18 BULLETIN 896, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
will assist in bringing to the attention of the reader a few of the out- 
standing differences in cultural practices. This study will also pro- 
vide some fundamental facts concerning the normal time required 
for both man and mule labor in the more common field operations of 
cotton production. 
Tasie XIII.—Acres covered per day in various operations and seasonal distribution of 
labor. 
Most common 
crew. 
Operation. Bas Time of operation. 
Man. | Mule. 
Cut Stalks sere d 2 3 ee eee 1 2 5to 9 | Januaryand February. 
Haultertilizers c=" oa. ee ae een a eae eee ie 2 9to 15 | DecembertoFebruary. 
Distribute fertilizer... ps4 Se ae ee eee eee 1 1 4to 6 | March and April. 
IB Tea ene nance alge ae ae nee eee ee eee 1 2 1to 2 | November to March. 
Nar OW: seers ocean eta ata eee Be ee ae cee ee a ie 2 5 to 15 | February to April. 
Gay OMT OWS ree see ee ee ee 1 | 1 4to 8 Do. 
O Pen TOWSa ane oon Sa5ok shee Bese Tae see il 1 5to 6 Do. 
PINVOMIC Aen see see cane esa Sr eee ee eS ees 1 | 2 5 to 12 -Do. 
Bedtandebed esate oa aa ee 1 | 1 2to 5 | March and April. 
TEEEOY Tet CO K6 Ul (Seyi els emer eee mega eae Ss os Oe se 1 4to 8 Do. 
PAG Ree A ee ee os Sas So Sees ae ea te Se eres 1 1 5to 8 |-Apr.1toJunel. 
WCCO eae See co sarc crema nals Uys Son Ses See ree ia} 1 4to 8 | Aprilto June. 
WB ATAO hess eee Sees, ae ate ee Ac a ee ee ee 1 1 2to 4 | May and June. 
CRO Ds ee ret = aan we eG eee ee a fo) Stace en 2 to: 2 Do. 
Sid COLL OME sa ee Se eae nee corn eee: 1 1 3to 4- | Juneand July. 
Busi dless so. eee we gee et ome 1 1 5to 7 | Juneto August. 
15 (pee Sie 7 Oe ee er Pes eee ere ean Te ae | foliea sare Lore, Do. 
RIOWHOF CUILIVATC.. 5-2 5. een sae eee | ile 1 3 to 6 Do. 
Ha Ke Se Sete oe Bat” een ah ser tee Mae pen eS pee ie eee .2to.4 | Aug. 15to Dec. 25. 
Wiel ian denouse he. aie Bae eer eee ee are 1 2 4to 6 
JER NDU TT Royer tate ee OS ae ie oe eee as ne 1 2, 2to 5 
Marketlintesce 25-228 Se PIG REINS oink ea Sena ie eae 1 2 5 to 8 
In reporting the crew sizes for the various operations connected 
with the production of cotton, it will be observed that fractions occur 
in both the man and mule columns. These figures represent averages 
for all the farms performing the different classes of work. With many 
of these operations there was considerable variation in the crews that 
were employed. For instance, flat breaking was done with crews 
consisting of one man and one mule, one man and two mules, one 
“man and three mules, one man and four mules, and in a few eases - 
even larger crews were shown. By placing all farms within a given 
district together and by computing averages for the number of men 
and mules utilized in doing the flat breaking, fractions will of course 
occur, though in actual practice there is no such thing as a fractional 
unit. The dominance of certain crew sizes always exerts considerable 
influence upon the average which is obtained. It is of very great 
importance to know something about the distribution of the crew 
sizes for the different operations. That feature has been given 
special attention in the discussions which accompany each of the 
field practice tables. 
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