HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOR COSTS. 
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Work Cuart 36.—Prairie hay stacked with push rakes and stacker (Oklahoma). 
[This crew stacked about 1,000 acres per year.] 
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Thirteen men and 20 horses put up 36 tons (36 acres) per day. Yield, 1 ton per acre. Man-hours 3.61, 
team-hours 2.77 per ton. Labor cost, $1.276 per ton. 
Work Cuarr 37.—Alfalfa stacked with push rakes and stacker (Oklahoma). 
[This method is adapted to 300 acres. ] 
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Fourteen men and 20 horses put up 33 tons (33 acres) per day. Yield,1ton per acre. Man-hours 4.16, 
team-hours 2.96 per ton. Labor cost, $1.424 per ton. 
