. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 44 BULLETIN 726, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Table XXII.—Hauling data for three Colorado districts. District. Year. Num- ber of farms. Acres hauled per farm. Tons hauled per acre. Dis- tance hauled. Average crew. Hours per acre. Total cost Man. Horse. Man. norse. per acre. Rocky Ford Fort Morgan Greeley 1914-15 1915 1914-15 107 66 1S4 Miles. $ Distance ofTiauling and its relation to cost
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 44 BULLETIN 726, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Table XXII.—Hauling data for three Colorado districts. District. Year. Num- ber of farms. Acres hauled per farm. Tons hauled per acre. Dis- tance hauled. Average crew. Hours per acre. Total cost Man. Horse. Man. norse. per acre. Rocky Ford Fort Morgan Greeley 1914-15 1915 1914-15 107 66 1S4 Miles. $ Distance ofTiauling and its relation to cost.—It is generally conceded that the distance from the loading station is an important factor in determining cost. The records for all districts were sorted upon the basis of distance, and the average cost per ton for the several groups was Fig. 28.—Showing device at loading station for removing the soil that sifts through the sieve as the beets pass from the wagon to the ear. Table XXIII.—Relation of distance from loading station to cost of delivering the sugar beet (1914 and 1915). Distance (miles). Average distance. Number of records. Average crew. Average cost per ton. Man. Horse. Miles. 93 151 72 14 2 $ 1 to 2 .44 2 to 3 .55 3to4 .63 Over 4 .68 The significance of this study may be seen by comparing group 1 with group '4. Hauling an average distance of miles in comparison. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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