COST OF PRODUCIISTG SUGAR BEETS IX UTAH AXD IDAHO. 



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and, as soon as the beets have straightened up, that he will proceed to cultivate as 

 often as may be required to remove the weeds between the rows without destro^dng 

 any of the plants. The gi'ower further agrees to plow up his beets as rapidly as the 

 contractor is able to pidl, top, and load the same and to furnish wagons promptly for 

 hauling the same to the sugar company's recei^'ing station. 



The grower agrees to fiuTiish the contractor with a camping place for the laborers 

 necessary to perform the work herein pro^•ided for, together with hay or sti'aw for 

 their bedding and water and fuel for domestic purposes. In the event that the 

 grower's fields shall be more than one mile from the camp established by the con- 

 tractor, the grower agrees to haul all laborers necessarv' to perform the work herein- 

 before proA-ided for, to and from such fields. The gi'ower further agrees to haul the 

 laborers from the sugar facton.' or the railroad station to his farm and to return them 

 at the completion of their work. 



LIFTING, PULLING, AND TOPPING. 



The harvest season begins late in September and frequently ex- 

 tends well into the month of November. As a rule enough liftins: is 



Fig. 12.— Topping su.c;ar beets. Sometimes it is customary to pull and top from the loosened row, wiuie 

 ill other cases tlie beets are thrown in jiiles and topping is done from the latter. 



done each day to furnish work for that day. The pulling is done by 

 hand as described in the foregoing contract. The beets covered by 

 this study were loosened entirely with a one-row lifter. (Figs. 1 1 

 and 12.) The most common crew for lifting consisted of one man and 

 three horses. From one and one-half to two acres constitutes a day's 

 work in lifting. 



The handwork, pulling, and topping, has been described in the 

 sample contract. 



Hauling coincides with lifting. Wlien the latter liegins late in 

 September or early in October the greater part of the work will be 



