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TABLE NO. 43 



SHOWING NUMBER OF WORK UNITS REQUIRED FOR EACH ACRE OF 



CORN PRODUCED. 

 (A working unit is defined as a 10-hour day of man or horse labor) 



WORK UNITS PER A. (10-hr. days) 

 Man i Horse 



Corn husked from standing stalks 



Corn Belt states 2 to 3 5 



Corn husked from shock 6 6 



Corn for silo 4 to 6 5 to 7 



Corn husked, Southern States 3 to 4 3 to 4 



Treating labor more in detail the necessary operations in corn 

 production are classified as follows : 



A few years ago the American Agriculturist and the Orange Judd 

 Farmer made an extensive investigation of the cost of growing the 

 corn crop. The reports covered in a very complete manner 4,051 

 acres, located in 156 counties in 21 states. In considering the differ- 

 ent operations necessary in corn production, data will be given from 

 the results of this investigation. This is of value mainly in that it 

 represents an average over a wide range of territory under a variety 

 of conditions. In the itemized records of cost given later, as reported 

 by extensive growers in the corn belt, the amount of work accom- 

 plished per day's labor will be seen to be considerably greater than 

 is represented in these averages. 



Removing Stalks. When corn is grown two years in succession, 

 the first work of preparation is the removal of old stalks. Cutting up 

 and carrying off was practiced on 784 acres, requiring 91 1-2 days of 

 labor and 76 days of team service. The actual accomplishment was 



