55* 



Table 51. - For vineyards horse hoed, the percentage of acreage horse 



hoed "by indicated crew, by areas, 1928 





1 man - ; 



1 man - ; 



1 or 2 men- 



Area ; 



1 horse ] 



2 horses « 



with tractor 





Percexit 



Percent ; 



Percent 



Hudson Valley, U. Y. : 



: 100.0 



: ' ^ ■ i 



1 ~ 



Finger LrJces, IT, Y. 



i 99.3 . : 



' — 



: 0.7 



Arkansas (1929) ; 



; 99.1 



i 0.9 ; 



1 — 



G-irard, Pa. ; 



; 98.0 



; 2.0 



^ 



Michigan 



87.1 



; 12.9 



: - 



Kicagara Co., N. Y* 



85.7 



14.3 



1 - 



North East, Pa. 



: 64.1 



i 33 .2 



i 2.7 



Chcautaaqua Co., H. Y. ' 

 An areas 



25.0 



1 "^p ^ 



1 2.D 



70.5 



1 <J8 .2 



; 1.3 



The average time required to horse hoe an acre twice to the row, 

 for the first horse hoeing of the season, varied from ahout 1,7 hours per 

 acre in Michigan to 3.7 hours in the Finger Lniies area, (table 52.) It 

 usually trices longer to horse hoc than to gang plow an acre. 



Table 52. - Avcrngc amount of time required to horse hce an acre 



of viney.ard twice to the row, \>y areas, 1923 





; Amount of time to horse hoc one acre 



Area ; 



; Initial horse i 



Subsequent horse 







' hoeing : 



hoeing 







Hours : 



Hours 





Michigan 



; 1.56 i 



1.54 





Arkansas (1929) 



i 1.88 



; 1.62 





Girard, Pa^ 



1 2.17 ' 



; 1/ 





Niagara Co., N. Y. ' 



; 2.82 



i 1/ 





North East, Pa. ; 



; 2.72 



i 2.37 





Chautouqaa Co., N. Y. ' 



: 3 .'27 



: 2.22 





Finger Lakes, N. Y. 



; 3.69 



; 1/ 





l/ Data not available. 



When working the soil away from the row, greater care is reqfaired 

 to gaide the hoe so as not to injure or tear out vines than when working 

 the soil toward the row» The soil is usually worked awcay from the vinos in 

 the first horse hoeing of the season, and toward the vines in the second 

 horse hoeing. On an average, the initial horse hoeing' of the season took 

 about one fifth more time tha.n the other horse hoeings. 



