HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOR COSTS. 49 
Work CHart 53.—Prarie hay baled from the windrow with gasoline power press (Okla- 
homa). 
[This crew bales over 2,000 tons per year.] 
; Time required 
Operation Teams 
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Press crew: 
Pitching..... , 
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Feeding....... 
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Bearing away 
bales... 
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Foreman?...... 
1 Helps feed, pitch, or do any other necessary work. 
Seventeen men and 12 horses bale 35 tons (28 acres) per day. Man-hours 6.31, team-hours 2.22 per ton 
Labor cost, $1.70 per ton. Cost of labor, gasoline, and wire, $2.07 per ton. 
