GKOWIXG SUGAR BEETS IX UTAH. AND IDAHO. 
SUMMARY OF COSTS. 
Table XXYIII. — Summary and distribution of costs. 
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District. 
Year. 
Cost per 
acre. 
Cost per 
ton. 
Percentage distribution of 
costs. 
Labor. 
Mate- 
rials. 
Other 
costs. 
1914-15 
S69. 03 
69.59 
62.68 
$4. 65 
4.65 
4.60 
58.3 
54.4 
56.3 
9.6 
10.0 
11.5 
32.1 
Provo 
Idaho Falls 
1914-15 
1915 
35.6 
32.2 
The average yield per acre for the 79 Garland reports was 14.85 
tons; the 58 Provo records gave essentially the same average; while in 
the Idaho Falls district 36 farms showed an average return of 13.62 
tons per acre. The cost per acre was $69.03 for the Garland area, 
shghtly more for the Provo farms, and considerably less for the Idaho 
Falls group. There was very little difference in the cost per ton 
in the three areas. (See Table XXVIII.) 
Labor is by far the largest item of expense in producing sugar 
beets. It constitutes from 54.4 to 58.3 per cent, or shghtly more than 
half of the total cost. The purchase of materials takes approxi- 
mately 10 per cent of the total amount, while other costs constitute 
about 33 per cent of the entire expense of production. 
After the total costs had been determined these figures were 
compared with the returns from the crop. The total returns include 
not only the amount received for the beets, but also the value of 
the tops. (See Table XXIX.) 
Table XXIX. — Average returns and margin above cost in producing sugar beets, 1914-15. 
District. 
Yield per 
acre. 
Received 
per acre. 
Cost per 
acre. 
x t Total net 
turns, retums 
bpPTs npr P er acre 
aS-e P " including 
tops. 
T071S. 
14.85 
14.96 
13.62 
$74.40 
71.20 
69.46 
S69. 03 
69.59 
62.68 
S5.37 
4.61 
6.78 
S7. 60 
6.85 
Idaho Falls 
9.23 
The receipts per acre for sugar beets depend upon the yield per 
acre and the price paid per ton. The yields were almost identical 
for the Garland and Provo sections, but the average for Idaho Falls 
was shghtly less. There was practically no difference in the price 
paid per ton in the three districts. 
LABOR REQUIREMENTS. 
The labor requirements in producing sugar beets comprise three 
groups — namely, man, horse,«Jand contract labor. Since it is a 
general practice to hire certain operations done at a stipulated price 
