NORMAL DAYS WORK FOR VARIOUS FARM OPERATIONS. 
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three men, 10 per cent; those for four men, 10 per cent; those for five 
men, 10 per cent for the 6-horse crews; and those for 6 men were 
raised 10 per cent or more. From the adjusted acreages the daily 
duty of any combination of men and horses can be ascertained. 
Table XXX. — A normal day's work in hauling hay from cocks to barn, giving the average 
daily acreage reported for the crews most frequently used and adjusted work factors for 
each crew. 
[Net hours in the field, 9.38.] 
Number 
of horses. 
Unloading by hand. 
Unloading with sling or fork. 
Number of men. 
Acreage 
per day. 
Number 
averaged. 
Adjusted 
acreage. 
Acreage 
per day. 
Number 
averaged. 
Adjusted 
acreage. 
2 
2 
4 
2 
4 
4 
6 
4 
6 
4 
6 
8 
4.39 
5.30 
4.55 
6.14 
7.17 
9.33 
7.70 
9.71 
8.03 
9.11 
5.00 
398 
15 
331 
55 
84 
3 
22 
7 
19 
9 
1 
3.50 
4.30 
3.90 
4.75 
6.45 
7.25 
7.70 
8.66 
8.80 
9.85 
10.80 
6.14 
7.94 
6.44 
8.16 
10.14 
14.25 
10.70 
12.33 
10.52 
11.53 
11.60 
287 
17 
315 
70 
77 
4 
30 
12 
22 
15 
5 
4.90 
3 
6.10 
5.50 
4 
6.65 
9.10 
5 
10.25 
10.70 
6 
11.90 
12.45 
13.60 
14.80 
In stacking hay in the field with the aid of sweep rakes or hay 
buckers 32 per cent of farmers use a crew of four men and about 
equal numbers use three and five man crews, while only 9 per cent 
undertake the operation with two men. From the limited number 
reporting this method of making hay it appears that two, four, and 
six horses are equally common. Comparison of the results attained 
in haying with sweep rakes and without them shows an advantage 
in favor of this simple and inexpensive addition to the equipment of 
about 40 per cent, while much of the cost of raking and cocking is 
also eliminated. Analysis of this data also shows decreasing efficiency 
per man and per horse as the crews become larger 
In Table XXXI the original averages for the most common crews 
used in stacking hay with sweep rakes are given, together with 
adjusted acreages for each of these crews. From this table the 
daily duty of crews of any size can be ascertained. In arriving at 
the adjusted acreages the original data for the smaller crews were 
reduced from 10 to 20 per cent more than that for the larger crews. 
In Table XXXI the data for stacking hay in the field by hand have 
been brought together by the same method used for other haying 
tables. The reported acreages for the smaller crews have been 
reduced, while some of the acreages for the larger crews have been 
raised, in arriving at the table of adjusted factors set out in the last 
column. 
