SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR. 19 



Field operations and labor requirements (165 farms) — Continued. 



Hours of labor per acre. 

 Wheat: Man labor. Horse labor. 



Plowing ' 5. 5 11. 



Rolling, 2 times 1. 4 2. 8 



Disking, 2 times 2. 2 8. 8 



Spike-tooth harrowing, 2 times 2. 4. 



Applying lime 1. 8 3. 6 



Seeding 1.1 2.2 



Cutting 1.0 3.0 



Shocking 1.8 



Hauling to barn 3. 6 3. 6 



Thrashing — hired done by contract 



20. 4 39. 



Clover and timothy: 



Seeding (seeded in August) — 



Plowing .' 5. 5 11. 



Rolling, 2 times 1.4 2.8 



Disking 1.1 4.3 



Spring-tooth harrowing 1. 2. 



Spike-tooth harrowing 8 1. 6 



Seeding, wheelbarrow seeder 5 



10. 3 21. 7 



Seeded in wheat (timothy in fall) — 



Clover seeding in spring 5 



Harvesting; — 



Mowing. 1. 2. 



Tedding., 7 1.4 



Raking, 2 times 1. 2 2. 4 



Piling 1. 8 



Loading, hauling, and storing 5. 4 3. 6 



10. 1 9. 4 



Alfalfa: 



Seeding (after oats, wheat, or early potatoes) — 



Manuring 11. 9 11. 9 



Plowing 5.5 11.0 



Rolling, 4 times 2.8 5.6 



Disking, 3 times 3.3 12.9 



Spike-tooth harrowing, 2 times 1. 6 3. 2 



Applying lime 1.8 3.2 



Drilling fertilizer 1. 2 2. 4 



Applying inoculated soil 8 1. 6 



Drilling one-half the seed 7 1. 4 



Cross seeding one-half the seed (wheelbarrow) 5 



30. 1 53. 2 



