57* 



An aTornge of the nvoragcs for Arkansas , Pennsylvania, Chautauqua Co., 

 N.Y., and Michigan showed that the -groY/ing cost per ton of grapes was §5,70 

 more for those vineyards horse hood and hand hood the greatest number of times 

 compared with those vineyards horse hoed end hand hood the least number of 

 times. Hand hieing is especially expensive, and, along v/ith other tillage 

 operations, may he done more cheaply if the v/ork is done early in the season. 



Tnble- 54. - Average, cost of hand .hoeing ,pQr.^.carp .for, all. vineyards 



studied, and proportion of hand hoeing done by indicated persons, 



by areas, 1928 1/ 



: 









: Proportion of total hi^urs 





Hand h( 



3eing per 



acre 



; of hand hoeing done by - . 



Area : 





: Cost : 



: Cost 





'^thor un-: 



Hired 





Amount 



:per' hour: 



per acre: 



; Operator; 



paid labor; 



lab'^r 





Hours 



: Cents . 



. Dollars: 



. Percent , 



; Percent , 



Percent 



Iiudson Yalley, N.Y. ; 



. 10. S 



: 39.5 : 



. 4.03 : 



. 17.7 



: . . 6.9 ; 



75.4 



Niagara Co. , N.Y. : 



3.7 



: 41.2 



: 1.52 



: S8.0 ; 



: 13.8 : 



57.3 



Finger Lakes, N.Y. :: 



. 3.5 



: 42.8 : 



. l*5r : 



, 34.4 ; 



10.2 



; 55.4 



Chautauqua Cn., N.Y. : 



. 3.0 



; 41.3 



; 1.24 : 



; 24.6 



: 11. S 



; 63.6 



Michigan 



: 3.2 



: 38.2 



1 o p 



; 36.8 



: 10.8 



; 52.4 



North East, Pa. , ; 



, 3.0 



: 39.6 



: 1.19 ; 



, 17.2 



; 13,1 ; 



; 69,7 



airard, Pa, : 



, 8.4 



: 39.9 : 



.96 • 



; 15.1 



i 3.2 



: 81.7. 



Arkansas (1929) : 



, 2.6 



: 22.9 ' 



: .60 ; 



. 21.7 



: 21.4 ■ 



: 56.9 



All areas : 



, 3.3 



: 38.9 : 



: 1.28 



: 26.3 ; 



; 11.4 



: 62.3 . 



1/ Averages are for to' 



:al acroj 



igo studie 



3d, whether hand hoed or not. 





Table 55. - N^ombor of vineyards r>n v/hich the indicated number 



hours per acre of hand hoeing were spent 

 dn.rlpg s-^ason, by areas, "1928 



of 







Vineyards hand hood 











: 0.1 to: 



2.6, to: 



: 5.1 to. 



: 7.6 to 



: More 



: Total 



Area ' j 



' CO ' 



• 2.5 : 



5.r>. 



: 7.5 



: 10.0 



ithan 10: 



vine- 





hours 



; hours : 



hours : 



: hours : 



, hours 



1 hours 



: yards 





Number: 



; Number: 



Number: 



; Number: 



Number: 



, Number: 



, Number 



Hudson Yalley, N.Y. : 



1 : 



: 1 : 



4 : 





5 : 



: 22 : 



: 35 



Niagara Co., N.Y. : 



8 : 



: 1 • 



^ : 



: 2 : 



: 1 



: 2 : 



20 



Finger Lakes, N.Y. : 



25 : 



27 : 



'38 



: 9 : 



7 



: 6 : 



. 112 



Michigan : 



3 ' 



: 37 : 



37 : 



7 : 



5 



: 3 : 



92 



North. East, pa. : 



8 : 



22 : 



38 : 



: 5 : 



1 



: 1 ' 



; 75 



Chautauqua Co., N.Y. : 



38 : 



11 : 



39 : 



18 : 



6 



; - 2 - 



: 114 



Arkansas (1929) : 



23. : 



13 : 



23. : 



; 7 : 



6 



; 6 : 



78 



G-inard, ?a. : 



6 : 



P ; 



6 : 



: 



1 



; 1 



: 22 . 



All ca^eas : 



112 : 



120 : 



191 : 



50 : 



: 32 



: 43- ; 



; 548 



