COST OP PRODUCING WHEAT. 29 



Table XV. — Summary of labor practices in the Dakotas, spring wheat, 1919. 





Grand Forks County, 

 N. Dak. 



Morton County, N 



.Dak. 



Spink County, S. 



Dak. 



Practice. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age* 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 





Per 



cent. 



72 



ICO 



8 

 67 



Per 



cent. 



8 



91 



5 



26 



I.Ian. 

 9.4 

 1.7 

 1.4 

 1.0 



Horse. 



21.8 



9.0 



4.2 



Per 



cent. 



67 



85 



13 



77 



5 



90 



38 



10 



33 



90 



95 



100 



Per 



cent. 



8 



68 



11 



31 



11 



82 



36 



10 



34 



90 



94 



100 



Man. 



10.9 



2.4 



1.1 



1.3 



.4 



.8 



.5 



.6 



.1 



.3 



.1 



.6 



Horse. 

 20.1 

 12.0 



5.5 



3.2 



2.0 



1.9 



.2 



2.4 



Per 



cevt. 

 72 

 98 

 15 

 78 



2 

 98 

 42 



5 



18 



68 



78 



100 



5 

 82 



8 

 25 



2 



85 

 22 

 85 



Per 

 cent. 



7 



60 

 14 

 25 



.3 

 94 

 37 

 18 

 25 

 68 

 71 

 97 



3 

 68 

 10 

 20 



2 



79 

 27 

 81 



'Man. 



11.2 



2.0 



1.0 



.8 



.5 



.3 



.2 



.4 



.1 



.2 



.1 



.6 



1.2 



.7 



1.1 



2.7 



2.4 



.9 



.1 



1.0 



Horse. 

 27.5 



Plow 



10.8 







Disks 



3.8 









69 

 21 

 21 

 38 

 77 

 82 

 100 



65 

 16 

 8 

 37 

 74 

 71 

 100 



.4 

 .2 

 .4 

 .1 

 .3 

 .1 

 .5 



2.0 



1.0 



1.9 



.2 



2.0 



1.7 



Harrow after drill (spike) . 

 Roll 



1.2 



1.9 





.2 













2.6 







Cut 



100 



100 



.6 



2.5 



18 



10 



.7 



2.7 



2.8 

















90 



90 



2.5 



4.3 



4.6 













1.3 



Shock 



100 

 33 

 100 



100 

 36 

 100 



.7 

 .1 

 (*) 





18 

 8 

 5 

 13 

 97 

 87 



90 



13 



9 

 3 

 3 



8 

 a 97 

 a 92 



93 



7 



.7 

 .2 

 1.3 

 1.6 

 .4 

 .2 



.7 



.2 



2.6 

 1.9 



.4 



1.5 



.5 











1.9 



Stack 















25 

 80 



80 



56 



19 

 50 



50 



50 



.3 

 .6 



.8 



.7 







67 

 69 

 67 



632 

 35 

 65 



.5 



.7 

 .5 



.9 

 2.1 

 1.4 



1.1 



Haul to market (from 



1.6 



Haul to market (from 



1.5 







1 Thrashing and hauling percentages are based upon bushels. 



3 Disking was done 1.3 times in Grand Forks County, 1.2 times in Morton County, and 1.1 times in 

 Spink County. 



3 Harrowing was done 1.5 times in Grand Forks County, 1.8 times in Morton County, and 1.4 times in 

 Spink County. 



i Contract. 



a Some grain was thrashed into bins. 



Table XVI. — Summary of labor practices 



in Minnesota, spring wheat, 1919. 





Clay County. 



Traverse County. 



Practice. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average hours 

 per acre. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average hours 

 per acre. 





Per cent. 

 77 

 85 

 26 

 69 

 10 

 85 

 10 



5 

 10 

 51 



5 



8 

 44 

 79 

 44 

 100 

 97 



5 

 100 

 46 

 100 



Percent. 



9 

 48 

 41 

 26 



5 



59 

 13 



3 



28 

 38 



3 



4 



50 



82 



36 



100 



88 



12 



100 



38 



100 



Man. 



10.2 



2.2 



1.1 



1.1 



.6 



.4 



.2 



.8 



.5 



.2 



.4 



.8 



.1 



.2 



.1 



.6 



.7 



1.7 



.9 



.2 



1.4 



Horse. 

 31.4 

 11.2 



4.5 



1.8 



3.2 



Per cent. 

 76 

 93 

 12 

 43 



5 

 95 



5 



Per cent. 

 11 

 82 

 11 

 14 



3 

 93 



7 



Man. 



11.0 



2.2 



1.7 



1.5 



.6 



.5 



.2 



Horse. 

 29.8 



Plow 



11.3 



Plow (tractor) 





Disks 



6.0 









2.1 























1.0 



52 



57 



.3 



1.2 







Roll 



3.1 



.2 



2.4 



2.9 



2.5 



2 



17 

 64 

 79 



100 

 95 

 7 



100 

 52 

 86 

 14 

 14 

 90 

 90 

 24 



1 



16 

 61 

 75 



100 



92 



8 



100 

 47 

 91 

 10 

 9 

 86 

 86 

 14 



.5 

 .1 

 .3 

 .1 

 .6 

 .7 



1.1 

 .9 

 .2 



1.3 



2.8 

 .9 

 .4 



1.0 

 .7 



2.0 





.2 



Clean seed 





Treat seed 







2.4 



Cut 



2.9 







Shock 











2.6 





3.8 

















74 

 74 

 56 



63 

 63 

 37 



.3 



.8 

 .4 



.6 



1.7 



.8 



.7 



Haul to market (from granary) 



Haul to market (from machine) 



2.0 

 1.3 



1 Thrashing and hauling percentage are based upon bushels. 



s Disking was done 1.2 times in Clay County and 1.3 times in Traverse County. 



8 Harrowing was done 1.6 times in Clay County and 1.7 times in Traverse County. 



