32 BULLETIN 814, U. S. DEPAETMElsTT OE AGRICULTURE. 



SEEDING AND HARVESTING GRAIN. 



The sizes of implements and teams and the acres covered per day 



in drilling and harvesting grain, and the accomplishment of one 



man in shocking grain for the two areas are given in Table XXXIV. 



The larger implements and teams used in the Illinois area enable one 



man to cover more ground per day when seeding and harvesting 



grain, and each man covers a 10 per cent greater acreage in shocking 



in the Illinois area than he does in western New York. The figures 



for the binders and the shockers apply only to the oats crop in 



Illinois area, while those for western New York are averages for all 



grain. 



Table XXXIV. — Seeding and harvesting grain. 





r operation. 



McClean County, 111. 



Western New York. 



Implement o 



Most 



common 



size. 



Number 



of 

 horses. 



Acres 

 per 

 day. 



Most 



common 



size. 



Number 



of 

 horses. 



Acres 

 per 

 day. 



Grain drill 



Feet 

 8 

 8 



4 

 4 



14.9 

 17.9 

 8.2 



Feet 

 6 

 6 



2 

 3 



10.0 



Grain binder . 



10.4 





7.5 















HAYING. 



Table XXXV shows in comparison the work of mowers, tedders, 

 and sulky rakes in the two areas. Five-foot mowers and 10-foot 

 rakes are the most common sizes in both areas. It will be seen that 

 all these implements cover more ground per day in the Illinois area 

 than in western New York. 



Table XXXV. — Motving, tedding, and raking hay. 





McLean County, 111. 



Western New York. 



Implement. 



Most 



common 



size. 



Number 



of 

 horses. 



Acres 

 per 

 day. 



Most 



common 



size. 



Number 



of 

 horses. 



Acres 

 per 

 day. 



Mower 



Feet 

 5 



10 

 10 



2 

 2 

 2 



10.4 

 20.8 

 20.8 



Feet 

 5 



2 

 2 

 2 



9.0 



Tedder 



14.3 



Sulky rake 



10 



17.6 







The data on hauling hay from the field and unloading it into the 

 mow are not comparable for the two areas, and the figures afford no 

 comparison of the efficiency of man labor for these operations. The 

 western New York farmers were asked to give the number of tons 

 that could be loaded, hauled to the barn or stack, and unloaded in a 

 day by crews of different sizes, while the men of the Illinois area 

 were asked for the time required to put on and take off a load with 

 crews of different sizes. Bulletin 412 states, however, that the farm- 

 ers in western New York " are on the average from 5 to 10 per cent 

 more efficient in hauling in their hay than the average farmer of the 

 country," 



