THE YOUNG FARMER 



is possible to work. This is greatly influ- 

 enced by weather conditions. The Minne- 

 sota station determined that the working 

 day on about thirty farms in that state 

 varied from seven and one-half to eight and 

 one-half hours, with two to three and one- 

 half hours on Sunday. The average length 

 of the working day for horses varied from 

 3.1 to 3.3 hours. 



The cost for labor of cultivating a given 

 area of land will depend not only on the 

 crop or crops to be raised, the climate, the 

 topography and character of the soil, the 

 size and shape of the fields and the system 

 of cropping, but also upon the man's ability 

 for organization. It is said that the 

 European farmers, and even the farmers 

 from eastern Canada, are several years in 

 adjusting themselves to farming in western 

 Canada. When the farmers from Iowa, 

 Kansas, Nebraska or surrounding states 

 move into western Canada with their three- 

 horse teams and other suitable equipment, 

 applying their thorough knowledge of 



