BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
other unloads the hay with a pitchfork. 
Work Chart 1. — Alfalfa loaded and unloaded by hand (Colorado). 
[This method is adapted to about 20 acres.] 
Operation 
Men 
1 Teams 
Time required 
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First day: 
Mowing 
Raking 
Second day: J 
Hauling.... T7T 
Pitching 
Unloading 
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Two men and two horses put up 2 tons (2 acres) per day, or 4 tons every other day. Yield 1 ton per 
acre. Man-hours 4.61, team-hours 3.12 per acre. Labor cost, per ton, SI. 546. 
Method 2. 
This small 2-man crew is hmited to 30 acres of tame hay in a 
haying season lasting 10 working days. If the haul is short and the 
pitcher is a fairly strong man, 4J tons can be put into the barn each 
afternoon. When unloading, the man who sticks the fork will have 
to drive team on hayfork, using a shQrt ladder to reach the ground, 
unless a woman, boy, or girl drives the team. If the hay is not 
tedded, the labor cost will be reduced about 18 cents per ton. This 
is a very good method for a small acreage of hay when two men can 
devote nearly all day to haying. 
Work Chart 2. — Timothy and clover loaded by hand and unloaded with horse fork (Wis- 
consin) . 
[This method is adapted to 30 acres.] 
Operation 
Men 
Teans 
Tirce required 
67S9 10 11 12 12 3^56 
Mowing 
A 
B 
B 
A 
B 
(AB) 
a 
b 
b 
a 
b 
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Tedding 
Raking 
Hauling 
Pitching 
Unloading 
Two men and four horses put up 4 
team-hours 3.77 per ton. Labor cost, 
.5 tons (3 acres) per day. Yield 1.5 tons per acre. Man-hours 3.77, 
per ton, SI. 508. 
