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BULLETIN 851, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXIII. — Summary of all labor costs (218 records. Western -Neic York 



1910-1915, inclusive). 1 





Wayne (44 rec- 

 ords; 73.2 bar- 

 rels). 



Ontario (42 rec- 

 ords; 93.3 bar- 

 rels). 



Monroe (47 rec- 

 ords; 85.3 bar- 

 rels). 



Orleans (50 rec- 

 ords; 86.8 bar- 

 rels) 



Ttem. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Cost. 





Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel 





$2.11 



.40 



5.40 



2.34 



2.25 



4.44 



.99 



.74 



.06 



.11 



.30 



.08 



1.70 



4.20 



?0. 0288 

 .0055 

 .0738 

 .0320 

 .0307 

 .0607 

 .0135 

 0101 

 .0008 

 .0015 

 .0041 

 .0011 

 .0232 

 .0574 



S2.22 



.08 



5.92 



2.46 



2.94 



4.75 



1.44 



.82 



.22 



.11 



.33 



.05 



1.84 



4.21 



0.0238 

 .0009 

 . 0634 

 .0264 

 .0315 

 .0509 

 .0154 

 .0088 

 .0024 

 .0012 

 .0035 

 .0005 

 .0197 

 .0451 



$1.76 



.18 



4.15 



1.96 



2.41 



4.58 



.58 



.34 



.05 



.09 



.25 



.16 



1.96 



4.96 



$0. 0206 

 .0021 

 .0486 

 .0230 

 .0283 

 .0537 

 .0068 

 .0040 

 .0006 

 .0011 

 .0029 

 .0019 

 . 0230 

 .0581 



?2. 36 



.07 



4.00 



1.74 



1.97 



3.20 



.51 



.86 



.05 



.08 



.22 



.13 



2.21 



5.49 



$0. 0272 





.0008 





.0461 





. 020f. 





.0227 





.0369 





.0059 





.0099 





.0006 





.0009 





.0025 





.0015 





. 0255 





.0632 







Total maintenance labor cost.. . 



25.12 

 .90 



.3432 

 .0123 



27.39 

 1.25 



.2935 

 .0134 



23.43 

 .76 



.2747 

 .0089 



22.89 

 .53 



.2637 

 .0061 







Total net maintenance labor cost. 



24.22 



.3309 



26.14 



.2801 



22.67 



.2658 



22.36 



.2576 





3.66 

 1.14 

 9.86 

 4.53 

 4.52 

 2.12 



.0500 

 .0156 

 .1347 

 .0619 

 .0617 

 .0289 



5.18 



.72 



11.85 



.0555 

 .0077 

 .1270 



4.00 



.57 



13.82 



.0469 

 .0067 

 .1620 



4.63 



.86 



12. 45 



. 0533 





.0099 





.1434 









7.44 

 1.86 



.0798 

 .0199 



6.34 

 1.73 



.0743 

 . 0203 



6.56 

 2.1L, 



.0756 





.0243 







Total handling labor cost 



25. 83 

 22.68 



.3528 

 .3098 



27.05 

 13. 57 



.2899 

 .1454 



26.46 

 11.30 



. 3102 

 .1325 



26.61 

 13.44 



.3065 

 . 1548 







Total net handling labor cost 



3.15 

 27.37 



.0430 

 .3739 



13.48 

 39.62 



.1445 

 .4246 



15.16 

 37.83 



.1777 

 . 4435 



13.17 

 35.53 



. 1517 

 .4093 







Niagara (35 records; 

 81.4 barrels). 



Five counties (218 records; 84.1 barrels). 



Item. 



Manuring 



Fertilizing 



Pruning/. 



Brush 



Plowing 



Other cultivating 



Thinning 



Propping 



Miscellaneous 



Sowing cover crop 



Harrowing cover crop . 



Mowing 



Dormant spray 



Summer spray 



Total maintenance labor cost. 

 Pasture credit 



Total net maintenance labor cost. 



Haul to station. 

 Other hauling.. 



Cost. 



Cost. 















Per cent 



of total 



net labor 



cost. 



Per cent 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



ol total 

 net cost. 



acre. 



barrel. 



acre. 



barrel. 





$1.71 



$0.0210 



$2.05 



$0. 0244 



5.68 



1.73 



.07 



.0009 



.16 



.0019 



.44 



.13 



5.01 



.0615 



4.85 



.0577 



13.43 



4.08 



2.33 



.0286 



2.14 



.0254 



5.93 



1.80 



2.54 



.0312 



2.40 



.0285 



6.65 



2.02 



4.54 



. 0558 



4.26 



.0506 



11.80 



3. 59 



1.08 



.0133 



.89 



.0106 



2.47 



.75 



.58 



.0071 



.67 



.0080 



1.86 



.56 



.03 



.0004 



.08 



.0009 



.22 



.07 



.05 



.0006 



.09 



.0011 



.25 



.08 



.18 



.0022 



.26 



.0031 



.72 



.22 



.05 



.0006 



.10 



.0012 



.28 



.08 



2.25 



.0276 



1.99 



.0237 



5.51 



1.68 



5.11 



.0628 



4.81 



. 0572 



13.32 



4.05 



25. 53 



.3136 



24.75 



.2943 



68.56 



20. 84 



.04 



.0004 



.71 



.0084 



1.97 



.60 



25.49 



. 3132 



24.04 



. 2859 



66.59 



20.24 



4.69 



.0576 



4.41 



.0524 



12.22 



3.71 



1.05 



.0129 



.86 



.0102 



2.38 



.72 



1 All man labor is figured at 20 cents per hour, except some packing which is contracted at 15 cents per 

 barrel. Horsf labor is figured al 15 cents per hour. 



