Labor Available for Chore Work and Requirements 

 for Cows and Young Stock 



The labor forces on the farms with no purchased replacements ranged 

 from 1 to 4 men and averaged 2.2 men who cared for an average of 39 

 animal units per farm. Thus each farm worker cared for about 18 animal 

 units. The labor forces on the farms with purchased replacements ranged 

 from 1 to 3.8 men and averaged 2.0 men who cared for an average of 36.5 

 animal units, which was also about 18 animal units per man. 



As the labor used to care for dairy herds on the farms whose operators 

 raised all replacements and the labor on farms whose operators bought re- 

 placements did not differ significantly, standard labor requirements for cows 

 and young stock were summarized from reports of previous studies in New 

 Hampshire.-'^ The summary of labor requirements is shown in Table 14. 

 They represent a reliable relationship between young stock and cow require- 

 ments. The indicated level of operation is attained by many dairymen and 

 surpassed by some. 



Table 14. Chore Work for Dairy Cattle on New Hampshire Dairy Farms, by Seasons 



Even though there was no apparent difference between the two groups 

 of farms in chore time for comparable a\ ork, individual farms in both groups 

 differed considerably because of differences in management and farm fa- 

 cilities. In general, the amount of work a man can accomplish per unit of 

 time is limited by these factors: (1) The farm building arrangement and 

 interior layout; (2) the size, type, location, and condition of the equip- 

 ment; (3) the methods of performing the work; (4) the location of pasture 

 fields and the method of pasture feeding; and (5) the quality of work 

 desired.^ ^ 



27 H. C. Woodworth, C. W. Harris, Jr., and Emil Rauchenstein, Efficiency Studies 

 in Dairy Farming, New Hampshire Agr. Expt. Sta. Bui. 275, 1933. 



J. C. Hohnes, Chore Travel in Dairy Barns, N. H. Agr. Expt. Sta. Cir. 72, 1945. 



H. C. Woodworth, K. S. Morrow and J. C. Holmes, Rapid Milking, N. H. Agr. Expt. 

 Sta. Cir. 76, 1947. 



H. C. Woodworth, K. S. Morrow and E. M. Elliott, The Problem of Slow Milking 

 Cows, N. H. Agr. Expt. Sta. Cir. 80, 1949. 



H. C. Woodworth and K. S. Morrow, Efficiency in the Dairy Barn, N. H. Agr. Expt. 

 Sta. Bui. 387, 1951. 



28 W. M. Collins, Saving Minutes in the Dairy Barn, Storrs Agr. Expt. Sta. Bui. 

 503, 1946. 



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