HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOR COSTS. 
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Method 41. 
This crew is composed of 6 men, only three men being used at the 
p ress _l to feed, 1 to pitch, and 1 to wire the bales. The mower 
cuts 10 acres in 7} hours. The pitcher works much harder than when 
4 men are used at the press, and it is customary for the three men at 
the press to change places frequently to lighten the work on the 
pitcher. This crew will bale 600 tons of prairie hay per season. 
Work Chart 41. — Prairie hay baled from the windrow with horse press (Oklahoma). 
[This crew bales 600 tons per year.] 
Operation 
Men 
Time required 
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Raking 
Push raking 
Press crew: 
Pitching 
Feeding. , ..... 
Wiring 
Driving 
Six men and 8 horses bale 10 tons (10 acres) per day. Yield, 1 ton per acre. Man-hours 6, team-hours 
4 per ton. Labor cost, $2 per ton. Cost of labor and wire, $2.20 per ton. 
Method 42. 
This method is used by a crew which makes a business of custom 
baling and works throughout the haying season pressing prairie hay. 
The mower is kept busy all day, and the sulky rake half a day. Four 
men work at the press, and with a yield of 1 ton per acre, 10 tons are 
baled each day. The rake team and drivar are idle half a day, but 
can be used to help haul the baled hay to warehouse or car at shipping 
point. 
This type of crew is very common in Oklahoma and other parts of 
the Middle West. 
