SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR. 
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factor. Cultures can be applied at uo extra labor expense other 
than is required in the application to the seed. 
Table IX. — Creivs and duty of machinery in seeding and harvesting alfalfa {average of 18 
farms). 
Operation. 
Crew. 
Men. 
Horses 
Acres 
covered, 
10-hour 
day. 
Days per acre. 
10-hour day. 
Man. Horse. 
9-hour day. 
Man. Horse. 
Inoculating with soil 
Drilling seed alone 
Seeding (wheelbarrow machine) 
Mowing, 5-foot cut machine 2 . . . 
Mowing, 8-foot cut machine 
Tedding 
Raking, dump rake 
Raking, side delivery 
Cocking 
Capping 
Loading, hauling, and storing^ 
10 loads, 1J-2 tons yield 
15 loads, li— 2 tons yield 
16 loads, 1 J-2 tons yield 
12.00 
14.30 
9.50 
10.00 
15.00 
14.50 
17.00 
10.00 
6.00 
20.00 
5.50 
8.50 
9.00 
0.08 
.07 
.10 
.10 
.07 
.07 
.06 
.06 
.17 
.05 
.54 
.48 
.55 
0.16 
.14 
0.18 
.16 
.20 
.14 
.14 
.12 
.12 
.05 
.48 
.44 
.11 
.11 
.07 
.07 
.06 
.07 
.18 
.05 
.58 
.50 
.22 
.14 
.14 
.12 
.14 
.05 
.50 
.48 
i One-half of the seed sown lengthwise, the remainder town crosswise. 
2 This record is for the first cutting. Three cuttings are usually made, but the second and third 
cuttings are lighter, and will require less labor. 
3 Loaded by hand and unloaded with fork. The results will be somewhat reduced by using a hay 
loader. 
When hay caps are used, a cap 50 to 54 inches square, of light- 
weight canvas, is used. These may be weighted at their corners 
with stones or cement weights, or the cap may be fastened on the 
hay with wire pins. It is more convenient usually to distribute caps 
from a spring wagon or one-horse cart. 
SUMMARY OF LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF CROPS. 
In making use of the following figures on man and horse labor for 
the several operations in crop production, it is well to bear in mind 
that the data from which this tabulation was taken were collected 
from 165 farmers above the average of the county in progressiveness, 
receiving considerably more than the average net income. These 
men followed successful methods of soil and crop management, and 
in most cases laid emphasis on the careful preparation of the soil 
and careful cultivation. In some cases the number of hours per 
acre is greater than in some other regions. 1 They are, however, a 
good guide in estimating labor in this region or other regions having 
similar conditions. These summary figures are based on the prac- 
tice of the majority of the farmers, as averaged in the preceding 
tables. Hence, for any individual case where a system of farm 
practice is followed differing from that outlined, the labor require- 
ments can be revised and worked out from Tables III to IX. 
See "Farm Management," by Prof. G. F. Warren, of the College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 
