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Table 78. Mean operator and tractor time and the amount of fuel required 

 to till one 91.4-m California-style poultry house. 



Operator Time (min) 



20.00 



8.00 



10.00 



6.67 



7.33 



6.00 



5.67 



8.00 



7.75 



7.76 



10.00 



7.00 



7.00 



7.00 



8.00 



7.50 



6.67 



6.67 



12.50 



12.50 



10.00 



7.50 



6.67 



6.67 



8.00 



7.00 





10.00 



Z 



227.27 



per house 



8.42 



Odometer Fuel 



Reading(hr) Util ized(l) C 



Start 71.90 19.20(full) 



Finish 80.50 0.96 



Total 8.60 d 1 8. 24 d 



Per house 0.1-4 0.29 



Time required to physically operate the tiller. 



Amount of time the tractor motor operated according to the 

 tractor odometer. 



c 



Amount of fuel used while tractor was in operation (includes 



idl ing t ime) . 



Represents the tractor operating time and fuel utilized to 

 till one 91.4-m house 63 times, or the tilling site farm (four 

 91.4-m houses) 15.75 times. 



