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BULLETIN 641, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XIII. — Cost of 'man labor and of horse labor per acre and per ton for different 



operations. 



MAX LABOR. 





52 farms 



in Steuben County, 

 N. Y. 



37 farms in Washington Coun- 

 ty, Pa. 



Operation. 



Farms. 



Cost. 



Farms. 



Cost. 





Per acre. ' Per ton. 



Per acre. 



Per ton. 





30 

 52 

 29 

 52 



52 



SO. 030 

 .187 

 .123 

 .087 



.743 



SO. 020 

 .124 

 .082 

 .058 



.495 



37 

 37 

 21 

 37 



37 



SO. 031 

 .185 

 .156 

 .103 



1.060 



SO. 020 



Tedding 



.118 

 .100 



Raking 



Loading, unloading, and putting into the 

 barn 



.066 

 .680 



Total 





1.170 



.779 





1,535 



.984 









i Cost during life of meadow. 

 HORSE LABOR. 





52 

 29 

 52 

 52 



SO. 243 

 .160 

 .113 

 .295 I 



SO. 162 

 .107 

 .075 

 .197 



37 

 21 

 37 

 37 



SO. 240 

 .202 

 .134 

 .435 



SO. 154 



Tedding 



.130 



Loading, hauling, and put ting int o barn 



.085 

 .279 



Total 



-.811 



..541 .. 





1.011 



.648 













1.981 



1.310 ... 





2.546 



1.632 













MACHINERY CHARGES. 



Haying machinery is used but a few days per year on these farms. 

 When ordinary care is used in operating machinery, the cost of re- 

 pairs is but a small portion of the total cost of production. Machinery 

 charges include repairs, interest, and depreciation or replacement, 

 but not the value of labor in making repairs, regarding which it was 

 not possible to get accurate data. However, this item is not. im- 

 portant. 



Interest on machinery, in most cases, equals the cost of repairs. 

 It has been figured at 5 per cent, which is the prevailing rate in each 

 region. (See Table XIV.) 



Table XIV. — Repairs, interest, and depreciation on hay machinery. 



REPAIRS. 



52 farms in Steuben County. N. Y. 



•i7 farms in "Washington County, Pa. 



Kind of 



Farms 

 report- 

 ing. 



Cost. 



Farms 

 report- 

 ing. 



Cost. 





Per 



day 

 used. 



Per 



year. 



Total' p 

 for , rer 



life. : acre - 



Per 

 ton. 



Per 



day 

 used. 



Per 

 year. 



Total 

 for 

 life. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 



ton. 





30 













Mowers 



Tedders 



Rakes 



52 

 29 



SO. 295 

 .148 

 .226 



JL52 S16. 19 SO. 033 

 . 60 1 10. 24 . 012 

 . 64 11. 26 . 013 



$0,022 

 .008 

 .008 



37 SO. 328 

 21 . 140 

 37 . 118 



SI. 190 $17.20 

 . 488 | 11. 84 

 .289 7. 28 



SO. 031 

 .011 

 .007 



$0,020 

 .007 

 .004 



