63^ 



Use of Tractors "and Horses, Ghautauq"ua-Erie Farms 



A majority of the growers interviewed in Chautauqua Co., N.Y., and 

 •Erie Gov, Pa •,, who wor~ked less than 50 crop acres did not use tractors* Four 

 fifths of the growers wori^ing 50 crop acres or more used tractors • (table 61.) 



Table 61>— Power costs on small and large f amis, with and- wi thout 



tractors, Ghautauqua-Ei*ie vineyards, 1928 







f ariTis of 



* less than: 



Farms of 50 crop 



' 



; • 



50'. crop acres : 



acres. 



or more 



Item" [ 



No ' : 





No : 





i 





tractor: 



Tractor ": 



'tractor: 



Tractor 



Farms ■ ■ ■ - ■• 



numb(^ ^1 



■ 'e? : 



■" 50 : 



14 : 



65 



Crop acreage per farm: 













Vineyard 



acres ; ; 



15 ; 



17 : 



38 : 



36 



Other crops 



do : 



■ 13 : 



15 : 



27 : 



50 



Total " . 



do 



',28 : 



32 : 



65 : 



86 



Grape yields per acre 



tons : 



2.0 : 



"1.9 •; 



1.7 : 



1.8 



Horse work: ' ■ 





• 









Horses per farm 



number : 



' 1.9 : 



1.4 : 



; 3.0 : 



'. 2.5 



Horse wor-k per farm per year :• 













Vineyard 



hours : 



855 : 



; 504 ; 



; 1,753 : 



987 



Other work . 



do . : 

 'do : 



hours ' : 



506 : 



342 ; 



; 888 : 



1,156 



Total 



1,3'61- 1 



! ■ 846 ; 



: 2,641 : 



2.143 



Work per horse per year 



: 716 • 



: 604 ■; 



: 880 ; 



: 857 



Cost per honso por- year 



dollars- ••" 



; 1^55 ; 



... 149 , 



! 158 ; 



; 174 



Cost per hour of horse vjork - 



cents ; 



; £1»6 ; 



24.7 • 



: 18.0 : 



; 20.3 



Tractor work: 



J 











Tractors per farm 



number 



: - 



: 1.00 



: 



: 1.05 



Tractor work pea" farm por year 



♦ 

 • 











Vineyard 



liours 



: 



; 107 



: 



: 196 



Other work 



^ do 

 do 



cents ■ 



; - ; 



102 



; 



: 266 



Total 





: 209 



: - 



: 46S 



.1 , .■ 

 Cost per hour of tractor Y/ork 



: '- ■ 



: 66.9 



: 



: 61.0 



Power and labor costs per farm: 













Horse work 



dollars ■ 



: S91 



: 204 



: 475 



: 438 



Tractor work [ 



■do 



« 



: 140 



: 



: 282 



Labor ' . 



■do 

 ■do 



■ ■"do- • *■ 



'. 1.354 



: 1,583 



: 2,610 



: 3,106 



Total ^ 



: 1,645 



: 1.927 



: 3 ,085 



: 3,826 



•:' Cost pel7 crop acre ' ■ 



': 58.75 



: 60.22 



: 47.46 



: 44.49 



Operator's earnings 



dollars 



B20 



• 33 



: -850 



: -426 



1/ Does not include farms ^on vEich tractors were hired. 



