GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO. 
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Table XX>IV. — Relation of distance from loading station to cost of delivering the sugar 
beet. 
Group. 
Distance. 
Average 
distance. 
Number 
of farm 
records. 
Average crew. 
Average 
cost 
per ton. 
Man. 
Horse. 
) 
1 
Miles. 
Milrs. 
0.93 
2.31 
3.93 
5.30 
79 
62 
19 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3.22 
3.31 
3.78 
4.00 
$0. 370 
9 
U to 3 
.446 
3... 
3to4* 
.550 
4 
.610 
Practically all of the men who gave estimates on hauling are classi- 
fied in the first three groups. By comparing group 1 with group 3, 
it will be seen that the cost per ton was 18 cents greater in the latter 
than in the former. With a yield of 15 tons per acre, this would mean 
a cost of $2.70 per acre above that of the minimum average haul. 
COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS. 
The cost figures in this summary are classified under three head- 
ings, viz, (1) labor, (2) materials, and (3) other costs. This com- 
pilation covers the total number of acres harvested. These data 
are therefore applicable to the total beet acreage as reported in 79 
Garland, 58 Provo, and 36 Idaho Falls records. The Garland esti- 
mates included a total of 1,461 acres of beets. Provo had 833 acres, 
and Idaho Falls 735 acres. The total cost for each district was cal- 
culated for these acreages. Dividing the total sum of all costs in 
each district by the number of acres grown therein gave the cost per 
acre for each section. The cost of producing a ton of sugar beets in 
the respective areas was determined by dividing the total of all costs 
by the total number of tons marketed. A weighted average is there- 
fore represented in the final result. 
LABOR COSTS. 
Labor comprises operator's labor, horse labor, and contract labor. 
By adding these together the total labor cost for each district was 
obtained. (See Table XXV. ) 
Table XXV. — Labor costs. 
District. 
Year. 
Number 
of farm 
records. 
Total 
acres in 
beets. 
Cost per 
acre. 
Cost per 
ton. 
1914-15 
1914-15 
' 1915 
79 
58 
36 
1,461 
833 
735 
$40. 18 
38.08 
35.29 
$2.71 
2.54 
2.59 
The labor cost for the Idaho Falls area was approximately $5 per 
acre less than the amount reported in the Garland estimates. When 
