32 BULLETIN 748, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TasBleE XNIX.—Variations in farm practice in production of sugar beets, Paul- 
ding, Ohio. 
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POTS] 00ers ae eee cal Ko ee eS O52) pees Sessa ee 0.1 0:3) OC Bees 
Plnwinips: Ween eee yo es 1 1 1 1 8 a 1 va eee 1 
DISKaT ees ee See Se ee Pe eee 2 7 palpi Ata PM ta a 2:3%)=- 25-80) eee 
loadin sas Sos ee a se 1 My | gees Sree Mem eee | ee Se A at 2. pase 2 
Harrow (Spike)=. 222-222 222 1B] 2 3 1 1 2:2. 2 6 3 2 
arrow (Spring) 22. .-- == =. - 22 1 oe eee 2 Po Byb sw cters| ee eee eS a ee 
[Pil ee ee Se Re Be eee 1 ij eececes 1 2 3 2 UN 2 eee 
Hauling fertilizer ¢ -.........--).....-. ee [sear Paes fale Bess 1 1 ee Pa 1 
Renting sc eon Soe POS 2 eae Ears Pee See aS eee =| Doge k a Mes Peds Bs of [oe 1 
byte ee Sas eee 1 | 1 i Nie A 1 1 1 ee ey: 1 
ROH Neets eins sae oe ee [eres my ce eek a cen) 08 Soe So 2 1 2) ea Ss 
UU E Ge eee 2 5! 8 3 4 3 4 4 | 2.5 : 
Blocking and thinning. ---.--- | (0) 1} (0%) (5) (0) (5) (5) @) )3@) (5) 
IOC ES TTSbs See ae | (oy I 1} () (0) (0) (6) (5) (5) | (0) (3) 
EOCIHE SCeOnd =< --e 2 | (0) pee ee (5) (d) (5) (5) (6) (6) |} (®b) (6) 
DOG) ps ence saa ee seen a) 1} (4) (8) (5) (5) (5) (5) | (0) (5) 
aber eee Ae eee a A 1 Pie tie pit jl ioe 1 tones 1 
eSoarnlivioe = eer Sse I 1 ro eee 1 1 1 1 ja SE 1 
Man hours per acre....-.-.-.--- 48 101 57 34 48 19 50 40 25 39 
Horse hours per acre. .......-- 90 82 128 72 100 | 55} 100 73 53 7 
Yield per acre (toms).........- } 13.2] 11.0] 13.8] 15.0} 17.0} 14.0 |} 14.0] 13.8] 11.0 11.8 
WOSE Pel acree. o35 Se hs SE Se $53.87 |$44.30 |$61.21 |$51.02 |$56.76 $54.00 ‘eas $57.37 |$51.86 | $51.25 
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a Fertilizer is usually applied in the planting operation. 6 Contract. 
TABLE XX.—Variations in farm practice in production of sugar beets. Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 
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Draccin Seer StH pDICs. -se- ase fos Sees see eee ease eee I by oh] Peet ek eee | ere! ee nee yee 
[CYTE gt kee ey ah ee a an eg ele i TE O55 MeO al te ase nee [5 O52; Sere (Ve Bal ane | Ae 
IO WEE Se Pe i eS ES Se 1 1 A ema | are eh Bean) pe a A paeral 1 
DIST Ct See eee romney Seep ee <0 pee ae EU it SR Sl ee el itt | Rica: see [Sate pe [22 ee 
Wlanhines 42 s5soo 2st hea oe 4s eral a ee | ee Ba ao ee Lage esa | 
Marrow (Spike) 22292 ts iv 1 1 Wills | fee ae be 2 4 1 PAs) Talia! = reek 1 
Fiarrow.(Spring)= 322.2 25.52522 3 2 3 4 Ce esol eee eee 3; 4 3 
Olin 205 oes ee eed 1 Poh es PAD | ota te Ame (reese PA al | 1 
iFlanlin& seruihzer 4-55-45 oe [eae Le eee 1 1 i Bee | Bee eae 1 1 1 1 
Plante aos a baee es 1 | 1 1 1 1 i? 1 a Be) eal BAD i 
FLOM Sibeeis > = ee 1 | Did Die seers | OR = BO EH en Sees eee soa ee S28 Seo S22 Pee 
Culiiyatine 2.22.5 eee Se 5 | 6 5 5 5 4 a Bowe 8 
Blocking and thinning. ------- t. @)- | ELS) (5) ; (5) (5) (2) f= () Sb 1 
oeme rst=- == =e sete (5) | 1 1 a0) (8) (d) (b) | (0) 1 1 
Hoeing, second.............--- (5) Gl eee Se | (bd) (0) (b) (2) (0) d Page| eae 
Topping and pulling. ......... @) fo oL eye) (Oy. 11 @) One 1 
(his ue as eS Ba ae 1 | 1 Tags Ra 1 1 14 1 1 1 
ER ahine oso 1 | 1 i a Nae ca Rag (al | 1 1 1 1 1 
IMaruhOurs Penacre-o.- 2-5. 45 102 | 75 42 28 | 52 | 29 54 153 113 
Horse hours per acre....-...-- &8 112 | 77 75 60 95 | 80 107 | 122 80 
Yield per acre (tons).......... 8.0] 10.2] 10.5] 18.0] 12.0] 13.2] 10.8 9.5] 8.0 4.0 
Pash penacre = eee es $50.47 ‘S44. 75 $46.96 paz $45.09 |$49. 24 |$60. 50 $50.86 $59.08 | $47.97 
a Applying fertilizer is included in the planting operation. 6 Contract. 
By consulting these tables it will be seen that there is considerable 
variation in the number of times certain operations were performed. 
Differences will also be noted in the method of procedure on these 
farms. Taking the Caro district as an illustration, plowing was a 
common operation on all farms except one, in which case sugar beets 
were planted upon bean ground. Some of the land was disked four 
