STANDARDS OF LABOR. 

 Table XL. — Harvesting miipeaa, either intertilled or broadcast. 



25 



()l)eration. 



Width of implement. 



Number Average 



of acreage 



reports, per dav. 



t 



Acreage reported 

 most frequently. 



Mowing: 



4ifeet 



25 

 10 



10 

 18 



21 



15 



6.23 

 6.99 



12.44 

 14.83 



4.37 

 5.16 



/6 (7 reports). 

 \7 (S reports). 

 Scattering. 



Do. 



5 feet 



Raking: 



8 feet 



Do. 



Do ... 



9 feet... 



16 (10 reports). 



Hauling to barn : 





Scattering. 







Do. 









LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF COWPEAS. 



The labor requirements per acre on cowpeas are given in Table 

 XLI. About half of the men planting peas prepare the land by 

 breaking, harrowing, and laying off rows, while the others bed the 

 and instead. Planting is done mostly with a planter. However, 

 an extra trip is sometimes made to cover the seed. Cultivating 

 amounts to only one-half day per acre. 



Table 'X.IA.— Labor requirements per acre on cowpeas. 





Ill rows intertilled. 



Broadcast. 



Operation. 



Hours per acre. 



Number 



of 

 reports. 



Hours per acre. 



Number 



of 

 reports. 





Man. 



Mule. 



Man. 



Mule. 



Break. 



6.7 



10.6 



17 



7.5 

 2.2 



9.7 

 7.6 



9 



Disk 



4 



Harrow 



i.5 



2.6 



14 





Do 



1.5 



4.4 



10 



Lay ofl rows 



2.2 

 3.2 

 1.9 



2.6 

 4.4 

 1.6 

 ."i-O 



15 

 17 

 34 

 32 

 10 

 32 

 31 

 30 





Bed. ... 









Plant 



1.0 



.6 



10 



Cultivate 





Cultivate middles 



2. I 2. i 



2. 4 1 2. 7 









Cut... 



1.5 

 .7 

 4.8 



3.0 

 1.4 

 4.5 



10 



Rake 



Haul 



2.1 

 5.4 



1.2 

 5.5 



10 

 10 



In tliis area oats are sown t'oi' grain ami hay. The usual method 

 of planting is by hand, some low using drills. Oats when sown by 

 hand require covering afterwards. (See Table XLII.) 



T.\BLE XLll. — J'lanting outs for (frain arid hay by hand {1 man). 



Bushels 

 per 

 acre. 



Number 



of 

 reports. 



Average 

 acreage 

 per day. 



.\creage reported 

 most frequently. 



't:::: 



16 



12. 50 

 U.U 



Scattering. 

 12 (8 reporUs). 



