34 BULLETIN 963, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
man and two horses to do this work. (Fig. 8.) From 8 to 10 
acres can be planted per day. 
Frequently a portion of a stand may be lost and it becomes neces- 
sary to replant a part of the acreage. Replanting occurred on 54 
acres in the Idaho Falls and Blackfoot area and on 48 acres in the 
Twin Falls area. 
CULTIVATING. 
Cultivation of sugar beets begins from two and one-half to three 
weeks after lamtine. The crop then receives attention at frequent 
intervals during the month of June and early in July. Cultivation 
usually ceases Saban the tops cover the space between the rows. 
Usually all of the cultivation is completed before irrigation, though 
under certain conditions there may be overlapping. Blocking and 
Fic. 9.—Cultivating sugar beets with a crew of one man and two horses. Four rows are handled by this 
cultivator. 
thinning proceeds simultaneously with the first cultivation. (See 
“Hand labor.’”) 
In the Lehi district the cultivating was done almost entirely by 
a crew consisting of one man and one horse. On the average, beets 
were cultivated about five times. The most common crew in the 
three remaining areas consisted of one man and two horses. (Fig. 
9.) In the Lehi district approximately 5 acres were cultivated 
per day, and in the other areas the average ground covered per day 
varied from 7.7 to 9.2 acres. The difference is reflected in the man- 
labor cost for cultivating and furrowing in the Lehi district. The 
4-row cultivator, with its crew of one man and two horses, assists in 
reducing the nuudlier of man-hours expended per acre, and this, in 
turn, influences the total cost per acre. 
