8 BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Work Chart 4. — Timothy and clover loaded by hand and unloaded with horses (Iowa). 
[This method is adapted to 40 acres of hay .] 
Operation 
Men 
Teams 
Time required 
6 7 S 9 10 11 12 1 2 J k 56 
Moving 
Raking 
3unching 
Hauling 
Pitching 
Pitching 
Unloading 
Unloading 
A 
A 
A 
B 
C 
A 
(BC) 
(ABC) 
a 
a 
a 
b 
(b) 
a 
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Three men and 4 horses put up 6 tons (4 acres) per day. Yield, 1.50 per tons per acre. Man-hours 3.16, 
team-hours 2.33 per ton. Labor cost, per ton, $1,089. 
Method 5. 
A good system of management for a small crew, when it is desired 
to cut hay late in the afternoon. The dew or rain falling on hay thus 
freshly cut wall not be as injurious as if the hay were partly cured. It 
will require a 6-foot mower and a good, strong team to cut 6 acres in 4 
hours. However, the team can be speeded up, as the mowing is done 
in the coolest part of the day. 
The outstanding objection to this method is the long hours in the 
afternoon for A, who works 8 hours after 1 o'clock. In such a case, 
the farmer himself would naturally do the moving, since he could 
hardly expect a hired man to work so late. 
Work Chart 5. — Timothy and clover loaded by hand and unloaded with horse fork 
(New York). | 
[This method is used on 30 acres of hay, hut is adapted to 60 acres.jj 
Operation 
•Men. 
Time required 
6 7 S 9 10 11 12 1 2 3^56 78$ 
Uowing 
Raking 
Bunching 
Pitching 
Pitching 
Hauling 
Unloading 
A 
A 
A 
B 
C 
D 
(BCD) 
a 
a 
a 
b 
(b) 
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Four men and 4 horses put up 9 tons (6 acres) per day. Yield, 1.50 tons per acre. Man-hours 3.87, 
team-hours 1.89 per ton. Labor cost, per ton, $1,152. 
