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Show Sugar Beet Notes. if I FhoKsiignr Boot nt tlio Colonulo At tliu twunty fourth minimi nefslon of (liu Fanrerb' IiiBtitutu held nt Lovo-hind, Lovo-hind, Colo , on Feb. 18, Mr. W. II. l'alrbiotlier, Uii-1 n piipri on the "Cost of liaising ugHr UeetH." Among other llilngH ho said: ' I have tlguitd on tho bnaia of (U 50 per day, for plow tennis. This covora n man and a thiec-horsu team. I find lu looking over our records that our crop last eenson wa giown largely on lands that pieviously had been cropped to potatoes, beets or small giulu. Heiico I will base my estimate for thu present on tho preparation of lands and I will (iiko tho average j (eld per asre that na irulized Inst season by tlio I6velnud factory from 8,000 acres a yield of fifteen tons per ncru. I.OBT Of ItAlSINO AN ACHH 01' BUdAU llliKTS. Assuming one intin and team will I plow i acres per day, at 'i 68 perdayv., $280 Assuming one mini ami teams will level 16 m-rcB per day 22 Assuming ono man nnd teiuu will hnrrpw 10 acres per day 36 Assuming onu man and tenm will harinw 10 acres per d ly 36 Aeniinlng ouu man and tinin will toll 23 ncrea per dny 20 18 lbs. beet seed, nt IDj er lb . . . 2 70 I lanling, per aero 50 Atmiiiiing one man will cultivate four acres per dny, equivalent, to 76c fur eaih cultivation :i.00 AbMimliigonc innii mid team will furrow out I'ltflit ncrea per day, ei)iilvnli'iil to :iou per ncm 70 Assiiming onu mini will irrigate six acrcH per day, luuivnlcnt to a cvsl of llfio iier aero lor each . irilgatioii 1. 10 Hunching nnd thinning pci acre. . .70 .S-coiid hoeing, per acre S 00 Tlilid hoelcg, per acre 1.00 I'uUIng and topping, per aciu ... DIM ('lowing out, pur nuie 175 Delivering emp, Alllilii 2."(,-uiilu haul, 16 tens, nt -10c per ton . . . 0.00 Tol al cost o( .riiislng nnd delivering deliver-ing n 15 ton nop of heeta 30.07 Vnltie of n US-ton crop, nt t6 per ton.. .b& 75 00 Not profit por acre 115.1)3 Tliero nreMwo Important points to which I wishto rnll your attention thnt I believe nro clearly brought out by the nbove, First Tlint any grower, even should he bo unfortunate enough to rnise but an eight-ton crop, will receive sufficient tuereirom io uuiy cover not only tliu hand labor, but to allow tilmaclf wnges nnd team expenses. Second That n farmer having land In n good fair statu of cultivation, who will look after hl ciop properly, can count with n fnirdegieu of certainty on n not profit of (36 per aero, or 36 per cent Intercut m his investment, based on n valuation of (100 peracru, Certainly nn industry which can make ' such n showing needs no defense 1 Tho lioet Sugar (Inxette, |