UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 917 
Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
,WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
and the 
Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 
H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
March 11, 1921 
FARM PRACTICE IN GROWING FIELD 
CROPS IN THREE SUGAR-BEET 
DISTRICTS OF COLORADO 
By 
SAMUEL B. NUCKOLS, Agriculturist, Office of Sugar-Plant 
Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, and 
THOMAS H. SUMMERS, formerly Scientific Assistant, Office of 
Farm Management and Farm Economics 
CONTENTS 
The Districts Studied ....... 
Method Used in Collecting Data . 
Soil Types of the Region 
Climatic Conditions 
Seasonal Distribution of Labor . . 
Farm Practice 
Preparation of the Seed Bed . . . 
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1 
3 
3 
4 
6 
11 
12 
Planting 19 
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21 
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33 
Marketing 40 
Cost of Production 42 
Summary 51 
Manurial Practice 
Cultivation . . . 
Irrigation .... 
Harvesting . . . 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1921 
