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BULLETIN 917,- U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The total cost of labor, materials, and other items in the production 
of various crops (Table VIII) shows a remarkable uniformity for the 
three areas studied. On account of the higher cost of labor and 
materials at Rocky Ford, there is a considerable difference in the 
acre cost of producing beans. 
Wheat, oats, and barley cost about the same per acre. Alfalfa 
shows the lowest cost (S3 3. 18 per acre at Rocky Ford) and canta- 
loupes the highest ($179.58). It cost more to produce an acre of 
potatoes ($128.17) than an acre of beets ($81.98 to $92.46). Cucum- 
bers cost less per acre of production ($79.09) than sugar beets. 
CROP CREDITS. 
By crop credits is meant the value of the crop produced. If the 
crop is all sold off the farm, as was done with the beets, then the 
receipts and credits are identical. However, if the crop is partly fed 
on the farm or all fed to farm stock, the receipts do not indicate the 
total credits, and a farm value for that portion used on the farm must 
be assigned to the crop. 
When this was done, the average crop credits per farm in the 
districts studied were considerably higher than the corresponding 
crop receipts in the same districts. The distribution of these credits 
among the various crops also varies widely. (Table IX.) 
Table IX. — Distribution of credits for the principal farm crops in three sugar-beet dis- 
tricts of Colorado. 
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It will be noticed that while the receipts from alfalfa were ap- 
proximately 8 per cent of the total, the alfalfa credits ranged from 
18.7 to 26.4 per cent of the total crop credits. On the other hand, 
the percentage of credits for beans, potatoes, beets, and cantaloupes 
is somewhat lower than the corresponding percentage of crop 
receipts. 
It is of interest to note the distribution of crop receipts from the 
various farm crops. Some crops are grown primarily for sale, while 
only the surplus of other crops is to put on the market. 
Table X gives the total crop receipts per farm and the percentage 
of total receipts from each crop; also the yield per acre of the 
principal farm crops in the three districts under consideration. 
