FACTORS AFFECTING RETURNS FROM POTATOES 



89 



Figure 10. Distribution of Man Labor per Acre 



by Half-Months for 8 Acres of Cobblers 



on Farm 44 in Seekonk, 1926. 



Hours 



20 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

 Cobblers in Seekonk are planted in April and nearly all harvested by September 1. 



Table 9. — Materials Used per Acre of Potatoes, Seekonk Area, 1926. 



a Abnormal, not included in the average. 



b Dust, not included in average. 



c Hired spraying, amount not given. 



d Commercial mixture, not included in average. 



e Averages for acres on which applied. 



f Cobblers, 204.4 bu. per acre; Green Mountains, 248.4 bu. per acre. 



