28 BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Work CHart 26.—Stacking alfalfa. Ilay 1s brought to stack with push rate and 
pitched upon stack by hand. 
[This method is adapted to a small acreage, where it will not pay to buy a stacker.] 
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Six men and 6 horses put up 10 tons(10 acres) perday. Yield,1tonperacre. Man-hours5.1, team- 
hours 1.92 per ton. Labor cost, $1.40 per ton. 
Merruop 27. 
This method is well adapted to alfalfa on a farm growing sugar 
beets, or other crops that compete with hay in labor demands. 
-Only one man works all forenoon. The second man starts raking at 
10 o’clock, leaving 5 men free for other farm work. The amount 
handled per sweep in the afternoon (8 tons) indicates that the sweeps 
work fast and efficiently. 
The only fault that could be found with this method les in the 
long hours for the mower. This is necessary in order to keep the 
crew busy all afternoon. 
Work Cuarr 27.—Irrigated alfalfa stacked with push rakes and stacker (Kansas). 
[This method is adapted to 160 acres. ] 
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Seven men and 10 horses put up 16 tons (16 acres) per day. Yield, 1 ton per acre. Man-hours 3.15, 
team-hours 2.40 per ton. Labor cost, $1.10 per ton. 
