IRRIGATED FARMING IN TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO 65 
ing cost per unit. The expense involved in the cost of producing any 
crop, for example, may be sufficiently high to counteract the effect 
of high yield. The importance of obtaining high yields should be 
apparent from a study of Tables 46 to 59. The possibility of increas- 
ing crop yields on many of the farms studied should also be evident 
from a consideration of these tables. 
TaBLE 53.—Cost per bushel of producing wheat on farms having different yields 
1919 1920 1921 
Variation in yield 
per acre Num- | Average| Average] Num- | Average} Average} Num- | Average) Average 
ber of yield | cost per} ber of yield | cost per} ber of yield | cost per 
records | per acre} bushel | records | per acre} bushel | records | per acre| bushel 
Bushels Bushels | Doltars ‘| Bushels | Dollars Bushels | Dollars 
Ufa eye OAD Se Ee a LS ee Ia nr pee ee el | 1 nS Ae ee ee ee ee 2 16 3. 74 
OS OS ZAR mee emer ce a | eee eee | rede NN Sell ne ara 1 23 PLAY: Na a ee nt MN eee Vice 
PAB) HO) EO a a spe 4 26 Qe Biy | taped Pea | ecto Ses ee 2 26 2. 07 
SOROS 4 Oe ee oe 13 33 2. 08 5 32 1. 98 12 32 1. 65 
BOLE OL Oe ae 6 37 1. 87 6 38 1.85 14 7 iL 3¥/ 
AO 44-9 Shera eee 20 42 1. 76 9 42 1. 64 21 42 Th, 983 
A O14 939 a 14 47 152 12 46 1. 59 27 47 toil 
HOWEOI D420 = oe ene 6 52 1. 33 4 52 1. 43 27 52 1.07 
Pat ORO 950 eee eee 3 56 135 1 57 1. 46 10 56 1.13 
GORE Os GARG Meme see ali Ee rec ee ee 2 63 1. 45 ; 4 62 98 
GRE ONG ene eemeeeree | eee ave Glenn aw ae Lee Se se S| i 3 67 103 
ORG O14. 9 ero PS | ee alae ge eal 2 72 S22) 1 71 . 69 
DAM GON Cle ae ete |e oe a aaa eye eS eee 1 93 1.14 t 87 . 76 
TABLE 54.—Cost per ton of producing alfalfa hay on farms having different yields. 
1919 1920 1921 
Variation in yield 
per acre Num- |Average|Average| Num- | Average|Average| Num- | Average| Average 
ber of yield | cost per| ber of yield | cost per| ber of yield | cost per 
records | per acre |short ton| records | per acre |short ton} records | per acre |short ton 
Short tons Shorttons| Dollars Shorttons| Dollars Shorttons| Dollars 
PAV AOA ee 2, 22 30so 1 2.4 22. 13 2 2a 21. 92 
ie OL UOL2- OO Nee = Se 2 Pf 19. 53 3 2.8 22. 24 2 2, 7 19. 94 
BE OLLOiG 49h ee at 2 aha 17. 48 9 3. 2 18. 85 15 Sell 15. 06 
Sh) U0) Ce ee eee a a 3.6 16. 68 3 3.6 19. 20 8 at 7 11. 09 
At OR O;4tA Ge eae 13 ALD |. TB}. BB 8 4,1 14. 32 4] 4.0 11.31 
APD Osan 9 eee reso 3 Cty ts RY) 7 4.6 12. 65 10 4.6 10. 63 
Pie EON 94 0 ee eee oes i4 5.0 12. 69 6 ls al 12. 69 19 5.0 10. 27 
Deo UH 99s See 1 Meet oes eT ELC) | eee ea ee LSS |e Seer 2 6.0 8.77 
TLD) WO Be a | bs Pay eee fa ea | Ne mp | PO | AS ela | plo epee (A ee 
630260:6;995 23 Zz 6. 0 CO asl | cers rae > eon Nae a cena |e ease ee rs aoe bee Be 
AO TUO 4 Oe oe oe 2 7.0 | ORO see raed | eee | SS oe | a SEE 28 Se ee | oe ee 
TABLE 55.—Cost per ton of producing sugar beets on farms having different yields 
1919 1920 1921 
Variation in yield 
per acre Num- |Average|Average| Num- |Average|Average| Num- | Average| Average 
ber of yield | cost per! ber of yield | cost per} ber of yield | cost per 
records | per acre Short ton| records | per acre |short ton! records | per acre |short ton 
Short tons Shorttons, Dollars Shorttons| Dollars Short tons| Dollars 
ERSTE Gl Tate oem eee at eerie Cee eas LL es al ee I as Bie. oe 2 i, & 46. 25 
DATO) Se ee aE ay La ER a pe fae ea) tn nm pe | Ge ce | ee 4 2.6 29. 58 
ARUOVO O85 ee beers 3 4.6 25. 42 1 5a 19. 56 3 Owez, 14. 66 
GktiO= Qe an 12 71 17. 49 4 6.9 18. 09 9 Ue 12. 54 
QO UM ee ea eee 6 9.0 13. 80 4 9.3 14. 27 9 8.8 9.77 
ObtovdeO = see = A 5 1153 13. 10 11 11.0 18. 54 9 11.0 9. 14 
Ant sd: Ga kee hs 3 13. 4 9. 02 6 13. 2 12 Se 8 Hep al 7. 58 
EL Os Oso Se eee se 6 14.9 8.91 5 15.0 10. 31 1 15.8 7. 87 
HGGUOM 20 ese Ee 7 16. 2 9. 97 3 16.9 9.13 1 17.6 7. 36 
ESCO: Qn beet ode ries | ne Pe a |L e SS ee A 1 18.3 TORO Tp ast ta Le eas te ee 
AQ) TDA AD Oe et AS | cng Se | (Sl cee | Eonar 3 20. 6 SEG | Bae ae Sas ol aga iy A 
RUN RG mee eas (a We aL wean ohana Le 1 2285 GAT ie aliad stcsens| Ree Sa oe | Rae ae no 
