FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 



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ditions and conditions of the soil rather than to the individual prac- 

 tice of each farmer. It is believed that the estimate of 50 to 75 

 farmers will give a very close average for the practice here. 



MONTHS 



JAN. 



FEB. 



MAR. 



APR. 



MAY 



JUNE 



JULY 



AUG. 



SEPT. 



OCT. 



NOV. 



DEC. 





AVAILABLE. WORK 

 DAYS IN FIELDS 



9 



10 



15 



n 



2.0 



Zl 



Zl 



20 



20 



19 



17 



15 





WHEAT 













HAR 



EST 



STACK 





_OISK _ 



DRAG 









DRILL 













THRASH 









MARKET 















CORN 





HAUL 



MANURE. 

















BREAK . 



MANURE 









BREAK 











disk 



HARBOW 



DRAG, L 



\y OFP 

 ATE. 





CUT 



CRIB 









... 



PLANT 

 RE PLAN" 

 CULT1V 







.... 



THIN 

















OATS 







BREAK 









HARVEST 



















DISK 



DRAG 







DRILL OR 



SOW 



.... 











• 3 -"— 



OR BARN 











RYE 













HARVty 



STACK 





BREAK 











..£i*ii 



DRAG 







SEED 

















THRASH 





... 



MARKET 



















BARLEY 











MAP 



VEST 





BREAK 















DISK 



DRAG 





... 





SEED 





















TOBACCO 





PREPARE 



BED 









E HOE 









BULK 











BREAK 







BULK 



.S'l'ii. 



DRAG, 



MARROW 



LAV OFF 







SET 



PLANTS 





RE3ET 



PLANTS 







WORM 











SPRAY 









TOP 







SUCKER 







CUT HAl 



L HOUSE 





STRIP 



GRADE. 



STRIP 



GRADE 







MARKET 







MARKET 













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Fig., 7. — Diagram showing the seasonal distribution of labor on intertilled and cereal 

 crops. (Black lines indicate average, dotted lines extreme range.) 



The average farm of this region (about 300 acres) furnishes about 

 900 productive labor units and about 450 productive power units. 1 



1 By the terms " productive labor " and " productive power " is meant the labor or 

 power applied directly to an enterprise which produces an income, such as a crop or a 

 group of animals, or work which increases the value of the farm, such as building new 

 fences, making new drains, etc. Repair work or mowing down weeds, etc., although neces- 

 sary, is not regarded as " productive." 



