast per ton. 



Table XX. — Total labor requirement -per acre. 





Num- 

 ber of 

 rec- 

 ords. 



Acres 

 har- 

 vested. 



Hours per 

 acre. 



Hours per acre, excluding hand labor.i 



Region. 



Average. 



Average of 

 highest 10. 



Average of 

 lowest 10. 





Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Lehi, Utah 



44 

 S8 

 74 

 44 



303. h 

 766 

 S92.3 

 687.03 



181 

 129 

 119 

 133 



163 

 136 

 105 

 110 



83 

 56 

 52 

 56 



163 

 136 

 105 

 110 



110 

 81 

 81 

 78 



212 

 175 

 147 

 129 



61 

 45 

 37 

 44 



122 





118 



Idaho Falls and Blackfoot, Idaho. 

 Twin Falls, Idaho 



83 

 94 









1 Hand labor includes blockiiig and thinning, hoeing, and topping. 



In general, the total man-labor requirement is approximately the 

 same in this investigation as the total requirement given in 1915-16. 

 In the former study Garland operators reported a total of 133.3 

 man-hours per acre, whereas in this study the total requirement is 



