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Table X. — A normal day's work luith a grain drill, giving the average daily acreage 

 reported for the widths most frequently used and adjustments for other widths. 



[Net hours ic 



the field, 



9.62.] 











Width of drill. 



Drilled 

 per day. 



Number 

 averaged. 



Adjusted 

 acreage. 



Allowance 



Number of horses. 



Range. 



Most 



common 



width. 



for each 

 foot in 



width. 



2 



Feet. 



4-8 



6-10 



8-12 



8-12 



Feet. 

 6 

 8 

 8 

 8 



Acres. 

 8.8 

 11.7 

 14.0 

 16.3 



239 



40 

 178 



6 



7.0 

 10.5 

 12.5 

 14.5 



Acres. 

 J. 40 

 1.50 



3 



4 



1.75 



6... 



2.00 







The reported and adjusted data for seeding with a broadcast seeder, 

 a knapsack sower, and a wheelbarrow sower are brought together in 

 Table XI. With the wheelbarrow seed sower the 14-foot width was 

 used by 40 per cent of farmers, the 16-foot width by 23 per cent, and 

 the 12-foot sower by 18 per cent. While the acreage planted daily 

 increased with the increasing width, it was seen that the proportion 

 of increase fell off at the same time, indicating that the 16-foot width 

 approaches the mechanical limit to convenience in manipulation. 



Table XI. — A normal day's ivork in seeding with the broadcast seeder, knapsack sower, 

 and wheelbarrow sower, giving the average daily acreage reported and adjustments for 

 other widths of sower. 



[Net hours in the field, 9.68.] 





Width. 



Seeded 

 per day. 



Number 

 averaged. 



Adjusted 

 acreage. 



Allow- 



Implement. 



Range. 



Most 

 common 

 width. 



ance for 

 each foot 

 in width. 



Broadcast seeder 



Feet. 



Feet. 



Acres. 

 13.5 

 22.3 

 20.3 



573 

 145 



82 



12.0 

 20.0 

 18.0 



Acres. 











Wheelbarrow sower 



10-16 



14 



1.50 



In Table XII there are grouped the original averages for planting 

 corn and cotton in rows 42 inches apart, the most common width. 

 Adjusted acreages are also included and a scale of allowances for each 

 6 inches difference in width of row. As with other tables in this 

 bulletin, Table XII is based on analytical tables covering the entire 

 number reporting for these operations. It was found that 41 per cent 

 of farmers plant corn and cotton in rows 42 inches wide, while about 

 equal percentages plant in rows 36, 44, and 48 inches apart, respec- 

 tively. Throughout the country the range is from 10 to 72 inches. In 

 these operations two horses are used by 61 per cent, and 39 per cent 

 use one horse. The 2-row planter is used by 54 per cent and the 

 1-row planter by 46 per cent. Comparatively few growers use two 

 horses with a 1-row planter, but the meager data for this group 

 indicated that the addition of one horse and the advantage of the 



