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IRRIGATED FARMING IN TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO 7A 
to the variation in the net return per acre of the seven crops during 
the four-year period. The data at hand were not sufficient to permit 
a study of the effect of crop combinations on costs per acre and per 
unit of product. 
TABLE 61.—Average net returns per acre of designated crops, 1919-1922 } 
: Red- Alsike- 
Item Wheat | eee ee Potatoes | Beans | clover clover 
y seed seed 
| 
Average yields per acre: Bushels Short tons) Short sAee TOU pounds Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
] Rt eae 5 See ae an eee 41.4 434 9.9) | 140.1 1, 210 302 | 316 
ODO See te eee re ee re 43.3 3:97 13.5 | 167.9 278: 226 | 431 
IMP TURS eee Sees Bi ee Eee 45.4 4.0 | 10.0 150. 6 1,175 211 353 
1 og OS a et 47.0 4,1 | Ver 2 185. 0 1, 953 | 325 | 245 
Average prices received per unit:| Dollars | Dollars | Dollars Dollars Cents | Cents | Cents 
GOs Bow neacbet 53 ORS | 1:850°| = 15:68-|/5 <11-005|> |< 1.770 7.0 45.6 | 39.0 
Ef Oe Cae ee ee ee ca oa 1. 380 8. 37 12.00 | . 945 5.7 12.0 | 22.3 
NODT Sage SETS Se EL See CE - 825 4. 80 6. 00 . 935 4.2 15.0 | Pos 
ieee eee ee 830 6. 88 8. 39 | . 440 4.3 16. 2 | 12.9 
Average gross values per acre: Dollars | Dollars | Dollars 
FOIOR- eres Bae: SE ee rh a es 7 67 109 248 5 138 | 123 
1920Ee Reg ee 60 33 162 159 73 27 96 
TODA 2S Sa es IEE SEs 37 19 60 141 49 32 53 
OOD re tee ok She ee a 39 28 149 te 84 53 32 
Average net costs per acre: 
pkey nak eek eee 7 61 120= |= 149 82 53 57 
LG AU re ete See ne 72 61 149 209 94 65 74 
iit Uae ah a ee We 54 47 98 117 67 49 5d 
1OQD eee ak ae Ve he he 46 41 91 ome a ST 65 38 44 
Average net return per acre: | 
Be WE wiles sidan Sere ee oe 7 6 —20 | 99 3 85 66 
ODOR eae ee Mire eng er tae —12 —28 13 50 —21 —38 22 
PODER ERS TR OLS 48 Tiny OE ae Ee —17 —28 —38 |- wz —18 —17 —2 
ise. Sel SU ee ee fh il 58 | —35 19 15 —12 
1 Costs for 1922 computed by applying current prices to the data presented in Table 63. 
2 Ninety per cent considered marketable and 10 per cent culls. 
TaBLE 62.—Rank of designated crops in net return per acre as determined by 
cost-of-production study, 1919-1922 
Rank | 
in net 
return 1919 1920 1921 1922 
per 
acre 
ie OLntoese = Alsike clover___...---- (POLatOeS Se ae Sugar beets. 
Dal Red ClOVCTS ea a SuearbectS=—- == Alsike clover______--_- Beans. 
3 | Alsike clover_________- Wiheate ss 2 soa 2 Wahea anid te Bei ey Red clover. 
ARIF Wheatese ee era ars IBeansiet et SOL ea: Red clover. = = W heat. 
Drie Alia fap Sie rectors ty IN faliaetes Sse ON Bean sta Seer Se Alsike clover. 
Gy sBeanss see Red: clover. ---==——_ =| A ialian = =e ere Alfalfa. 
<..|-Sugar beets== 2-22 - IP0tatoese se sae aa ee | Sugar beets= 22 == Potatoes. 
cs - 
Relative net return per acre, it should be understood, is only one 
of the many factors that should be considered in choosing crop 
enterprises. High net return per farm is usually obtained from a com- 
bination of enterprises that utilize the farm equipment and available 
labor to advantage. A single crop or livestock enterprise, however, 
may be so remunerative that the combination of enterprises with a 
view of fully utilizing the available labor and farm equipment becomes 
of secondary importance. 
Attention is here directed to the fact that in computing the cost data 
presented herewith, each crop was charged with 7 per cent interest 
on the capital involved and with going wages for all labor performed. 
Under this method of computing costs a farm that broke even, that 
is, produced these crops with a zero profit on the average, may be 
considered as successful. 
