GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 
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two classes is found by multiplying the number of hours by the 
labor rate per hour. 
Table IV shows the cost of the labor required to produce farm 
crops in the three sugar-beet districts of Colorado covered in this 
survey. 
Under contract labor the actual amount paid out has been con- 
sidered rather than the number of hours spent in doing the work. 
Beans> beets, potatoes, cantaloupes, and cucumbers show some con- 
tract labor, while the remaining crops do not. 
There is considerable variation in the cost of labor required for the 
production of farm crops in the districts studied. Cantaloupes show 
the greatest cost ($125.16 per acre), while beets come second ($53.31 
to $58.92), with cucumbers next ($51.55), followed by potatoes 
($45.66). The production cost of beans is considerably higher than 
that of alfalfa and the grains, which show the lowest expenditure per 
acre for labor. 
Table IV. — Labor cost of producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of Colorado. 
Crop and district. 
Number 
of 
records. 
Crop 
area. 
Yield 
per 
acre. 
Distribution of labor costs per acre. 
Man. 
Horse. Contract. Total 
Wheat: 
Greeley 
Fort Morgan 
Rocky Ford. 
Oats: 
Greeley 
Fort Morgan 
Rocky Ford . 
Barley: 
Greeley 
Fort Morgan 
Alfalfa: 
Greeley 
Fort Morgan 
Rocky Ford. 
Beans: 
Greeley 
Rocky Ford. 
Beets: 
Greeley 
Fort Morgan 
Rocky Ford. 
Potatoes: 
Greeley 
Cantaloupes: 
Rocky Ford . 
Cucumbers: 
Rocky Ford . 
195 
66 
106 
44 
13 
A cres. 
160 
102 
184.50 
144 
75 
742 
262 
1,310.50 
1,233 
915 
853.30 
179. 50 
5,028.40 
2,455.50 
2,428.95 
1,802 
301 
252 
Bushels. 
47.4 
21.3 
33.6 
61.8 
37.4 
54.7 
53.9 
46.7 
Tons. 
3.43 
3.36 
3.13 
Bushels. 
24.3 
26.9 . 
Tons. 
15.57 
13.65 
12.99 
Sacks. 1 
140 
Pounds. 
477 
$4.90 
7.55 
9.76 
4.71 
6.41 
9.78 
4.56 
6.77 
6.70 
7.90 
7.77 
12.44 
17.95 
16.44 
19.20 
18.27 
17.01 
34.20 
25.75 
$4.88 
8.05 
10.69 
4.02 
7.67 
8.73 
4.45 
7.88 
5.36 
5.66 
5.23 
11.50 
13.60 
20.90 
20.60 
26.54 
19.32 
22.10 
16.40 
$4.27 
17.26 
13.51 
14.11 
9.33 
42.77 
9.40 
$9.78 
15.60 
20. 45 
8.73 
14.08 
18.51 
9.01 
14.65 
12.06 
13.56 
13 
23.94 
35.82 
54.60 
53.31 
58.92 
45.66 
99.07 
51.55 
lEach sack weighing 110 pounds. 
MATERIALS. 
There are some materials which must be purchased; others are 
furnished by the farm. Such items as twine, sacks, fertilizer, coal, 
and irrigation water are in the first group, while manure and seed are 
usually furnished by the farm. Where materials are purchased, the 
