SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR. 

 Table XIV. — Comjmrative returns. 



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Crop. 



Corn for grain 



Corn for silage 



Corn stover 



Potatoes 



Mixed hay, first cutting 



Mixed hay, second cutting . 



Alfalfa, 3 cuttings : . . 



Wheat. 



Yield per acre. 



Wheat straw [ 1 ton. 



Total 



70 bushels. . . 



12 tons 



2 tons 



125 bushels. . 



2 tons 



1 ton 



3.5 tons 



25 bushels. . . 



Price per 

 unit. 



$0.60 



4.00 



4.00 



.60 



16.00 



18.00 



18.00 



.95 



5.00 



Gross income. 



First 

 system 



S516. 60 



590.40 



98.40 



112. 20 



1,004.80 



667.80 

 465. 50 

 98.00 



3, 553. 70 



Second 

 system. 



$709. 80 

 600.00 

 135. 20 



1,225.60 



518. 40 



642. 60 



232.75 



49.00 



4,113.35 



CONCLUSION. 



It is plain to be seen from this comparison that the consideration 

 of the labor requirements of a farm in working out any plan of farm 

 organization and carrying the plan into operation is not the least 

 important factor in farm management. Too many times this matter 

 has received very little attention, particularly with farmers with but 

 little farm experience. A study of these questions gives a basis of 

 increasing labor efficiency. The real object of this bulletin is not to 

 show what the farmers in Chester County are doing, but to illustrate 

 principles which may be applied anywhere in devising a cropping 

 system for efficient utilization of labor. 



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