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that do the work in a satisfactory manner, provided the 

 stalks stand up well and too many ears have not fallen 

 to ground. At best, some ears are left in the field, 

 which must be picked up by hand. In some cases, live 

 stock are tmrned in to gather up ears that are left. As 

 the machine requires six horses to draw it and two more 

 teams to draw the ears away, it is only practical in large 

 fields. A machine will husk about eight acres a day. 



Comparative cost of harvesting methods 



171. Zintheo ^ has collected and summarized data on 

 comparative cost of different methods of harvesting corn. 

 He gives the following estimate as comparative cost in the 

 corn-belt, where the corn is producing an average of 44 

 bushels per acre : — 



TABLE LIX 



Cost op Harvesting Corn by Various Methods 



Average data for harvesting by hand 



Cost of implement $1.00 



Acres one man harvests per day 1.47 



Cost of cutting and shocking $1.50 per acre 



Average data for harvesting with sled harvester 



Cost of implement $5 to $50 



Acres 2 men and 1 horse harvest per day . . 4.67 



Cost of cutting and shocking . . ... $1.18 per acre 



Average data for harvesting with corn hinder 



Cost of implement $125.00 



Acres cut per day by 1 man and 3 horses . . 7.73 



Acres shocked per day, 1 man 3.31 



Cost of cutting and shocking $1.50 per acre 



1 ZiNTHRO. Corn Harvesting Machinery. U. S. Dept. Agr., Office of 

 Exp. Sta., Bui. 173: 46. 

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