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Table 'XN .—Summary of labor practices in the Dakotas, spring wheat, 1919. 
Grand Forks Countv, 
N. Dak. 
Morton County, N 
.Dak. 
Sprak County, S. 
Dak. 
Practice. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.i 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age. 1 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.i 
Average 
hours per 
acre. 
Manure 
Per 
cert. 
72 
ICO 
8 
67 
Per 
cent. 
i 
5 
26 
Man. 
9.4 
1.7 
1.4 
1.0 
Horse. 
■21.8 
9.0 
----- 
Per 
cent. 
67 
85 
13 
77 
5 
90 
38 
10 
33 
90 
95 
100 
Per 
cent. 
8 
68 
11 
31 
11 
82 
36 
10 
34 
90 
94 
100 
Man. 
10.9 
2.4 
1.1 
1.3 
.4 
.8 
.5 
.6 
.1 
.3 
-1 
.6 
Horse. 
20.1 
12.0 
'"'o'.h' 
■"3.'2' 
2.0 
"'i'.i' 
Per 
cent. 
72 
98 
15 
78 
2 
98 
42 
5 
18 
68 
78 
100 
5 
82 
8 
25 
2 
85 
22 
85 
Per 
cent. 
7 
60 
14 
25 
.3 
94 
37 
18 
25 
68 
71 
97 
3 
68 
10 
20 
2 
79 
27 
81 
Man. 
11.2 
2.0 
1.0 
.8 
.5 
.3 
.2 
.4 
.1 
.2 
.1 
.6 
1.2 
.7 
1.1 
2.7 
2.4 
.9 
.1 
1.0 
Horse. 
21. b 
Plow - . 
10.8 
Plow (tractor) 
Disk 2 
3.8 
Disk (tractor) 
Harrow (spike)^ 
69 
21 
21 
38 
77 
82 
100 
65 
16 
8 
37 
74 
71 
100 
.4 
.2 
.4 
.1 
.3 
.1 
.5 
2.0 
1.0 
1.9 
.2 
"'i'o' 
1.7 
Harrow after drill (spike) . 
Roll 
1.2 
1.9 
Haul seed 
.2 
Clean seed 
Treat seed 
Drillseed 
2.6 
Drill (tractor) 
Cut 
100 
100 
.6 
2.5 
18 
10 
.7 
2.7 
2.8 
90 
90 
2.5 
4.3 
4.6 
Head and stack (tractor ) . 

1.3 
Shock 
100 
33 
100 
100 
36 
100 
.7 
.1 
18 
8 
5 
13 
97 
87 
90 
13 
9 
3 
3 
8 
a 97 
a 92 
93 
7 
.7 
.2 
1.3 
1.6 
.4 
.2 
.7 
.2 
**"2.'6' 
'.A 
1.5 
.5 
Peshock 
Shock-thrash.. 
1.9 
Stack 
Stack-thrash 
25 
80 
80 
56 
19 
50 
50 
50 
.3 
.6 
.8 
.7 
Haul to granary 
67 
69 
67 
b32 
35 
65 
.5 
. 7 
.5 
.9 
2.1 
1.4 
1.1 
Haul to market (from 
1.6 
Haul to market (from 
machine) . . 
1 5 
1 Thrashing and hauling percentages are based upon bushels. 
2 Disking was done 1.3 times in Grand Forks County, 1.2 times in Morton County, and 1.1 times in 
Spink Coimty. 
3 Harrowing was done 1.5 times in Grand Forks County, 1.8 times in Morton County, and 1.4 times in 
Spink County. 
■i Contract. 
a Some grain was thrashed into bins. 
Table XVI. — Summary of labor practices 
in Minnesota, spring wheat, 1919. 
Clay County. 
Traverse County. 
Practice. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age.i 
Average hours 
per acre. 
Rec- 
ords. 
Acre- 
age. 1 
Average hours 
per acre. 
Percent. 
11 
85 
26 
69 
10 
85 
10 
5 
10 
51 
5 
8 
44 
79 
44 
100 
97 
5 
100 
46 
100 
Per cent. 
9 
48 
41 
26 
5 
59 
13 
3 
28 
38 
3 
4 
50 
82 
36 
100 
88 
12 
100 
38 
100 
Man. 
10.2 
2.2 
1.1 
1.1 
.6 
.4 
.2 
.8 
.5 
_ 2 
.4 
.8 
.1 
.2 
.1 
.6 
.7 
1.7 
'.2 
1.4 
Horse. 
31.4 
11.2 
"'i'h' 
"'i."8' 
"'3.'2' 
Per cent. 
76 
93 
12 
43 
5 
95 
5 
Percent. 
11 
82 
11 
14 
3 
93 
7 
Man. 
11.0 
2.2 
1.7 
1.5 
.6 
.5 
.2 
Horse. 
29.8 
Plow 
11.3 
Plow (tractor) 
Disk2 
6.0 
Disk (tractor) 
Harrow (spike)^ 
2.1 
Harrow (spike) tractor 
H'arrow spring 
Harrow after drill (spike) 
1.0 
52 
57 
.3 
L2 
Harrow after drill tractor... 
Roll 
3.1 
"'2' I' 
2.9 
2 
17 
64 
79 
100 
95 
7 
100 
52 
86 
14 
14 
90 
90 
24 
1 
16 
61 
75 
100 
92 
8 
100 
47 
91 
10 
9 
86 
86 
14 
.5 
.1 
.3 
.1 
.6 
.7 
1.1 
.9 
.2 
1.3 
2.8 
.9 
.4 
1.0 
.7 
2.0 
.2 
Clean seed 
Treat seed 
Drill seed 
2.4 
Cut 
2.9 
Cut (tractor) 
Shock 
Reshock . 
Shock-thrash.. 
2.6 
Stack 
3.8 
Stack-thrash 
Haul to granary 
74 
74 
56 
63 
63 
37 
.3 
.8 
.4 
.6 
1.7 
.8 
.7 
Haul to market (from granary) 
Haul to market (from machine) 
2.0 
1.3 
1 Thrashing and hauling percentage are based upon bushels. 
2 Disking was done 1.2 times in Clay County and 1.3 times in Traverse County. 
» Harrowing was done 1 .6 times in Clay County and 1.7 times in Traverse County. 
