COST OF PRODUCING WINTER WHEAT IN GREAT PLAINS, 
Taste 27.—Summary of labor practices in Nebraska, winter wheat, 1920. 
Operations. 
Plow (tractor).......- 
IDS S VIEWD)) so aeosocse 
Disk @olap)ies.. 222: 
Disk (tractor)........ 
HEAT RO Waste acces ye nse: 
@leaniseedee ies soe 
Mreatiseedsceacs ce 
1D ares ee ek 
HOTU (Gracton)eeesee es nee eee 
Head and stack......|.....- 
Combine (tractor). ...|.. a 
Cut (binder)..... 
le Haul fael..5. 600.2555: 
| Thrash from stack 
(bundle grain)...... 
hresh from stack 
Thresh from shock. . . 
Haul to granary...... 
Haul from granary to 
TALK tere 
Haul from machine 
cormarket os eo. 
County. 
(headed grain). ....|...... 
Gage County: Clay County. Cheyenne County. 
Average | Average : Average 
Rec- |Acre- Ree- |Acré-| Rec- |Acre- 
1{ hours per ,| hours per ,| hours per 
ords. | age. nore: ords. | age. Cre, ords. | age. eo 
Per | Per Per | Per Per | Per 
cent. | cent. | Man.| Horse. | cent. | cent. | Man.) Horse. | cent. | cent. | Man.) Horse. 
51 Soh Oia agen aCe al TSO 40 OG ee eeeeel | pera ereeae 8 RSE EA iy itt 
2 Otel levees ce alter le ise le Me AE Bie Fi ae oe Se Ce Mee reearallteleverereerate 
93 91 2.9 11.5 98 92 2.4 10.9 21 5 250 Naka #7 
5 5 LES 8 eee elos Se 10 8 PS eae 63 50 Dp Sul Mexseretersts 
5 2 1,2 4.8 2 3 2 A Bis ipa rede |e a ene 
12 6 8 One 32 29 48 Bh 4 21 7 1.8 8.7 
2) 1 Le Ua ie Sehnert ec esac ree 8 || eee a | be eat aa 74 65 Pata ieseeu eas 
95 93 el 4.6 95 94 BH Sali 29 it oti) DAM 
RRR ey A ate Ryan | es Oe | Ree eee teat ne eh ne [CB eee ll eee ee & 2 Soh pone 
Be eat earner || a as] Re, ea 5 a mi) PASO TiN ol Reel (aN Nal | sey Se ea Ge 3 
35 36 PS) | Ae tear 35 42 SED Bad cat Sate 3? 33 sl Reha 
2 2 TIS is aT 12 14 BUD ES EUR 3a 39 SIS ea 
100 100 9 Oo 100 100 .8 3.3 63 3D 1.0 2.4 
Jigen ear | [Jeti ees Sil 7h Sate ae aR eel Hen eI OD AE ECA ACN 53 65 BAY (al aca ee ee 
aoe Beal | ea pegs ail pes x tins pet | Up aLPaGagte aen [rat ca boties ea 5 2 2.8 2.8 
ie peers | see ety Ape eter See pele a ey Nea eel CECE A Cg 16 21 13 Eee 
98 97 .8 3. 4 98 98 Bie 2.8 53 35 Pet | 2.8 
5 3 Oh eters 2 2 A OR eee 34 42 Oi leva talon lies 
100 100 Se) 4 eee 100 100 Des Oa) a sh ae 87 Ca DO} eee 
35 33 RPA eee gaee oC 28 36 VAS iS acres ai 24 23 i let) Ree 
7 ialitoere 322 40 18} 3.0 3.9 3 if 252 2D} 
49 45 AP AB 80 75 wil 7} 32 24 alt ay} 
7 5 LEO Ra ee 40 1145) eal Pa ons ee 3 1 AS AG eat ae 
ST a 2 OA Meir | ae Laie | NISL Sr 5 P38) ea Leese hoe Bs 
93 95 oo 3.7 75 85 Delt 3.8 84 74 1.8 onl 
95 94 .6 .9 90 89 el 1.0 95 88 Fath Le2 
95 94 1.8 3.6 90 89 9 1.9 95 88 a2 2.9 
5 6 3.5 6.9 » OH 11 65) -8 37 12 1.0 PAM 
1 Threshing and hauling percentages are based on bushels. 
2 Less than 1 per cent. 
3 Disking was done 1.1 times in Gage County, 1.0 time in Clay County and 1.5 times in Cheyenne County. 
4 Harrowing was done 2.2 times in Gage County, 1.7 times in Clay County, and 1.5 times in Cheyenne 
