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COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS IN UTAH AND IDAHO, 9 
VALUE OF LABOR. 
Each farmer furnished an estimate of the value of his own labor 
on the farm, of wages paid out for regular and extra labor, and of 
the value of horse labor. (Table IV.) 
TasLe LV.—Current rates per hour for labor. 
Idaho és 
Lehi | Garland |Falls and) Twin 
Falls 
(1918). | (1918). eae (1919). 
1s SHOT EEN) OVS VRE FE ee tae rrr ne eo ce $0. 40 $0. 45 $0. 40 $0. 45 
55) 5 1) mle, ees) 
There was only a slight difference in the average rate per hour 
for labor in these four districts. The customary rate for man labor 
appeared to be 40 to 45 cents per hour, which would mean $4 to 
$4.50 per 10-hour day. The uniform charge for horse labor was 15 
cents per hour, or $3 per day per span of horses. The seasonal 
variation during the years 1918 and 1919 was small. If studies had 
been made in the Lehi, Idaho Falls, and Blackfoot areas for the year 
1919, the man-labor rate probably would have been somewhat higher, 
and possibly the horse-labor rate. 
The value of both man labor and horse labor has increased per- 
ceptibly within the past three or four years. In view of the fact 
that money values have changed appreciably during that time 
greater attention should be given to those requirements which show 
comparatively small variation from year to year. 
Since the labor requirements of any crop, except as they are modi- 
fied by the introduction of new methods, change but little from 
season to season, if the time required in producing a given crop is 
recorded in hours the labor cost at any specified time can be deter- 
mined by applying the rate for that particular period. 
In presenting these data, basic requirements, such as hours of 
man labor, hours of horse labor, tons of manure applied, quantity 
of seed cee and the systems ol tenure under which the land was 
operated, eras been given special emphasis. 
COST OF PRODUCING SUGAR BEETS. 
The cost figures have been assembled under three headings—labor, 
materials, and other costs. The compilation includes the total num- 
ber of acres harvested. These data are therefore applicable to the 
total beet acreage reported in 44 Lehi, 58 Garland, 74 Idaho Falls, 
and 44 Twin Falls records. In the nalts area 303.5 acres of sugar 
beets were covered. At Garland the harvested acreage prion ae 
to 766, at Idaho Falls 892.3 acres, and at Twin Falls 687 acres. The 
total cost for each district was based upon these acreages. Dividing 
48116°—21—Bull. 963 
