REQUIREMENTS OF FIELD CROPS. 27 
Table 15. — Field beans: Labor and material requirements -per acre (166 records, 1917). 
Num- 
ber 
of 
rec- 
ords. 
Yield 
per 
acre. 
Man labor. 
Horse labor. 
Seed. 
Ma- 
nure. 
Ferti- 
lizer. 
Coal. 
Per 
cent 
Region. 
Prior 
to 
har- 
vest. 
Har- 
vest. 
To- 
tal. 
Prior 
to 
har- 
vest. 
Har- 
vest. 
To- 
tal. 
of op- 
erat- 
ing 
ex- 
pense 
cov- 
ered 
by 
fore- 
go- 
ing.i 
New York 
26 
23 
16 
Bush. 
10.9 
10.5 
7.3 
Hrs. 
27.6 
27.0 
20.2 
Hrs. 
14.3 
12.4 
12.1 
Hrs. 
41.9 
39.4 
32.3 
Hrs. 
53.3 
42.9 
36.2 
Hrs. 
8.2 
7.1 
8.7 
Hrs. 
61.5 
50.0 
44.9 
Lbs. 
50 
46 
66 
Tons. 
3.6 
1.3 
3.4 
Lbs. 
95 
30 
7 
Lbs. 
62 
86 
64 
67 
67 
Wisconsin 
74 
Average 
25.6 
20.0 
27.9 
13.1 
17.5 
18.4 
38.7 
37.5 
46.3 
45.5 
37.9 
55.5 
7.9 
11.3 
12.0 
53.4 
49.2 
67.5 
California (irr.) 
Colorado (irr.) 
15 
16 
20.7 
25.0 
9-26 
30 
3.0 
.4 
6 13.8 
""i24" 
62 
68 
Average 
24.1 
15.3 
17.3 
17.9 
10.5 
10.8 
42.0 
25.8 
28.1 
46.9 
31.4 
33.6 
11.7 
8.1 
6.3 
58.6 
39.5 
39.9 
Colorado (dry) 
17 
23 
6.8 
4.1 
15 
17 
56 
72 
New Mexico (dry). 
62.5 
82 
16.4 
25.0 
21.3 
10.7 
9.0 
8.9 
27.1 
34.0 
30.2 
32.6 
71.3 
42.0 
7.1 
6.7 
7.0 
39.7 
78.0 
49.0 
California (dry) 
Idaho (dry) 
15 
15 
26.5 
9.7 
81 
20-27 
615.9 
63.7 

60 
79 
Average 
23.2 
9.0 
32.2 
56.7 
6.8 
63.5 
a Excluding interest on land. 6 Sacks. 
Table 16. — Field beans: Percentage distribution of costs per acre. 
Columbia Countv, 
Wis. 
Weld County, Colo. 
Items. 
Distribu- 
tion of 
operating 
expense. 
Distribu- 
tion of 
total 
costs. 
Distribu- 
tion of 
operating 
expense. 
Distribu- 
tion of 
total 
costs. 
Man labor 
Per cent. 
20.5 
17.1 
7.4 
Per cent. 
17.8 
14.8 
6.4 
Per cent. 
28.4 
27.6 
3.1 
Per cent. 
21.0 
Horse labor 
20.4 
2.3 
Materials: 
10.1 
.2 
25.2 
.7 
8.7 
.2 
21.8 
.6 
3.6 
2.6 
Seed 
8.0 
.7 
5.9 
Coal 
.6 
36.2 
31.3 
12.3 
9.1 
Water rent 
3.0 
7.7 
7.3 
9.8 
.8 
2.2 
Other costs: 
Thrashing 

2.4 
7.4 
9.0 
2.1 
6.4 
7.7 
5.7 
5.4 
7.2 
.6 
18.8 
16.2 
25.6 
18.9 
13.5 
26.1 
Value of land per acre 
$114 
$247 
a Includes taxes and insurance. 
