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and other farm work. When the farmer has a chance to make haj, 

 he should arrange his crew so that it will work to the very best 

 advantage. There is a considerable difference in the quantity of 

 hay that crews of the same size will put up in a day. A com- 

 parison of two .small two-man crews will illustrate this and show 

 the value of the loader. 



Crew No. 1 

 Crew No. 1, Fig. 632, is composed of two men and four horses. 

 After the first day, one man and team mows from nine until twelve, 

 cutting down three acres, or four and a half tons. The other man 

 starts tedding at eight o'clock and by noon has tedded and raked 

 the hay that was cut the day before. In the afternoon, starting 

 at one o'clock, l)oth men begin hauling, one man pitching on the 

 wagon with a hand fork and the other building the load. Both 

 go to the bam and unload. The second team is u^sed only to haul 

 hay up into the mow in the afternoon. This crew will cut, ted, 

 rake, and put into the barn three acres, or four and a half tons 

 per day. Total man-hours, 17; horse-hours, 34; cost for labor 

 (man-labor, $0.15, and horse-labor, $0i.08, per hour), $1.17 per 

 ton. 



Crew No. 2 



Crew No. 2, Fig. 633, is composed of two men and four horses. 

 By using a side-delivery rake and hay loader, they will cut, rake, 

 and put into barn six acres, or nine tons per day. 



One man and team mows from seven-thirty until noon, cutting 

 down six acres. The second man does not work in the hay in the 

 forenoon. In the afternoon, one man rakes with the side-delivery 

 rake while the other man puts on a load with the loader, the team 

 needing no driver. ' By the time the first load is on the wagon, two 

 loads have been raked. Both men go to the barn to unload, one 

 working in the mow and the other sticking the fork and driving 

 the team to hoist the hay. The team on the rake is left standing in 

 the field while the hay is unloaded. Both men work on the wagon 

 putting on the second load. The third and ever\' other load there- 

 after is put on by one man, the other raking. The men change 

 places every other load. Total man-hours, 16.5; horse-hours, 33; 

 cost per ton, $0.56. 



