6 BULLETIISr 412, U. S. DEPAilTjyCENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE LAND ROLLER. 



The land roller (Table VII) is ari implement ctf relatively light 

 draft, and two horses operate a wide range of width. Its limit in 

 width is determined by the awkwardness of the larger sizes rather 

 than by their draft. The table shows an increasing acreage with 

 increasmg width, although the increase in results is not in propor- 

 tion to the increase in width. 



Table VII. — A fair day's xuorhjor the land roller drawn hy two horses. 



Width. 



Acres. 



Number 

 averaged. 



Feel. 







6 



11.4 



76 



7 



12.5 



255 



8 



13.8 



588 



9 



14.0 



117 



10 



14.6 



136 



12 



15.3 



23 



GRAIN CROP OPERATIONS. 



From Table VIII it is seen that nearly all farmers in western New 

 York use a grain drill sowmg 11 rows, or a strip from 6 to 6^ feet 

 wide. With this size driU the grain and grass can be sown regu- 

 larly, and in addition corn can be drilled two rows at a time, 42 

 inches apart, or three rows at a trip, 35 inches apart. Beans can 

 also be drilled 28 inches apart, sowing three rows at each trip. The 

 daily acreage planted for drills having 9, 10, and 11 tubes is shown 

 in the table. 



Table VIII. — A fair day's worhfor grain drills drawn hy two horses. 



Number 

 of drill 



rows. 



Acres. 



Number 

 averaged. 



9 

 10 

 11 



9.2 

 9.6 

 10.0 



95 



. 67 



951 



Table IX gives the duty of the grain binder in western New York. 

 Four-horse teams are seldom used in this section, and the smaller 

 widths are often drawn by two horses. The 6-foot binder and three 

 horses are most commonly used. The 7-foot binder is too heavy for 

 three horses. 



Table IX. — A fair day's work with the grain binder in western New York, using 2-horse 



and 3 -horse teams. 



Horses. 



Width. 



Acres. 



Number 

 averaged. 





Feet. 







2 



6 



7.6 



16 



2 



6 



9.3 



71 



3 







9.6 



73 



3 



6 



10.4 



901 



3 



7 



11.3 



83 



