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BULLETIN 963, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXI. — -Normal time, by operations, in producing sugar beets — Lehi district, Utah 



(1918). 



Operation. 



Per 

 cent 

 age 



of 

 total 



re- 

 cords. 



Total 

 acres 

 cover- 

 ed. 



Per 



cent- 

 age of 

 total 

 acre- 

 age 

 cover- 

 ed. 



Average 

 crew. 



Most 



common 



crew. 



Rate per 

 day. 



Times 

 over. 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 





93 

 100 

 100 

 100 



41 



2 



7 



100 



75 

 100 



59 



98 

 100 

 100 

 100 



100 



20 

 100 

 100 

 100 



204.5 

 312.5 

 312.5 

 312.5 

 142 

 3.5 

 15.5 

 312.5 

 240.5 

 303.5 

 198 

 307.5 

 303.5 

 303.5 

 6304.5 



303.5 



45.5 

 303.5 

 303.5 

 303.5 



65 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 45 

 1 

 5 

 a 100 

 77 

 97 

 63 

 98 

 97 

 97 

 100 



100 



15 

 100 

 100 

 100 



1.1 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



2.0 

 3.1 

 2.9 

 3.1 

 3.1 

 2.0 

 3.3 





2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 



4. 71oads. . 





34.7- 

 6.6 

 3.6 

 2.9 

 2.9 

 1.1 

 3.0 



68.9 



Plow 



1.6 acres. . 

 9. 8 acres. . 



7.6 acres. . 



4.7 acres. . 

 10 acres.. . 

 1.9 acres. . 



1 

 3.5 

 2.2 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 1.0 



20.1 



Harrow (spike) 



Level 



10.6 



8.7 



Harrow (spring) 



Roll before plant .. . 

 Disk (one-half lap).. 

 Plant 



9.0 

 2.2 

 9.3 



Roll after plant 



1.0 

 1.0 

 1.1 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



1.0 



1.0 

 1.0 

 1.2 

 1.0 



2.0 



1.1 



2.0 



....... 





2 

 1 

 2 



i' 



11.4 acres.. 

 4.9 acres... 



1.0 

 4.8 

 1.0 

 1.1 

 1.9 

 5.9 

 1.0 



2.2 



1.1 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



.8 

 9.5 

 .6 

 3.5 

 3.3 

 12.3 

 36.4 



27.4 



9.1 

 6.5 

 30.7 



17.8 



1.6 



10.2 



Ditcli 



1.1 



Ditch (man only)... 



2.9 acres. . . 

 5.7 acres... 

 5.1 acres... 

 .29 acres.. 

 f .8 acres... 

 <1.0 acres... 

 [ .9 acres... 

 1.4 acres... 

 1.4 acres... 



5.7 tons.. . 



9. 8 tons... 



"""'s.'s 



Irrigate 















Hoe 











Pull weeds 











Lift 



2.8 



1 



3 



17.9 



Top and load 



Haul 





2.9 



1 



3 



50.8 







a The planting i n this district was done on a contract basis ; consequently the average crew size and labor 

 requirements for this operation are not given. 



& One acre abandoned after blocking and thinning. 



Table XXII. — Normal time, by operations, in producing sugar beets — Garland and 

 Tremonton districts, Utah {1918). 



Operation. 



Per 



cent 

 age 

 of 

 total 

 re- 

 cords. 



Total 

 acres 

 cover- 

 ed. 



Per 



cent- 

 age of 

 total 

 acre- 

 age 

 cover- 

 ed. 



Average 

 crew. 



Most 



common 



crew. 



Rate per 

 day. 



Times 

 over. 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse. 



Man. 



Horse 



Manure 



91 



98 



10 



100 



100 



50 



3 



17 



3 



12 



2 



100 



76 



95 



86 



83 



95 



100 



3 



7 



100 



100 



17 



100 



100 



2 



100 



317.5 



739 



35 

 769 

 779 

 316 



16 

 108.5 



30.5 

 105 

 8 

 772 

 538.5 

 740 

 700 

 623 

 740 

 772 



32 



42 

 768 



C768 



126.5 

 766 

 766 

 19 

 766 



41 



96 



5 



100 



100 



41 



2 



14 



4 



14 



1 



100 



70 



96 



91 



81 



96 



100 



4 



5 



100 



100 



16 



100 



100 



2 



100 



1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.1 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



2.8 

 3.4 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 3.7 

 3.7 

 4.0 

 4.0 

 3.0 

 2.3 

 4.0 





2 

 3 

 3 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 4 



13.3 loads. 

 1.95 acres.. 

 1.25 acres.. 

 13.2 acres.. 

 IJ.l acres.. 

 7.5 acres... 

 5.5 acres... 



9 acres 



10 acres.. . 

 12.8 acres.. 

 8 acres 



1.0 



1.03 



1.0 



3.2 



2.0 



1.6 



2.5 



1.8 



1.0 



1.1 



1.0 



1.1 

 1.1 



4.6 

 1.2 

 1.9 

 1.7 



4.6 



17.3 

 5.5 

 7.8 

 2.5 

 1.9 

 2.1 

 4.0 

 2.1 

 .8 

 1.0 

 1.2 



^% 

 5.1 

 .7 

 2.0 

 1.7 



8.8 



1.0 

 23.0 



18.3 



6.8 

 5.1 



30.8 

 4.0 

 14.6 



34.7 



Plow 



18 3 



Crown alfalfa 



Harrow (spike) 



Level 



23.7 

 8.2 

 7.0 



Harrow (spring) 



Disk (one-half lap). 



Disk (no lap) 



Float 



7.1 

 16.0 

 8.4 

 2.4 



Roll 



2.2 



Drag 



4 8 



Plant 



(a) 

 1.8 

 9.8 



Roll after plant 



Cultivate 



1.0 

 1.0 

 1.4 

 1.1 

 1.0 



},.« 



1.0 

 1.0 



1.1 



1.0 

 1.0 

 1.2 

 1.0 

 1.0 



2.0 

 1.9 

 2.2 



""2.0 





2 

 2 

 2 



2" 



12.5 acres.. 

 9.2 acres... 

 20 acres.. . 

 9.8 acres... 

 10.3 acres.. 



Ditch 



1 2 



Ditch (man labor) . . 

 Furrow 



3.4 



Irrigate 





Irrigate (replant) . . . 

 Replant ^ 



2.0 





2 



7.7 acres . 



2.0 



Block and thin 



.5 acres 



[1.3 acres... 

 < 1.7 acres... 

 [2.8 acres... 

 2.1 acres... 



2 acres 



5.7 tons.. . 

 2.5 acres.. . 

 12.3 tons. 



1.0 



[ 2.3 



1.3 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 





Hoe 











Pull weeds 











Lift 



3.2 





3 



16.0 



Top andload 





Top, machine 



2.0 

 3.7 







8.0 



Haul 





4 



51.8 











a The planting in this district was done by contract; consequently the average crew size and labor re- 

 requirements for this operation are not given. 



6 Only replanting done by direct l^bor. " Two acres abandoned after hoeing. 



