. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. COST OF PRODUCIISTG SUGAR BEETS IX UTAH AXD IDAHO. 39 and, as soon as the beets have straightened up, that he will proceed to cultivate as often as may be required to remove the weeds between the rows without destro^dng any of the plants. The gi'ower further agrees to plow up his beets as rapidly as the contractor is able to pidl, top, and load the same and to furnish wagons promptly for hauling the same to the sugar company's recei^'ing station. The grower agrees to fiuTiish the contractor with a camping place for the
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. COST OF PRODUCIISTG SUGAR BEETS IX UTAH AXD IDAHO. 39 and, as soon as the beets have straightened up, that he will proceed to cultivate as often as may be required to remove the weeds between the rows without destro^dng any of the plants. The gi'ower further agrees to plow up his beets as rapidly as the contractor is able to pidl, top, and load the same and to furnish wagons promptly for hauling the same to the sugar company's recei^'ing station. The grower agrees to fiuTiish the contractor with a camping place for the laborers necessary to perform the work herein pro^•ided for, together with hay or sti'aw for their bedding and water and fuel for domestic purposes. In the event that the grower's fields shall be more than one mile from the camp established by the con- tractor, the grower agrees to haul all laborers necessarv' to perform the work herein- before proA-ided for, to and from such fields. The gi'ower further agrees to haul the laborers from the sugar facton.' or the railroad station to his farm and to return them at the completion of their work. LIFTING, PULLING, AND TOPPING. The harvest season begins late in September and frequently ex- tends well into the month of November. As a rule enough liftins: is. Fig. 12.—Topping ;ar beets. Sometimes it is customary to pull and top from the loosened row, wiuie ill other cases tlie beets are thrown in jiiles and topping is done from the latter. done each day to furnish work for that day. The pulling is done by hand as described in the foregoing contract. The beets covered by this study were loosened entirely with a one-row lifter. (Figs. 11 and 12.) The most common crew for lifting consisted of one man and three horses. From one and one-half to two acres constitutes a day's work in lifting. The handwork, pulling, and topping, has been described in the sample contract. Hauling coincides with lifting. Wlien the latter liegins late in
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