12 ‘BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
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This crew is one unit on a farm where 500 acres of alfalfa are grown (New Jersey). 
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1 Operates gasoline engine used for unloading. 
Fifteen men, 1 boy, and 9 horses put up 27 tons (15.acres) ofhay perday. Yield,1.80tonsperacre. Man- 
hours 5.42, horse-hours 3.07 per ton. Labor cost, $1.39 per ton. Cost of labor and engine charges, $1.43 
perton. 
System 2.—Loading With Loader. 
In system 2 hay is loaded with hay loader and unloaded with 
horse fork. 
The loader, when used, will be found usually on farms with a 
hay area of from 60 to 150 or more acres. For such areas the labor 
cost with the loader usually is less than that of loading by hand, 
and more work will be done by a crew using a loader than by the 
same crew pitching by hand. The loader is used to best advantage 
if a side delivery rake is used, for the reason that after but one 
round has been made with the rake the loader can start. (See 
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When the yield is heavy the rake can be dispensed with and the 
hay taken directly from the swath. The loader adds considerably 
to the cost of the hay equipment, and repairs are quite an item if it 
is not properly handled. 
Many farmers say that hired help do not like to use the loader, 
because it makes the work of building the load a strenuous job. 
Slings can be used to advantage with the loader. 
