STAXDAlthS OF LABOR. 

 Table XXXII. — Droppr/nj ii/ul settimj kiveet pot.alo phiiitx. 



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Dropping (1 man). 

 Scdmg (1 man). . . 



Widlh 



X umber 



Average 



of 



of 



acreage 



row. 



roports. 



per day. 



/3foct 



20 



1..30 



\3'. foot... 



24 



1.13 



/3feot.... 



20 



1.17 



\3.' foci... 



21 



1.04 



Apreagc reported 

 most frequently. 



1 (8 reports). 

 1 (11 reports). 

 1 (8 reports). 

 1 (12 reports). 



The various oporations in cultivating sweet potatoes, with crew 

 duty at each, are shown in Table XXXIII. 



Tabj.k XXXIIT. — Cullwating nmeet pntafor.'i. 



Operation. 



Width 

 of row. 



Number j ''^^.l^^f 

 of reports.! ^I^^m 



Acrerage reported 

 mosl frequently. 



Barrini; oil' willi turn plow (2 furrows, 1 man aini 1 

 mule). 



,3 feet.... 

 \3Jfeet... 

 /Sfeet.... 

 \3ifoet... 

 i3'feet.... 

 \3ifeet... 



10 ' 3.00 

 12 3. 16 

 41 3.00 

 21 3.14 

 Ifi .70 

 ir, .74 



3 (10 reports). 

 3 (6 reports). 

 3 (11 reports). 



Uneing (1 mnn) 



Do. 

 0.5 (7 reports). 

 Do. 



Turning vines is an operation which is necessar}' when it is desired 

 to cultivate the crop after the vines have reached considerable length. 

 Otherwise, the plow^ would break and tear away mau}^ of them. No 

 figures are presented for this operation, however, as the number 

 reporting w^as not large enough to give a reliable average. 



Some method of removing the vines is usually employed before 

 plowing up sweet potatoes. They may be cut and raked off or they 

 may be dragged off. Potatoes are generally plowed up with a middle 

 buster. However, some growers still use the turning plow, going 

 twice or four times to the row. (See Table XXXIV.) There are 

 so few who market potatoes in this area that no figures for this 

 operation are given. 



Tarlk .\'XXI\'. — Ifrtrrcsting swett potatoes. 



t)j)era!i()n. 



Cutting vines (1 man) 



Dragging vii'es, (urn plow (1 man and 1 



mule). 

 Plowing up, middle buster (1 man and 2 



nuilcs) 



I'icking up (1 man) (average bushels') 



per acre, 13.')) J 



i hulling to barn (yield per acre): 



2 men and 2 rfiules 40 to 200 bu 



3 men and 2 mules 40 to 210 bu 



W'i.llh (if row. 



3 to 4 feet. 

 do.... 



[3 feet.. 

 [3i feet. 



Nu.ni her 

 of reports. 



Average 

 acreage 

 per day. 



0.93 

 2.79 



4.38 

 4.57 



1.02 

 1.87 



.Vcreage reported 

 most frequently. 



1 (7 reports). 

 Scattering. 



4 (5 reports). 

 f4 (5 reports). 

 \6 ((') rei)orts). 

 /o.:« (It; reports) 

 \0.50 (12 reports) 



Scattering. 

 Do. 



