54 BULLETIN 1421, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE 36.—Cultural practices and labor expended per operation in the preduction 
of wheat, 1921 
Average hours of 
: Racer Rasen G. a Bae ES acre 
j age o age oO imes once over 
Operations total total over 
records | acreage ae 
Man Horse 
@lean:ditcheSs- 2s Be a a 100 97 1.0 1.0 0.1 
IVEATIUTG 2 3 ee eee 33 39 1.0 2.4 4.5 
Grown alialige 20 Weare a ee ee ates eee 6 8 1.0 ET 7.4 
PO Wo ee a a ee eee ee tee om eee 98 93 1.0 4.1 14.2 
Disktst! <= es hae Se eee 34 34 1.5 .8 3.4 
Elarrow (Spik6) 2 =<) ee a a ee a 99 94 Pe Pe .6 251. 
Harrow (spring) -_____- pea, Sian ea CR LY en een 23 30 1.4 ay 2.6 
WR Sy Die de a ee 79 81 15) .9 3.2 
Blgatocs =e a! rR ae a ee ae ee 17 15 2 .8 3.1 
TE ee iat Me gil tae en 28 36 1, & ar 1.9 
Fiaulsseed 2 SB eirkte oo ae = ss Ale ee 73 73 1.0 ae, oh 
Gleam: seed! Sere Ses Fae de ee ae all See 8 9 1.0 Si et eee 
TET GAG SCCd: es oe SP EE EE a oe ee ee eee 94 94 1.0 si2j|_ aoa ee 
Drill: seeds. Se. Ss Oe oo Se i es 100 100 1.0 .8 2.8 
Gormugate 2222 2 a Be ee ee eee 100 100 1.0 1.0 29k 
Trrigate See See Se ee eae ren 100 100 2.6 iS Scib=see eee 
Gurbih Cee PSO Re TR Ree 32 Se eee hs el a a eae 84 89 1.0 1.0 3.9 
Shock: Wave ea Pee Se eee eee 100 99 1.0 12: Qe} ee ei ee 
Stae@k.. = <ct Mah eee oe Oss Se gt ee a eee 18 11 1.0 4.9 4.9 
Brau fel 2 eS ee a ee 2 ee eee 89 94 1.0 a2. .4 
Shock-threshtere: = 1a Bites roe aie ee eee oe ene 80 80 1.0 4.7 5.6 
Staek-Chresht ss «tine ere a oe ere a ae ee 12 11 1.0 | 2::2),\ eee 
Contract=thresh20 56 aes” ee Se Ga eee 8 9 | eee \y teee awl oe Ee ee 
Earl GOmaT ATG Ge oe i Se a a eee 51 351 1.0 4 Se 
Rati tOs SAAT yao ler ee eee aes 49 3 49 1.0 3 .4 
Haultrom-coranary: tomarkets = 2 ee 49 3 49 1.0 5 rat 
1 Sixteen per cent of the farmers hired their wheat cut and 11 per cent of the acreage harvested was 
hired cut. 
2 The price paid for contract threshing covered the hauling of the grain from the shock to the thresher. 
3 The hauling percentages are based on bushels. 
TABLE 37.— Cultural practices and labor expended per operation in the production 
of alfalfa hay, 1921 
Average hours of 
res BROT ae rae ber acre 
: age oO age o imes once over 
Operations total total over 
records | acreage 
@lean GieECH CS sae Se a are eee ees 97 99 1.0 ea OC, 0.0 
Wanuret:2 pat. ier eee eee. are ese ee ee 1 (1) 1.0 10. 0 10. 0 
Remove rash. tit ae ee a at ea ee 7 9 1.0 9 TZ 
Renovate: 222. Fas. Be Se ees Bol ie Saeed Se Se 4 9 I inl 1.4 4.1 
LALbO Wiebe al eS Iie ae eae 2 2 1.8 1.6 4.7 
DF) cea ceca a ie ie pe pet SE ee apelin Cin 1 1 1.0 10 4.0 
Seedt ciel Cece ee ep eee aes SEES. eS ee 19 17 1.0 Si 212 
Corrugapen te oe ete Baa ae ea ie ee ee pe 89 91 1.0 2 2.5 
Irrigatett2 is. oe SEeeaes Stes Se esas eee ee 100! 100 4.3 EO} ae 
MiGwe shirStieuttin maa eas ae eee eee © renee 100 100 1.0 1,2 2.4 
Rake and! Dune sind = eee oe beet een een send 100 100 det By 1.4 
SHOCK: 2 2ec8" 9 ieee SS Tie eee eee Gee aa eee a8 60 53 1.0 1-32: 
SEEN Coen Reap = Set ee Wipe eee a Nr SN el te 100 100 1.0 5, 0 5.9 
Mow, Second cuttine a5 tits Hote ee i eae 100 100 10 £2 2.4 
Vakera nash Chics 2p se ers oe Se 2 ee 100 100 Tesh ma 1.3 
SHO Ck pee oA ea ecg rae ee a aaa e Se eee en Gee 60 53 1.0 oh eee 
Stick: ful wish: awe Pepe inc ters Wee ee See eR Ee se ce 100 100 1.0 48 5.8 
Mow: cboirdsCuitiin pp = ree ee Oo ee ee oe eee ee 100 100 1.0 1.2 2.4 
Rake'and! pun ch2 2. ear ee eee eee 100 100 1.1 oie 1.3 
Shockoe ou bars ea a aah a er eee ees 9 60 53 1.0 je Oy eee 
Stack. 2: be Pare eS caren dae poe a etn eee 100 100 1.0 San 4.4 
e 
1 Less than one-half of 1 per cent. 
