30 BULLETIN 943, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XVII. — Summary of labor practices in Kansas, winter wheat, 1919. 





Pord County. 



Pawnee County. 



McPherson County. 



Practice. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 



Rec- 

 ords. 



Acre- 

 age. 1 



Average 



hours per 



acre. 





Per 



cent. 



25 



47 



9 



6 

 59 



Per 



cent. 



1 



17 

 6 



4 

 31 



Man. 



10.6 

 2.0 

 1.2 



2.6 

 1.1 



Horse. 



24.3 



9.5 



. 6.4 

 5.0 



Per 



cent. 



34 



28 

 12 



Per 



cent. 



4 



13 



8 



Man. 

 8.4 

 2.4 

 1.2 



Horse. 

 17.8 

 9.6 



Per 



cent. 



66 



91 



20 



Per 



cent. 



14 



63 



16 



Man. 

 7.5 

 2.4 

 1.3 



Horse 

 18.3 



Plow 



11.1 







Plow land with culti- 







75 

 16 

 78 

 22 



3 

 59 



6 



49 

 8 



54 



11 

 1 



44 

 2 



1.0 



.5 

 .8 

 1.6 

 1.7 

 .5 

 .2 



4.7 



40 



19 



1.4 



5.9 







Sled 



59 

 53 

 3 



78 



32 



25 



3 



41 



1.0 



1.6 



.3 



.4 



3.4 



8.4 



2.0 



3.5 



7.7 



40 

 37 



19 

 12 



.9 

 1.2 



3.8 



Disk 2 



5.3 









2.3 



100 



99 



.8 



3.7 



Harrow (spike) tractor. . 

















6 



3 

 34 

 43 



9 

 100 



13 



1 



34 



44 



9 



100 



.4 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



..1 

 .7 



1.6 



Apply grasshopper 



56 



88 



22 



6 



100 



50 

 80 

 20 

 2 



100 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 

 .1 

 .6 



.2 

 .2 



9 



' 34 



9 



7 

 25 



7 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.2 



.2 







.2 











Drill 



2.9 



100 

 3 

 41 

 16 

 97 

 56 

 3 



50 



6 



97 



91 



91 



53 



92 



8 

 14 



8 

 78 

 22 



1 

 25 



1 



75 



a 70 



71 



29 



.7 



.9 



.8 



.8 



3.5 



1.7 



.3 



1.7 



3.0 



( 4 ) 



.6 



.7 



.6 



2.9 



2.9 



Cut 



62 

 9 

 84 

 69 

 6 

 53 

 16 

 88 

 91 



91 



25 



31 



5 



64 



35 



4 



39 



5 



61 



76 



76 



24 



.7 

 1.2 

 3.0 

 1.5 



.2 

 1.6 

 2.7 



.6 



.7 



1.1 



1.6 



3.1 



4.6 



3.2 



3.2 



1.3 



2.8 

 3.7 



3.6 



5.4 



3.5 

 3.0 



(<) 

 1.0 



1.6 



1.3 



86 

 17 



3 

 100 



9 

 69 

 37 

 40 

 91 



91 



31 



78 

 20 



2 

 98 



6 

 76 



3 

 24 

 76 



76 



24 



.8 

 1.2 

 3.5 

 1.1 



.1 

 1.5 

 2.0 

 (*) 



.5 



.9 

 1.0 



3.4 





4.9 





2.9 



Stack 



2.2 



(•i) 



Haul to granary 



Haul to market (from 



granary) 



Haul to market (from 



machine) 



.8 

 1.7 

 1.9 



1 Thrashing and hauling percentages are based upon bushels. 



2 Disking was done 1.5 times in Ford County, 1.8 times in Pawnee County, and 1.2 times in McPherson 

 County. 



s Harrowing was done 1.1 times in Ford County, 1.2 times in Pawnee County, and 2.1 times in McPherson 

 County. 

 < Contract. 

 a Some grain thrashed into the bins. 



