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BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPABTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Method 51. 
This crew bales 5 tons more per day than the crew used in method 
50. Twenty tons per day is about all a sweep rake will handle. In 
order to bale 5 more tons, it is necessary to use 2 sweep rakes and 
more men at the press. The press crew is kept very busy, but is 
not overworked, as a 4-man press crew would be. In this crew 
there is 1 engineer, 1 feeder, 2 pitchers, 2 wiremen, and 1 man to 
haul water and help about the press. This crew bales 1,800 tons per 
season. 
Work Chart 51. — Prairie hay baled from the windrow ivith steam press. 
[This crew bales 1,800 tons per year.] 
Operation 
Men 
Teams 
Time required 
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Mowing 
Mowing 
Raking 
Push raking 
Push raking 
Press crew: 
Pitching 
Pitching 
Feeding 
Wiring 
Wiring 
Engineer 
Hauling water. 
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C 
D 
E 
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G 
H 
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K 
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c 
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Twelve men and 12 horses bale 25 tons (25 acres) per day. Yield, 1 ton per acre. Man-hours 4.80, team- 
hours 2.40 per ton. Labor cost, $1.44 per ton. Total cost, including wire, $1.69 per ton. 
