UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 528 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
April 13, 1917 
SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR 
IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA. 
By 
GEORGE A. BILLINGS, Agriculturist 
CONTENTS 
Part I-CHESTER COUNTY (PA.) DATA 
Territory Surveyed and Method Used . 2 
Labor Efficiency as Affected by Soil, To- 
pography, and Field Arrangement . . 3 
Typea of Fanning 4 
Available Time for Field Operations . . 8 
Page 
Period of Performing Field Operations . 9 
Succession of Operations 9 
Crews and Machinery ........ 11 
Summary of Labor Requirements of 
. Crops 17 
Part H— HOW TO USE THE FOREGOING DATA. 
Description of Farm Selected . .... 20 
Determining Labor Requirements of Old 
System 22 
Replanning Cropping System ..... 25 
Comparative Labor Requirements ... 28 
Comparative Returns 28 
Conclusion 29 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
