COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO. 
TasLeE XIV.—Variation in cost per ton—Lehi, Utah (1918). 
Acres. Cumu- 
Cumu- lative Circe 
Num-! jative ercent- Fatiye 
Cost per| ber | vont as Produc- | Cumulative | percent- 
ton. of rec- Poren is tion. | production.| age of 
Ords\| se) | Scaded Har- i produc- 
records. | “€@eG. | vested, | vested Hon 
area. : 
Tons. Tons. 
$5. 00 1 2.3 5 5 1.6 135 135 2.8 
6. 00 i 4.6 6 6 3.6 130 265 3.9 
7. 00 4 1B 7 29 29 13. 2 615 880 18.0 
8. 00 a 29.6 48.5 48.5 29.1 942.1 1, 822. 1 37.4 
9. 00 7 45.5 51.5 51.5 46.1 902 2,724.1 55. 8 
10. 00 9 65.9 81 77 71.6 1, 051 Seoul 717.4 
11. 00 6 79.5 28 28 80.9 432 4,207.1 86. 1 
12. 00 4 88. 6 30 30 90. 7 364 4,571.1 93.5 
13. 00 1 90. 9 4 4 92.0 60 4,631.1 94,7 
14. 00 1 93. 2 9 9 95. 0 117 4,748. 1 97.1 
15. 00 2 97.7 12.5 11.5 98. 7 108. 5 4, 856. 6 99.3 
GAO0 WS ese CECE lator aaa date Meese ob eC ie | ee eR yr cesta es [A eerie 99. 3 
UO ease 6S (Ce hl ce een es. pee ea ee COS Cans ea eRe a anes fea ea er 99. 3 
SOO Saat Delia | Pesan ee ccrce |S eee et SO SZ aT Ge gee au la rae ge 99.3 
ISGD |lsustse Oi fh | es penance [Ps See eS ea OF Te ccc ett aes Ieee eee aa ys cra 99. 3 
20. 00 1 100. 0 8 4 100. 0 32 4, 888. 6 100. 0 
Average cost per ton, $9.41. Average yield per acre, 16.1 tons. 
Note.—Approximately 80 per cent of the operators in this district produced sugar beets at a cost of $11 
per ton orless. The unit costs for the groups, $5 to $11, inclusive, embraced 81 per cent of the harvested 
acreage and 86 per cent of the total production. The farm having the lowest unit cost in this district se- 
cured a yield of 27 tons per acre, whereas the farm reporting the highest unit cost at a yield of 8 tons per 
acre. It should also be noted that in the latter case only 50 per cent of the seeded acreage was harvested. 
TasLe XV.—Variation in cost per ton—Garland, Utah (1918). 
Acres. Cumu- 
rae Cumu- 
Sum| Gum Ls ate 
Cost per| ber encanta i AO Produc- | Cumulative | percent- 
ton. jofrec- Poe or eae tion. | production.| age of 
ords.| .6 Se, 53. | Seeded Har- r One 
3 - | vested. | vested eel 
acreage. : 
Tons. Tons. 
$5. 00 1 US 7 10 10 1.3 230 230 1.9 
6. 00 a 13.8 49.5 49.5 7.8 OBIE 1 26107 10. 4 
7.00 9 29. 4 109 109 22.0 1,915.5 3,177. 2 26. 2 
8. 00 18 60. 4 303 299 60. 9 4,866.5 8, 043.7 66. 4 
9. 00 10 77.6 159 159 81.7 2,309.5 10, 353. 2 85. 4 
10. 00 4 84.5 37 37 86.6 598 10, 951. 2 90.3 
11.00 7 96. 6 88. 5 86.5 97.9 1,070 12,021. 2 99.1 
L200 meee QGHG vas Peers oes nares OO ee ome Cees ars||= mares = ee 99. 1 
TIS HOON eee & QOS OR Albee ane eta erg ase ENO Pc sie eae eee ene Caer ESO 99. 1 
14. 00 1 98.3 ) 9 99.1 64 12, 085. 2 99.6 
GOO. Nes ssse Chota! i SHeeeT eo aeerene- oe Oe eA ies eect, Sone kaa eat An 99.6 
IGE |lcnene CRO M Ean sarer |laeeseseede 9 Sea | aa ek eaten et | [ec Nie a 99.6 
17. 00 1 100. 0 7 7 100.0 49 12, 134, 2 100. 0 
Average cost per ton, $8.29. Average yield per acre, 15.8 tons. 
Notr.—The lowest unit cost in this area was $5 per ton, and the operator who obtained this result had a 
yield of 23 tons peracre. The highest unit cost was $17 per ton on a farm having a yield of7 tons per acre, 
The groups in this district which had costs ranging from $5 to $9 per ton included approximately 78 per 
cent of the operators, 82 per cent of the harvested acreage, and 85 per cent of the total production. 
The lowest cost per acre was $75.48 and the highest was $253.66. 
The largest single group, having 81 farms, reported acre costs of from 
$125 to $150, while the second largest group, with 70 farms, had acre 
costs of from $100 to $125. These two groups taken together con- 
stitute approximately 69 per cent of the total number of farms visited, 
