10 
BULLETIN 199, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table VIII. — Temperature and 'precipitation at Ogden, Utah, from November 1, 1912, 
to January 5, 1913 — Continued. 
November, 1912. 
December, 1912. 
January, 1913. 
Day of month. 
£ 
1 
9 
a 
1 
2 
i 
1 
1 
©"^ 
S 
a 
1 
a 
a 
1 
i 
© 
J 
S-c 
1 
ea 
3 
1 
a 
1 
C3 
ll 
© -^ 
9 
° F. 
57 
47 
47 
52 
55 
53 
53 
55 
56 
55 
57 
47 
47 
51 
52 
48 
48 
46 
49 
45 
52 
39 
o p 
35 
24 
24 
26 
28 
29 
28 
25 
27 
28 
33 
21 
23 
26 
23 
21 
19 
20 
23 
21 
29 
16 
F. 
46 
35.5 
35.5 
39 
41.5 
41 
40.5 
40 
41.5 
41.5 
45 
34 
35 
38.5 
37.5 
34.5 
33.5 
33 
36 
33 
40.5 
27.5 
Ins. 
0.26 
"."62 
".'64' 
".20 
F. 
45 
43 
47 
47 
51 
52 
42 
34 
38 
41 
34 
32 
28 
30 
35 
34 
34 
35 
34 
33 
41 
39 
40 
F. 
12 
15 
17 
21 
24 
24 
24 
20 
19 
20 
4 
7 
3 
5 
15 
16 
7 
16 
11 
13 
26 
19 
F. 
28.5 
29 
32 
34 
37.5 
38 
33 
27 
28.5 
30.5 
19 
19.5 
15.5 
17.5 
25 
25 
20.5 
25.5 
22.5 
23 
33.5 
29 
Ins. 
F. 
F. 
F. 
Ins. 
10 
11 
12... 
13 
u 
15... 
1" 
16 
17 
0.27 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 . 
26 
27 
28 
29 
.07 
30 
31 
20 30 
.04 
39.7 
.91 
27.1 
.41 
21.6 1 0.10 

1 
Mean for entire period, 36.72° F. 
RELATION OF SHRINKAGE TO MONEY LOSS. 
The answer to the question whether the shrinkage of sugar beets 
involves a corresponding money loss to the growers will depend on 
the system of payment for the beets. There are two methods in 
vogue in many districts; in others, only one. In most cases the 
farmer has the option of contracting to furnish his beets to the factory 
either at a flat rate per ton for all beets containing above the stipu- 
lated minimum of sucrose or he may accept a sliding scale of pay- 
ment whereby the price per ton is modified according to the actual 
average sucrose content of his beets. Some sugar companies offer 
a so-called sliding scale, which is in reality two separate flat rates, 
one for all beets up to a certain percentage of sucrose, and a slightly 
higher rate for all above that percentage. Only the flat rate, prop- 
erly so called, and the sliding scale will be discussed. 
The following is a fair example of prices under the sliding scale: 
Five dollars for beets containing 16 per cent of sucrose and 30 cents a ton for e very- 
additional 1 per cent of sucrose, with a deduction of 25 cents a ton for every 1 per 
cent less than 16 until the acceptable mini mum is reached. 
Under this system it will be seen that the increment of sucrose is 
paid for at practically the same rate per cent as the basal price of 
