REQUIREMENTS OF FIELD CROPS. 13 
Table 6. — Cotton: Labor and material requirements per acre {821 records, 1919 crop). 
Yield. 
Man labor. 
Mule labor. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
Seed. 
Ferti- 
lizer. 
Region. 
Prior 
Prior 
Gin- 
ning 
rec- 
ords. 
Lint. 
Seed. 
to 
har- 
Har- 
vest. 
Total. 
to 
har- 
Har- 
vest. 
Total. 
charge. 
vest. 
vest. 
South Carolina: 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Hrs. 
Hrs. 
Hrs. 
Hrs. 
Ilrs. 
Hrs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
P.cwt. 
Anderson Co.a 
74 
286 
495 
80 
60 
110 
45 
14 
59 
35 
449 
$1. 00 
Barnwell Co. . 
Georgia: 
Laurens Co — 
76 
248 
408 
65 
52 
117 
41 
12 
53 
28 
699 
1.04 
77 
93 
168 
55 
23 
78 
39 
3 
42 
26 
254 
1.24 
Greene Co 
74 
225 
413 
63 
45 
108 
40 
8 
48 
37 
295 
1.11 
Mitchell Co.... 
50 
159' 
300 
61 
39 
100 
43 
5 
48 
30 
277 
1.07 
Alabama: 
Marshall Co... 
79 
272 
473 
70 
58 
128 
46 
11 
57 
31 
369 
1.02 
Lauderdale Co. 
84 
192 
345 
69 
51 
120 
47 
7 
54 
29 
168 
1.10 
Mississippi: 
Washington 
Co 
29 
171 
391 
87 
54 
141 
47 
5 
52 
35 
1.69 
Monroe Co 
49 
132 
238 
54 
34 
88 
35 
6 
41 
34 
"In" 
1.39 
Arkansas: 
Lee Co 
83 
174 
363 
109 
55 
164 
47 
8 
55 
34 
c 6 ) 
1. 35 
Texas: 
f c50 
1 
Ellis 
71 
<d29 
I «24 
V 134 
31 
15 
46 
29 
2 
31 
22 
1.80 
Rusk 
75 
61 
106 
48 
16 
64 
37 
3 
40 
22 
105 
1.87 
a On 34 owned farms producing wage cotton, man labor, mule labor, seed, fertilizer, and manure con- 
stituted 85 per cent of the total operating expense. By adding ginning to the foregoing list The operating 
expense amounted to 89 per cent of total cost, excluding interest on land. 
b In Monroe County, Miss., fertilizer was applied on only 13 farms; in Lee County, Ark., on only one. 
<* Picked cotton. 
dBollie cotton. 
e Unginned seed cotton. 
The total man labor requirements were exceptionally low in Ellis 
and Rusk Counties, Tex., and relatively low in Laurens County, Ga. 
(See Table 6.) It will be observed that comparatively small yields 
were reported for the farms surveyed in these counties, and this is 
reflected in the quantity of labor utilized in harvesting the crop. 
This factor also influenced the mule hours to a certain extent. 
Exceptionally high man labor requirements are given for Lee 
County, Ark., and Washington County, Miss. In both of these 
areas there was a considerable growth of grass and weeds during the 
early part of the summer and this necessitated much extra hoeing. 
This condition was somewhat unusual. 
The lowest average application of commercial fertilizer was 
reported for Monroe County, Miss.; the highest, in Barnwell County, 
S. C. Commercial fertilizers were used very generally in the latter 
State, while in Monroe County, Miss., fertilizer was used on very few 
of the farms. In Lee County, Ark., only one farm reported use of 
fertilizer, while farmers in Washington County, Miss., and Ellis 
County, Tex., did not use any. 1 
i Reference on cotton: 
Dept. Bulletin 492. An Economic Study of Farming in Sumter Co., Ga. 
Dept. Bulletin 511. Farm Practice in the Cultivation of Cotton. 
Dept. Bulletin 648. A Farm Management Survey in Brooks Co., Ga. 
Dept. Bulletin 651. A Farm Management Study in Anderson Co., S. C. 
Dept. Bulletin 659. A Farm Management Study of Cotton Farms in Ellis Co., Tex. 
