SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR, 
Table XIV. — Comparative returns. 
29 
Crop. 
Yield per acre. 
Price per 
unit. 
Gross income. 
First 
system 
Second 
system. 
Corn for grain 
Corn for silage 
Corn stover 
Potatoes 
Mixed hay, first cutting — 
Mixed hay, second cutting. 
Alfalfa, 3 cuttings 
Wheat 
"Wheat straw 
Total , 
70 bushels. . . 
12 tons 
2 tons 
125 bushels. . 
2 tons 
1 ton 
3.5 tons 
25 bushels... 
1 ton 
SO. 60 
4.00 
4.00 
.60 
16.00 
18.00 
18.00 
.95 
5.00 
S516.60 
590.40 
98.40 
112.20 
1.004.80 
667.80 
465. 50 
98.00 
3,553.70 
S709. 80 
600.00 
135. 20 
1,225.60 
518. 40 
642.60 
232.75 
49.00 
4,113.35 
CONCLUSION. 
It is plain to be seen from this comparison that the consideration 
of the labor requirements of a farm in working out any plan of farm 
organization and carrying the plan into operation is not the least 
important factor in farm management. Too many times this matter 
has received very little attention, particularly with farmers with but 
little farm experience. A study of these questions gives a basis of 
increasing labor efficiency. The real object of this bulletin is not to 
show what the farmers in Chester County are doing, but to illustrate 
principles which may be applied anywhere in devising a cropping 
system for efficient utilization of labor. 
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