COST OF PRODUCING WHEAT. 31 
Table XVIII. — Summary of labor practices in Missouri, winter ivheat, 1919. 
Saline County. 
lasper County. 
St 
Charles County. 
Practice. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.i 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.! 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.! 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Haul and fill gullies 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. 
Man. 
Horse. 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. 
Man. 
Horse. 
Per 
cent. 
32 
Per 
cent. 
Man. 
1.4 
Horse. 
2.3 
Cut stalks 
3 
24 
14 
79 
10 
3 
69 
7 
10 
7 
93 
5 
2 
8 
55 
13 
3 
43 
4 
8 
7 
86 
0.7 
8.9 
1.8 
3.2 
1.2 
.7 
1.3 
1.2 
.9 
1.3 
1.1 
1.4 
12.0 
7.0 
11.8 
2.1 
5.3 
"'i.'e' 
7.2 
4.2 
Manure . ... 
60 
3 
93 
17 
4 
2 
84 
12 
14.1 
1.2 
3.6 
2.3 
23.0 
4.8 
12.5 
68 
7 
11.0 
19.2 
Disk before plow 
Plow 
82 
32 
84 
32 
8 
5 
54 
23 
21 
16 
6 
5 
4.8 
1.7 
1. 7 
1.9 
.8 
.8 
15.7 
Plow (tractor) 
Plow land with cultiva- 
tor 
3.5 
Disk 2 
77 
3 
13 
51 
5 
10 
1.4 
.7 
.8 
5.4 
'■*3.'2" 
6.8 
Disk (tractor) 
Floating 
3.7 
Drag 
Harrow-spike (horse) 3 . . 
Harrow-spike (tractor) 
97 
3 
3 
13 
99 
3 
3 
16 
1.4 
.3 
.4 
.8 
5.6 
""i'e" 
2.6 
97 
5 
81 
5- 
1.6 
.3 
5.8 
Harrow after drill 
Roll: 
14 
9 
.8 
2.0 
37 
13 
27 
.9 
.3 
2.8 
Ditch 
.6 
3 
41 
55 
72 
100 
97 
7 
100 
76 
10 
90 
10 
14 
14 
86 
(■•) 
39 
55 
76 
100 
91 
9 
100 
77 
7 
94 
6 
14 
14 
86 
1.0 
.1 
.2 
.2 
.9 
1.3 
1.7 
2.3 
4! 4 
4.9 
2.6 
.4 
1.1 
1.1 
2.0 
.2 
■""2.' 9' 
5.2 
97 
37 
100 
3 
100 
100 
99 
34 
100 
6 
100 
100 
.3 
.2 
.2 
.2 
.9 
.9 
.5 
.4 
""'i's' 
3.8 
Haul seed 
24 
66 
32 
100 
92 
11 
100 
87 
19 
62 
24 
100 
87 
13 
100 
87 
.1 
.2 
.2 
1.0 
1.0 
1.2 
2.1 
.4 
.2 
Clean seed 
Treat seed . . 
Drill seed 
2.9 
Cut 
3.8 
Shock 
""4.'0" 
6.0 
.'4' 
2.2 
2.3 
100 
83 
23 
80 
23 
100 
100 
37 
100 
87 
20 
81 
19 
79 
79 
21 
2.0 
.2 
3.4 
3.3 
1.7 
.9 
2.2 
1.6 
■■"3." 9" 
4.0 
Reshock 
Stack 
Shock-thrash 
100 
100 
3.4 
4.1 
Stack-thrash 
1.2 
4.3 
3.1 
66 
71 
76 
31 
38 
62 
.9 
1.9 
2.0^ 
.6 
Haul to market (from 
granary) . ... 
3.6 
Haul to market (from 
2.9 
1 Thrashing and hauling percentages are based upon bushels. 
2 Disking was done 1.3 times in Saline Coimty, 1.2 times in Jasper County, and 1.4 times in St. Charles 
County. 
3 Harrowing was done 1.6 times in Saline County, 2.4 times in Jasper County, and 1.8 times in St, Charles 
County. 
i Less than one-half of 1 per cent. 
