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FARM MANAGEMENT 



The plowing should be done as early as possible. In 

 some regions this makes it conflict with the second cutting 

 of alfalfa. 



88. Distribution of labor on potatoes and cabbages 

 and apples. In the North, potatoes conflict with corn, 



HOUffS 

 400 



JAD Feb MAR Ap 



July A"<- Sept Oct. Nov. Dec. 



FIG. 35. Distribution of man labor on 3 acres of apples. Black is 

 work fixed as to time. White is marketing, manuring, etc. 



and early potatoes conflict with the early spring crops. 

 Late potatoes and winter apples conflict very seriously, 

 not only at apple-spraying time but at apple-picking time. 



HOURS 

 00 



JAH Teb tt\&n ftpR (A Ay June Joly A"g Sept. Got. Hoy. Dec. 



FIG. 36. Distribution of horse labor on 3 acres of apples. Black is 

 work fixed as to time. White is marketing, manuring, etc. 



Late cabbages fit in almost perfectly with either winter 

 apples or potatoes. We find many farmers combining 

 cabbages and potatoes, and cabbages and apples, but the 



