HAYMAKING CKEWS AND LABOR COSTS. 
Work C har t 46. — Prairie hay baled from the windrow with horse press {Oklahoma). 
[This crew is operated by a custom baler.] 
43 
Operation 
Men 
Teams 
Time required 
6 7 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 k 5 6 
Mowing. 
Mowing. 
Raking. 
Push rakiag 
Press crew: 
Pitching 
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Wiring 
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B 
C 
D 
E 
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b 
c 
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Eight men and 10 horses bale 10 tons (20 acres) per day. Yield, 0.50 ton per acre. Man-hours 8, team- 
hours 5 per ton. Labor cost, $2.60 per ton. Cost of labor and wire, $2.85 per ton. 
Method 47. 
This crew, with a yield of 1J tons of Johnson grass hay per acre, 
will bale 15 tons of hay per day of 11 hours, if a good day's run is 
made. This record is high for a crew of this size, but with a " three- 
stroke' 7 press and everybody working hard, it is possible to bale out 
15 tons. It is customary, with this output, to change teams on the 
press. A driver, a boy, handles the press team, which insures 
keeping the press going at its maximum speed. 
Work Chart 47. — Johnson grass baled from the windrow with horse press (Texas). 
Operation 
Men 
Teams 
Time required 
67S9 10 1112 1234.567 
Mowing 
Raking 
Push raking 
Press crew: 
Pitching 
Pitching 
Feeding 
Wiring 
Driving 
A 
B 
C 
D 
E 
F 
G 
H 
a 
b 
c 
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Seven men, 1 boy, and 8 horses bale 15 tons (12 acres) per day. Yield, 1.25 tons per acre. Man-hours 
5.50, team-hours 2.93 per ton. Labor cost, $1.68 per ton. Labor cost and wire, $1.93 per ton. 
