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GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO. 28 
In addition to the records indicated in Table XII, 82 men were 
visited who used a 1-man, 2-horse crew. The average beet acreage 
per farm in this group in the Caro and Ohio districts was from 29 
per cent to 49 per cent larger than in the same areas where a 1-man, 
1-horse crew was used. 
1G. 15.—Cultivating sugar beets with a 2-row riding cultivator. 
HAND WORK ON SUGAR BEETS. 
This labor consists of blocking, thinning, usually hoeing twice, 
pulling, topping, and throwing into piles. Very few farmers have 
sufficient farm labor to do the hand work, and therefore in most 
cases it is done by special beet workers at a stipulated contract rate 
per acre. In addition, the farmer agrees to furnish the beet workers 
a house to live in (fig. 16), haul fuel, and furnish transportation to 
and from the railroad station. The beet workers furnish all neces- 
sary hoes and knives. 
Common contract rates for hand labor in Michigan and Ohio. 
: uae 22-inch 24-inch 28-inch 
HEcthete! Os Myers TOws. TOWS. rows. 
Bilockingyandsthimmin ge eels ees ee een Sey oy eee als wie si oe | $6. 00 $5. 00 $5. 00 
HO CLM AND GUMS hey eee cyavseeesl vedo ystete pet eres ate) Seales Mr at Slav aysiey Weta facet tre ae | 3. 00 3. 90 3. 00 
ARO DioUAS Bho! [othe oe Godoodeods oe ao deabougs soucbasnes sosseoasaued | 9. 00 8. 00 7.00 
BIN end sey srch ees er Inet rin Ie Uy aE OE NUR Nl | 18. 00 16. 00 | 15.00 
In the Alma area the rates for hand labor were shghtly greater 
than the above. The rate for beets planted in rows 18 inches to 22 
inches apart was $20. For beets 24 inches apart the rate was $18 
per acre, and for beets 28 inches apart, $16 per acre. 
