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Fig. 7. Percentage distribution of labor on hay, Hungarian and silage. 



II. SILAGE PRODUCTION— MANAGEMENT AND COSTS 

 Labor requirements on silage: 



The labor by operations required for silage is shown in Table 15. 



Table 15. Howrs of labor per acre and per ton on 2U,575 toris of silage 



grown on 2,101.4 acres. 



There are opportunities for reducing labor in almost every operation. 

 The time for fitting, planting, and cultivating may be very much re- 



