736 Expenses of Corn Harvesting. [Jan., 



Table VII. — Stacking Corn with Elevator. (One Horse.) 



Number 

 unloac 



On cart. 



of Men 

 Ling. 



On stack. 



Number of 

 Sheaves to 

 Load. 



T A 



Loads per 

 Hour. 



W r eight of 

 Crop per 

 Load. 



Weight of 

 Crop per 

 Hour. 











Lb. 



Lb. 



2 



5 



154 



9 



i,6co 



14,400 



2 



c 



J 



ic6 



10 



i,794 



17,940 



I 









Small loads 



, weight not 



4 



85 



8, { 



ascertained. 



2 



6 



112 



9 "3 



1,232 



IM57 



I 



4 



79 



9 



770* 



6,93° 





4 



IOO 



11 



970 



10,670 



2 



5 



196 



7-2 



1,271 



9,i5i 



2 



4 



142 



10 '9 



923. 



10,069 



Average I "6 



4-6 



128 



9"3 



1,222 



IL5I5 



* Sheaves very badly tangled, hence very light. 



It will be seen from the above table that frequently two 

 men were employed unloading from the cart on to the 

 elevator. By comparing the various operations in the above 

 table there would seem to be no reason at all for employing 

 two men to unload. The following tables show the actual 

 time taken in the operation of unloading at the stack : — 



Table VIII.— Unloading Sheaves on to the Elevator. 



Crop. 



Actual Time 

 taken for 

 each Load. 



Number and 

 Weight of 

 Sheaves to Load. 



Possible Weight 

 per Hour. 





1 



Two Mei^ 



r. 







Wheat 



3 minutes 



158 X 



10-5 



30,020 lb. 





3 



147 X 



u*5 



33>8io ,, 





3 



156 X 



n'5 



35>8oo 





3 



157 x 



1 1 '5 



36,110 „ 



Average ... 



3 



154-5 





33,955 , j 





One Man 









Wheat 



5 minutes 



133 * 



105 



16,758 lb. 



••• 



4 



80 X 



n*5 



13,800 „ 



, , ... ... 



5 



161 X 



9 '5 



i8,354 „ 



Barley ... 



4 



103 X 



97 



14,986 ,, 





3 



95 x 



97 



18,430 ;» 



Average ... 



4 -2 







16,465 



