HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOR COSTS. 45 
Work CHarr 49.—Prairie hay baled from the windrow with gasoline power press 
(Oklahoma). 
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Eight men and 8 horses bale 18 tons (18 acres) per day. Yield, 1 ton peracre. Man-hours 4.60, team- 
hours 2.19 per ton. Labor cost, $1.36 per ton. Cost of labor, gasoline, and wire, $1.75 per ton. 
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This method shows the smallest possible crew for the operation of 
a power press baling 20 tons per day. This crew bales more than 
1,000 tons. of prairie hay per season. There is no lost or idle time. 
The crew works 11 hours per day. With this method, 5 men in- 
stead of 4 are used very often on the press crew, in order to make 
the work a little easier. 
Work CuHarr 50.—Prairie hay baled from the windrow with gasoline power press 
(Kansas). 
[This crew bales over 1,000 tons per year.] 
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Eight men and 8 horses bale 20 tons (20 acres) per day. Yield, 1 tom per acre. Man-hours 4.40, team- 
hours 2.20 per ton. Labor cost, $1.32 per ton. Cost of labor, gasoline, and wire, $1.69 per ton. 
