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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION HULLETIN 275 



Figure 3. — Distribution of Man Labor by Weeks on Silage Corn, Hay, Apples and 

 Livestock on Farm C. 



Hours 



Man 



Labor 



200 . 



100 



300 



200 



100 . 



.; 



Silage Corn 



j^^L..^ .. 



Apples 



300 



200 . 



100 - 

 



r?^ Silage Corn . Hay and Apples 

 r~~1 Livestock 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



;i(lv;iritai;(' in workinj:- on hiiilding-.s, fenciiiu-, pasture iniproxciiicnt, and otlic 

 _j(>l)s whicli have accuinulatcd dnrinsj; the season. 



K^hifthuj (.'r(j[) Lahur 



B\- plainiiniii- the lal)()r jn-otii-ani in advance it lias been found ))()ssil)!e to 

 make rather ex:ensi\c shifts in tiie time of doing some crop operations w liich 

 arc ordinarily considered to he fixed. For example the usual period for mak- 

 ing hay in this locality conies at about the same time that api)les need thin- 

 ning. Many farmers neglect thinning in order to j)ut up their liay crop. By 



