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BULLETIN 1000, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
HOURS 
JAN. 
10 20 
FEB 
10 20 
MAR 
10 20 
APR 
10 20 
MAY 
10 20 
JUN. 
10 20 
JUL. 
10 20 
AUG. 
10 20 
SEPT. 
10 20 
OCT. 
10 20 
NOV. 
10 20 
DEC 
10 2C 
• HOURS 
11 
10 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 

HOURS 
11 
10 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 

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_ 11 
- 10 
- 9 
- 8 
- 7 
- 6 
- 5 
- 4 
- 3 
2 
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HOURS 
- 11 
- 10 
- 9 
- 8 
- 7 
- 6 
5 
- 4 
- 3 
- 2 
- 1 
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COTTON 
BA-SED ON COST ACCOUNTING DATA 
FROM 
CENTRAL ALABAMA 
MAN LABOR 
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1 
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8.0 | 6.7 j 7.1 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 1 1 .2 | 3.5 | 4.1 
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION 
16.2 
24,8 
11.4 
17.2 
12.3 
10.3 
2.5 
2.5 
1.3 
1.4 
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HORSE LABOR 
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11 HI P 
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1 
II 
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10 20 
JAN. 
10 20 
FEB. 
10 20 
MAR. 
10 20 
APR 
10 20 
MAY 
10 20 
JUN. 
10 20 
JUL 
10 20 
AUG. 
10 20 
SEPT. 
10 20 
OCT 
10 20 
NOV. 
10 2C 
DEC 
Fig. 3.— Distribution of man labor and horse labor for one farm during a series of years, representing the 
production of 25 acres of cotton annually. Large type machinery used. Black bars indicate total hours 
spent per acre during 10-day periods. 
