40 BULLETIN 963, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
completed by the middle or toward the end of November. The sugar 
beet is a bulky and heavy product to handle; hence good wagons with 
substantial racks are an important part of the grower’s equipment. - 
Ample horsepower must be provided to haul the beets from the field 
to the dump, slicing station, or factory. (Fig. 13.) Formerly many 
of the sugar beets were unloaded by hand, but under present con- 
ditions part of this work is done mechanically. When the soil is 
soft, an extra team may be required to assist the regular crew. 
The distance between the beet fields and the loading station natur- 
ally has considerable influence on the cost of delivery. If there is a 
long haul, the cost of hauling will be much greater than it is for the 
farm which has a near-by loading station. (Table XXV.) 
Fic. 13.—Hauling beets to sugar factory. This type of rack enables the grower to unload without any 
hand labor and with but little loss of time. 
Comparing the group with an average hauling distance of less than 
one-half mile with the group with an average haul of over 3 miles, it 
will be seen that there is a difference of 5.5 man-hours and about 22 
horse-hours in labor requirements for hauling. a 
TaBLE XXV.—Relation of distance from market to time required for hauling beets. 
Aver- | Per- | Average crew. | Hours per ton. | Hours per acre. 
Groups, by distance. Bie Cones 
tance ords. | Man. | Horse.| Man. | Horse.| Man. | Horse. 
ihessithanwamilessa-n ee ee 0.9 57 1.0 3.3 0.7 2.4 | 10.09 33. 62 
MSL OSS ees 2 esis ele eee eee 74.33 Se Ike) See 9 3.0 12. 03 38. 72 
Oner:3 milese a ray ace een 3.8 12 1.0 3.6 ieee! 38s Lowog 55. 91 
