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total working hours, and quantity of liay made per da;f by different 

 arraueements of the crew. Everv farmer knows about how much 

 hay his mower will cut per day or hour, also the quantity that 

 can be raked, and that can be pitched on l)y hand, as well as the 

 number of men necessary if hay is mowed in the morning or in 

 the afternoon. Our investigations have shown that very little 

 thought is given by the average hay grower to this important prob- 

 lem, and it is usuallv only when there is a rush of farm work and 

 a shortage of help that circumstances force a farmer here and 

 there to work out an economical and efficient method for getting 

 in his hay. 



Fig. 635. Curing Hay Under Hay Caps. This is the Safest Way to 

 Make Hay During Unfavorable Weather; but Labor Cost is 

 High. 



The following illustrations show a very easy and simple method 

 of plotting the hours of labor for a crew, and how, by a slight 

 change in arrangement, the number of men in the crew 

 may be reduced without reducing the quantity of hay put up per 



