44 BULLETIN 726, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XXII. — Hauling data for three Colorado districts. 
District. 
Year. 
Num- 
ber 
Acres 
hauled 
per 
farm. 
Tons 
hauled 
per 
acre. 
Dis- 
tance 
hauled. 
Average crew. 
Hours per acre. 
Total 
cost 
of 
farms. 
Man. 
Horse. 
Man. 
Horse. 
per 
acre. 
Rocky Ford 
Fort Morgan 
Greeley 
1914-15 
1915 
1914-15 
107 
66 
1S4 
22. S4 
35. 5S 
25.56 
13.07 
13.94 
15.35 
Maes. 
1.81 
1.8 
1.54 
1.1 
1.07 
1.00 
3.56 
2.59 
2.53 
13.61 
12.34 
13.03 
44.11 
30.01 
32.44 
$6.86 
5.64 
6.05 
Distance oflwuling and its relation to cost. — It is generally conceded 
that the distance from the loading station is an important factor in 
determining cost. The records for all districts were sorted upon the 
basis of distance, and the average cost per ton for the several groups 
was computed. 
Fig. 2$.— Showing device at loading station for removing the soil that sifts through the sieve as the beets 
pass from the wagon to the car. 
Table XXIII. — Relation of distance from loading station to cost of delivering the 
sugar beet (1914 and 1915). 
Distance (miles). dfeEE 
Number 
of 
records. 
Average crew. 
Average 
cost" 
per ton. 
Man. j Horse. 
Miles. 
0. SO 
93 
151 
72 
14 
2 
3.19 
SO. 40 
1 to 2 
: 1.63 
2.81 
2.90 
2.90 
4.00 
.44 
2to3 
' 2.64 
.55 
3 to 4 
3.70 
.63 
Over 4 
1 4.S7 
.68 
The significance of this study may be seen by comparing group 1 
with group 3. Hauling an average distance of 2.6 miles in comparison 
