HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOR COSTS. 43 
Work Cart 46.—Prairie hay baled from the windrow with horse press (Oklahoma). 
[This crew is operated by a custom baler.] 
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Eight men and 10 horses bale 10 tons (20 acres) per day. Yield, 0.50 ton per acre. Man-hours 8, team- 
hours 5 perton. Labor cost, $2.60 per ton. Cost of labor and wire, $2.85 per ton. 
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This crew, with a yield of 14 tons of Johnson grass hay per acre, 
will bale 15 tons of hay per day of 11 hours, if a good day’s run is 
made. This record is high for a crew of this size, but with a “‘three- 
stroke” press and everybody working hard, it is possible to bale out 
15 tons. It is customary, with this output, to change teams on the 
press. A driver, a boy, handles the press team, which insures 
keeping the press going at its maximum speed. 
Work Cuart 47.—Johnson grass baled from the windrow with horse press ( Texas). 
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Seven men, 1 boy, and 8 horses bale 15 tons (12 acres) per day. Yield, 1.25 tons per acre. Man-hours 
5.50, team-hours 2.93 per ton. Labor cost, $1.68 per ton. Labor cost and wire, $1.93 per ton. 
