10 BULLETIN 641, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



LENGTH OF WORKING DAY AND WORK ACCOMPLISHED. 



The hours of labor and amount of work done for each of the haying 

 operations on the farms studied is shown in Table X. 



Table X. — Hours of tvork per day and amount accomplished in hay-making operations. 



< 'peration. 



Seeding by hand 



Mowing 



Tedding 



Raking 



Loading, hauling, and 

 putting into barn. 



52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y. 



Farms Hours 



report- worked 



ing each per day 



opera- per 



tion. man 



9.43 

 8.36 

 7.45 

 7.54 



8.09 



Hours 



worked 



per day 



per 



horse. 



16.72 

 14.90 

 15.08 



Amount of 



hay handled 



per day. 



Acres. ; Tons. 



16.80 

 8.94 

 12.07 

 17.30 



7.98 



13.41 

 18.10 

 25. 95 



37 farms in AVashington County, Pa. 



Farms 

 report- 

 ing each 

 opera- 

 tion. 



Hours Hours 



worked worked 



per day per day 



per l per 



man. horse. 



10.00 



9.73 19.46 



9.90 . 19.80 



8.11 ; 16.22 



8.67 20.11 



Amount of 



hay handled 



per day". 



Acres. Tons 



15.54 

 10. 51 

 12.66 

 15.65 



6.01 



16.40 

 19.75 

 24.42 



WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER HOUR. 



The work accomplished per hour, under average conditions, is 

 shown in Table XI. For all farms studied the average per hour for 

 seeding is 1.66 acres; for mo-wing, 1.07 acres; for tedding, 1.45 acres; 

 for raking, 2.65 acres; and for loading, hauling, and putting into the 

 barn, 3.61 tons. The operation of loading, hauling, and putting into 

 barn is performed by three men or four men, depending upon the 

 length of haul and the adaptability and efficiency of the men. 



Table XI may be of some assistance to those who wish to make 

 plans for harvesting hay, acreage and length of working day being 

 known : 



Table XI. — Amount of hay handled per hour. 





52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y. 37 farms in Washington County, Pa. 



i 'peration. 



Farms 

 report- 

 ing each 

 opera- 

 tion. 



Width Num " Num " 

 ;\^;, h berof berof 

 uebl; - men. horses. 



Acres. 



Tons. 



Farms 

 report- 

 ing each 

 opera- 

 tion. 



Width 



(feet). 



Num- 

 ber of 

 men. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 horses. 



Acres. 



Tons. 





30 

 52 

 29 

 52 



52 



1 



5.14 1 2 

 8.76 1 ! 2 

 10.83 1 ! 2 



3.66 2.23 



1.780 

 1.070 

 1.620 

 2.295 



.968 



1.604 

 2. 430 

 3.442 



1.480 



37 

 37 

 21 



37 



37 



5.92 

 6.85 

 10.65 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



3.57 



2 

 2 

 2 



2.27 



1.5.50 



1.080 

 1.280 

 1.930 



.693 







1.685 



Tedding 



1.990 

 3.010 



Loading, haul- 

 ing, and put- 

 ting into barn. 



1.080 



