COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO. 93 
and his family. In these instances estimates were obtained with 
reference to the number of hours required in doing the blocking and 
thinning, hoeing, pulling, and topping. This phase is discussed in 
part under the heading “Hand labor on sugar beets.”’ 
To determine the total requirements for this crop, including hand 
labor, the records giving estimates on hand labor alone have been 
used. Table XX gives the labor in producing an acre of sugar beets. 
A separation has been made in this table for the purpose of showing 
the acre requirement, excluding hand labor. The 10 farms having 
the highest man-labor requirement in each district have been averaged 
and the result is given for comparison. Also, the 10 farms having 
the lowest man-labor requirement in each district have been set up. 
Fic. 4.—Sugar beets have been grown for several years on this field. Result: Poor stand, diseased con- 
dition, low yield, and high cost per ton. 
TaBLE XX.—Total labor requirement per acre. 
Hours per acre, excluding hand labor. 
Hours per 
Num- 
Acres acre. 
. ber of Average of | Average of 
Region. rec- ae Average. highest 10. | lowest 10. 
ords. : 
Man. | Horse.| Man. | Horse.| Man.| Horse.| Man. | Horse. 
CLP Cale pes oe ears hee 44} 303.5 181 163 83 163 | 110 212 61 122 
Ganlangd Wide seecer ates ce ae 58 | 766 129 136 56 136 81 175 45 118 
Idaho Falls and Blackfoot, Idaho.| 74 | 892.3 119 105 52 105 81 147 37 83 
wie Bal Seca Often cr ase aces sels 44 | 687.03 | 133 110 56 110 78 129 44 94 
1 Hand labor includes blocking and thinning, hoeing, and topping. 
In general, the total man-labor requirement is approximately the 
same in this investigation as the total requirement given in 1915-16. 
In the former study Garland operators reported a total of 133.3 
man-hours per acre, whereas in this study the total requirement is 
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