GEO WING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO. 
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water is run between every row. As a rule it is not necessary to 
furrow out more than once ; ho wever, in these three groups this number 
was exceeded in some cases. Provo estimates averaged one and one- 
half times. Naturally the various types of machines represented 
in cultivation practice appeared again in this work. (See Table 
XVII.) 
Table XVII. — Furrowing practice. 
Year. 
Num- 
ber of 
farm 
records. 
Acres 
fur- 
rowed 
per 
farm. 
Average crew. 
Hours per acre. 
Total 
District. 
Men. 
Horse. 
Man. 
Horse. 
cost per 
acre. 
1914-15 
1914-15 
1915 
73 
54 
35 
18.14 
14.36 
20.3 
1 
1 
1 
1.85 
1.44 
2.00 
1.14 
1.82 
1.03 
2.05 
2.43 
1.97 
$0.41 
.59 
.40 
The size of crew and type of implement were undoubtedly the 
features which determined the greater expenditure of labor and the 
higher cost for furrowing-out shown in the Provo district. 
IRRIGATION. 
Irrigation, which is the artificial application of water to the land, 
requires only man labor. It has been pointed out that the pre- 
cipitation for Utah is exceedingly light; consequently a crop like 
the sugar beet can not usually be brought to maturity without 
resorting to irrigation. Now and then lands may be found which 
will produce good crops of beets without irrigation, or it may be 
that the crop is carried to maturity with one irrigation only. Such 
lands are usually located so that they receive the benefit of seepage 
water from a near-by canal, or they may obtain the season's supply 
from an adjacent lake or reservoir. The irrigation season extends 
from June to September. (See Table XVIII.) 
Table XVIII. — Irrigation practice. 
District. 
Year. 
Number 
of farm 
records. 
Acres 
irrigated 
per farm. 
Number 
of times 
irrigated. 
Man 
Hours 
per acre. 
Total 
cost per 
acre. 
1914-15 
1914-15 
1915 
73 
55 
36 
17.59 
14.06 
20.40 
3.71 
3.89 
4.10 
6.89 
7.16 
8.40 
SI. 38 
1 36 
Idaho Falls 
1.68 
The labor requirements for irrigation in the Garland and Provo 
districts were quite similar, and the total cost per acre was approxi- 
mately the same. At Idaho Falls slightly more time was spent irri- 
gating each acre of land, resulting in an increased cost of 30 cents 
per acre. It is possible that the difference in cost may be explained 
by the fact that the Yakima loam did not retain the water as well 
as did the Jordan loam, necessitating a large number of applications, 
