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steady pulling of heavy loads. 
BULLETIN 1202, U. 
S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Consequently if it had been possible 
to measure the work done by the tractors and horses in terms of 
drawbar pull and distance traveled the proportion done by the 
tractors would have been considerably greater. 
1000 1500 
Plow and List__- 
Disk,Harrow, Sled. 
Plant Row Crops 
Cultivate____- 
Harvest RowCrops 
Other Work 
pe mie 
Horse Hours 
500 1000 _ 1500 oO 1000 
SOUTHERN AREA WESTERN AREA 
C— 7racfors 
amees HOrSeS 
Fig. 11.—Proportion of different kinds of drawbar work done by tractors and horses. 
10G0__1500 
NORTHERN AREA ALL AREAS 
Mofror Trucks 
TaBLE 25.—Proportion of different operations done with horses and tractors. 
Operation. 
Plowing and listing; 12.022. 62iL525 
Disking, harrowing, and sledding.... 
Dulles. £32. Ss. dios eee 
HanVeSuIn S STAIN 325-4. Secs an tee See 
ienresbing (draw bar): ...2-c- oc. ete 
Eisntins TOW CIOpPS-.... 4-22 2t thee cease 
Cultivating row crops...........----- 
Harvesting row crops. --=:./...-.4--2- 
VAT Sey So a i ee 
SMISCOMAMCOUS - -)25 tosccceeen cee seen 
Nose Nalinie. 2 s55h5 bess Se 
Southern area. 
Western area. 
Operation. 
Raowior and listing... .2.<...0ccccned 
Disking, harrowing, and sledding.... 
“Lith hoe ee ee meee Meer o = 
PTV CSO PTA. oc ode nc awceccsneeee 
Mhresnine (drawbar).....--------«me« 
PAN OW CODE... - ns he ccc eee 
Cultivating row crops............--.. 
Marvesting rOW CrOpS-...-........--se6 
IS LD Se on Sain ot om ce tem aoe 
MII GOUG ooo occas pene ed nanen 
A SELENA. 9. oie ician a prain'n'n Winie's asinine 
1 Motor trucks. 
2 Motor truck hauling not included. 
Hours | Horse- Hours | Horse- 
: of labor Per- : of labor Per- 
orse- | equiva- centage} horse- | equiva- centage 
labor |lent of | 1°t@!-| with | labor | lent of | T°t@l- | with 
per | tractor |tractor.| per | tractor | tractor. 
farm work. farm. | work. 
412 | 1,348| 1,760 77 279 | 1,492] 1,771 84 
381 | 1,005] 1,386 72 164 803 967 §3 
284 276 560 49 454 554 1,008 55 
297 383 680 | 56 916 539 1,455 37 
690 0 690 0 209 0 209 0 
87 | 2 89 2 128 53 181 | 29 
122 0 122 0 171 0 171 | 0 
116 | 0 116 0 240 0 | 240 | 0 
178 0 178 0 142 0 142 | 0 
637 17 654 3 669 19| 688 | 3 
486 19] | 577 116 444 | 1207 651 | 131 
3, 690 rip 3,031 | 6,812 44 3,816 | 23, 460 7, 483 465 
N cree area. All farms 
Hours | Horse- Hours Horse- 
; of labor Per- | F of labor | Per- 
orse- | equiva- centage horse- | equiva-| a] | centage 
labor lent of Total. with | labor | lent of | | Total. with 
per | tractor tractor.| per ‘trac tor | tractor. 
farm. | work. | farm. | work. | 
271 1, 066 1,337 80 321 1, 273 1, 594 | 80 
324 133 457 29 295 622 917 68 
361 150 511 29 363 316 679 46 
359 241 600 40 506 375 | 881 42 
342 0 342 0 420 0 | 420 0 
313 59 ole 16 | 181 38 219 17 
564 0 564 0 | 295 0 295 0 
422 0 422 0 264 0 264 | 0 
152 0 152 0 157 0 157 | 0 
688 7 695 "| 665 14 679 2 
410 168 478 114 | 447 1118 565 121 
4,206 |21,656 | 5,930 28 | 3,914 | #2, 638 6, 670 | 40 
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