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Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



STACKING IN THE FIELD. 



TABLE No. 30. A normal day's work in stacking hay in the field with and without sweep rakes. 

 [Net hours in the field, 9.70.] 



Comparison of the results attained in haying with sweep rakes and 

 without them shows an advantage in favor of this simple and inexpen- 

 sive addition to the equipment of about 40 per cent. Much of the cost 

 of raking and cocking is also eliminated. An analysis of the data also 

 shows a decreasing efficiency per man and per horse as the crews become 

 larger. Thirty-two per cent of farmers use a crew of four men, and 

 about equal numbers use three- and five-men crews, while only 9 per 

 cent undertake this operation with two men. Different-sized teams up to 

 six horses are equally common. 



BALING HAY. 



TABLE No. 31. A normal day's work in baling hay from the stack or barn with sweep power 



and with an engine. 



USING HORSEPOWER. 

 [Net hours at work, 10.10.] 



