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in the other areas, the soils in general being lighter. The Difference in 

 the quantity of manure used per acre accounts for the variation in the 

 time required to haul and spread manure. The hours in the Niagara 

 area were the highest of the three sections for each group of operations 

 except plowing and fitting, due to the smaller acreages grown. 



TABLE 62. HOURS REQUIRED TO PERFORM VARIOUS GROUPS OF 

 GROWING TOMATOES IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS IN 1920 



OPERATIONS 



* In addition to the figures given, tractors were used an average of 0.3 hour per acre in the Orleans area 

 and an average of i hour per acre in the Niagara and Chautauqua areas. 



The crates or baskets for the tomatoes are furnished by the companies. 

 The Heinz Company furnishes a conical-shaped basket holding about 

 five-eighths of a bushel. This is the commonest type of container in the 

 Chautauqua area. The crates generally used in the other areas hold 

 about the same quantity. The time required to pick and haul a ton of 

 tomatoes in the various areas is given in table 63. While the hours per 

 ton were higher in the Chautauqua area than in the Orleans area, the 

 cost per ton was practically the same because of the lower cost of labor 

 per hour. 



TABLE 63. AVERAGE LABOR REQUIREMENTS PER TON 



ON 133 FARMS IN 1920 



HARVESTING TOMATOES, 



Estimates of the time lost in waiting at the receiving point to unload 

 tomatoes were obtained, The average length of time lost per acre was 

 estimated to have been 4.2 hours in the Orleans area, 3.2 hours in the 



