24 BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Work Cuartr 21.—Clover stacked with push rake and stacker (Nebraska). 
[This method is adapted to 60 acres. 
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Three men and 6 horses putup9 tons (6 acres) per day. Yield, 1.5 tons per acre. Man-hours 2.88, team- 
hours 1.77 per ton. Labor cost, 30.93 per ton. 
MernHop 22.. 
This three-man crew arrangement is used on a sugar-beet farm in 
Kansas for a small acreage, (not over 50 acres) where it is desired to 
allow all time possible for working in the beet field. ‘Two men work 
the first day, one the second, and three the third day. By this 
method 32 acres, or 32 tons of hay, are harvested and put into the 
stack per week. The cost is considerably more than for method 24. 
Work CHArr 22.—Alfalfa stacked with push rakes and stacker (Kansas). 
[This method is adapted to about 50 acres.] 
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Three men and 6 horses put up 16 tons (16 acres) every three days, or an average of 5.33 tons per day. 
Yield, 1 ton per acre. Man-hours3.50, team-hours 3.50 per ton. Labor cost, $1.40 per ton. 
