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TaBLe 42.—Cultural practices and labor expended per operation in the production 
of alsike clover seed, 1921 
Average hours of 
Penge: Peay: Ti labor per acre 
bea age 0 age o imes ; ae 
Seon ens total total over kouce ome!) 
records | acreage Man Horne 
HRETIO VO; URAS Ones ne ee ra a I eh 21 13 1.0 1.0 16 
WlegneGiiGheses= seen a eee a eee Lene keke Se ene 100 100 1.0 ii. il wif. 
FERVC TIO WEL Cees ee en en ee SS St Seo oe ee 14 13 1.0 .8 PA 
IEG TRRON aes ee Sr eee i ee ec 14 12 1.0 sive 2. 4 
@orrugate: fees 2 eae Sa ee eee ee 93 96 1.0 1.2 Poth 
IDR e « Sree Rea EE a= Ae ees Sernee, Bee ye 100 100 IAT i IK 0)21 eee eee 
CoutriSCed ene me ee nee ee 2 ee ae eee ee 100 100 1.0 2.0 BaD 
Shocka(romemower) 22-215. tee 7 gees be eae eee 86 88 1.0 5s ek Bees 
TREN chao Sty er ae ee pe eS Pn en ae eee ce 7 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 
ELH siromeiel dese se ea Leh. Bees 5 Bede Fhe ah ee ee 100 100 1.0 8.9 8.8 
PEL ATS CUES viene och eee ee a Oe eT 3! 93 93 1.0 4 8 
PE UMNG HORTA ATE RCE Lee ee aerate ee cee 100 100 1.0 of 1.0 
COST OF PRODUCING SEVEN CROPS, 1919-1921 
The cost data presented herewith were obtained by the survey 
method in connection with the farm business analysis survey. The 
cost study covered the years 1919, 1920, and 1921 and included the 
seven principal field crops grown on the Twin Falls south side irri- 
gation project. The cost data are presented on an owner-farm 
basis. So few records were obtained on rented farms that no attempt 
was made to compute the cost of production by tenants on these 
farms. Because of the necessity of distributing the many joint 
costs involved in the operation of each farm more or less arbitrarily 
to the respective crop and livestock enterprises, the cost data pre- 
sented should be considered only as close approximations. 
The acreage of each crop harvested equaled the acreage seeded 
each year with the exception of wheat in 1921 and sugar beets in 
1920 and 1921. The expense incurred in connection with the aban- 
doned acreage was charged to the acreage harvested. The land 
values shown in Table 43 are intended to represent the conservative 
estimates of the farmers visited. These estimates were based on 
neighborhood sales. 
TABLE 43.—Numober of records, area seeded and harvested, yield per acre, average 
price recewed, and average value of land per acre 
Red Alsike 
+ Alfalfa Sugar S 
Item Wheat z Potatoes | Beans clover clover 
hay beets seed seed 
Records obtained: 
1 os ae ns ee oe Nee 66 48 37 42 44 21 8 
OD OSS et ee ee ee 43 37 39 28 35 21 8 
OD [ee ete meee eee 124 99 46 50 41 55 14 
Acreage seeded: 
Te See oe ee ee 1, 921.7 731. 5 728. 5 335. 2 994, 2 234. 5 86.5 
G20 Sees ee ee 1, 283. 5 748. 2 686. 2 290. 5 581.8 235.0 ISO 
1S ve ens Se Ee ee 3,010.4 | 1, 733. 5 837.9 598. 5 540.5 | » 836.0 180. 5 
Acreage harvested: 
[ts ia a ee ee ees 15 9217 731. 5 728. 5 335. 2 994. 2 234. 5 86.5 
HODOELES eae eet eer 7) 1, 283. 5 748. 2 673. 8 290. 5 581. 8 235. 0 131.5 
SA UPA CaS ee See Sh ee 3, 300. 4 733: 5 786. 1 598. 5 540. 5 836. 0 180. 5 
Average yield per acre: Bushels | Short tons|Shorttons| 100 lbs. | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
OO wee meet ats ee See a 41.4 4.3 9.9 140 1, 210 302 316 
O20 See har toes a ae Eo 43.3 3.9 13.5 168 1, 273 226 431 
iY PH Ras ee Ss eee ee 45. 5 4.0 10.0 151 SUAS 211 353 
Average price received per unit:| Dollars | Dollars | Dollars | Dollars Cents Cents Cents 
OG ee ere ls en ae 1. 85 15. 63 11. 00 Wee ven) 45.6 39. 0 
TAS) ge ace 2 a 1. 38 8. 37 12. 00 . 945 By Fi 12.0 22a 
OZ emery See Fe ES . 825 4. 80 6. 00 . 935 4.2 15.0 ks}, i 
Average value of land per acre: Dollars | Dollars | Dollars 
GG hace xe cee ae SL 389 376 414 406 364 382 338 
1920 eee ed = see= tay ee Boe 384 | 377 419 407 363 402 416 
Oi ee Oe ee 278 | 280 310 289 286 293 287 
