88 PRINCIPLES OF FARM PRACTICE 



Hours per acre 



Operation Man Horse 



HAULING MANURE n-79 17-65 



CARE OF SEED 81 .08 



PREPARATION or SEED BED: 



Plowing 5 . 44 13.16 



Harrowing 99 2.68 



Disking 1.02 2 . 96 



Planking 93 2.51 



Rolling 76 i . 61 



PLANTING: 



Drilling i . 50 1.82 



Planting (2 horses) 93 i . 86 



CULTIVATING: 



Harrowing after planting 71 i . 64 



Rolling after planting 70 i . 40 



Cultivating (2 horses) i . 68 3.36 



Hoeing 12 . 23 .... 



HARVESTING: 



Cutting by hand 9 . 06 



Cutting by machine 2 . 53 3 . 86 



Cutting silage by machine 3 . 53 .... 



Shocking 3 . 53 



Picking up ear corn after binder i . 61 2 . 23 



Filling silo 23.23 19.50 



Husking by hand 14. 41 



Hauling corn '. 3 . oo 6 . 45 



Hauling fodder 2 . 45 3-34 



Husking and shredding 1 2 . 73 12.02 



Shredding 4.95 4.33 



Hauling shock corn 7. 15 9.05 



Hauling fodder for feed 6.01 8 . 81 



