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Table VII. — Distribution of costs in producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of 
Colorado. 
Crop and district. 
Num- 
ber of 
records. 
Crop 
area. 
Yield per 
acre. 
Total 
cost per 
acre. 
Distribution of costs 
(percentage of total). 
Labor. 
Mate- 
rials. 
Other 
costs. 
Wheat: 
Greeley 
9 
7 
6 
15 
12 
10 
33 
22 
36 
34 
25 
35 
14 
195 
66* 
106 
44 
13 
16 
Acres. 
160 
102 
82 
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 
$41. 19 
45.38 
45.22 
42.40 
39.01 
43.99 
40.55 
43.49 
35.37 
34.78 
33.18 
59.84 
75.86 
86.95 
81.98 
92.46 
128. 17 
179.58 
79.09 
24 
34 
45 
21 
36 
42 
22 
34 
34 
39 
39 
40 
47 
63 
65 
64 
36 
55 
65 
12 
13 
13 
11 
14 
13 
14 
13 
6 
6 
5 
10 
13 
10 
8 
7 
43 
28 
6 
64 
Fort Morgan 
53 
Rocky Ford 
42 
Oats: 
68 
Fort Morgan 
50 
Rocky Ford 
45 
Barley: 
Greeley 
64 
Fort Morgan 
53 
Alfalfa: 
Greeley 
60 
Fort Morgan 
55 
Rocky Ford ... . 
56 
Beans: 
50 
Rocky Ford.. . . 
40 
Beets: 
27 
Fort Morgan 
27 
29 
Potatoes: 
21 
Cantaloupes: 
Rocky Ford.. . . 
17 
Cucumbers: 
Rocky Ford . . 
Pounds. 
477 
29 
1 Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 
Table VIII. — Summary of costs in producing farm crops in three sugar-beet districts of 
Colorado. 
Crop and district. 
Num- 
ber of 
records. 
Crop 
Yield per 
acre. 
Distribution of costs per acre. 
Labor. 
Mate- 
rials. 
Other 
costs. 
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. 
Acres. 
160 
102 
82 
184.50 
144 
75 
742 
262 
1,310.50 
1, 233 
915 
35 
14 
853.30 
179. 50 
L95 
66 
L06 
5,028.40 
2, 455. 50 
2, 428. 95 
44 
1,802 
13 
301 
16 
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 
$9.78 
15.60 
20.45 
8.73 
14.08 
18.51 
9.01 
14.65 
12.06 
13.56 
13.00 
23.94 
35.82 
54.60 
53.31 
58.92 
45.66 
99.07 
51.55 
$5.15 
5.81 
6.03 
4.83 
5.60 
5.55 
5.57 
5.86 
1.98 
1.99 
1.63 
6.06 
10.07 
6.72 
6.58 
55.98 
50.92 
4.33 
$26. 26 
23.97 
18.74 
28.84 
19.33 
19.93 
25.97 
22.98 
21.33 
19.23 
18.55 
29.84 
29.97 
23.69 
21.95 
26.96 
26.53 
29.59 
23.21 
$41.19 
45.38 
45.22 
42.40 
39.01 
43.99 
40.55 
43.49 
35.37 
34.78 
33. 18 
59.84 
75.86 
86.95 
81.98 
92.46 
128. 17 
179.58 
79.09 
1 Each sack weighing 110 pounds. 
