UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 578 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
February 9, 1918 
A STUDY OF HAYMAKING CREWS 
AND LABOR COSTS 
By 
H. B. McCLURE, Agriculturist 
CONTENTS 
Scope of Bulletin 2 
Explanation of Symbols Used ..... 3 
Crew Capacity 4 
Systems of Making Hay 4 
Hand Loading 4 
Systems of Making Hay— Continued 
Loading with Loader 12 
Stacking with Push Rakes and Stacker 22 
Baling from the Windrow 37 
Conclusion 50 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
