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more, the difference is still greater. Table 71 gives the 

 results for a number of farms in three counties in Minne- 

 sota and for three very successful farms in New York. 



There are few, if any, regions in the United States where 

 horse labor is cheaper than in Norman County, Minnesota. 

 The chief reason for the higher cost in the other counties 

 and in New York is the higher prices of feed. The other 



TABLE 71. COST OF HORSE LABOR 1 



1 Minnesota, Bulletin 117, pp. 15, 16. 



costs were about $30 per horse in each of the regions in 

 Minnesota. Farmer No. 2 in New York had a very high 

 cost of depreciation by death of two horses. On the New 

 York farms, the man labor cost 12, 19, and 22 cents per 

 hour. The 19 cents is more typical. Farmer No. 1 hired 

 only one person, a half-witted boy. This reduced his labor 

 cost. Farmer No. 3 paid rather high wages. 



On New York farms, horse labor usually costs 25 to 30 

 cents per hour for a team. Man labor costs 15 to 20 cents 

 per hour. Economy of horse labor is, therefore, seen to 



