20 BULLETIN 89, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
represented approximately 20 per cent of the growers who were inter- 
viewed. Of the remaining 80 per cent, 60 per cent did the cutting 
with the stalk cutter, using mule or horse power. The remainder did 
the work by hand, using a stick ora hoe. The latter process is known 
as ‘knocking stalks.’’ The most common crew employed in stalk 
cutting consisted of one man and two mules. Under the average 
requirements, 5 to 9 acres would constitute a day’s work with the 
latter crew. (See figs. 3 and 4.) 
Fic. 3.—Knocking stalks, 
TABLE XV .—Cué stalks. 
Reporting. Acres per farm. Crew. Hours per acre. 
State and county. Per | 
Num- | cent | Incot-| Cov- 
ber. |oftotal} ton. | ered. Man. | Mule. | Man. Mule. 
records. 
Georgia: 
Laurens: Countyss-osss-eaee eee 78 92} 45.49} 45.04 if 2.0 1.3 2.6 
Greene) CountyAe eee eee 11 14} 85.00] 84.00 1 2.0 Tle3 2.6 
Sumter Countysee seen 42 53 | 59.48] 58.10 1 2.0 1.2 2.4 
Alabama: - 
Dallapoosa Countyse.s25--=- eee 2 OAs | TG aS Ne TGS as 1 ond 22 3.2 
MarshalliCountyaes -oseneecs- eee 77 86} 13.99] 13.99 1 2.0 1.2 2.4 
Dale County sess eee 49 54 16.65 15. 6S 1 2.0 1.4 2.8 
South Carolina: 
Anderson: County 924-24) eee 33 37 | 41.86] 33.65 1 2.0 1.2 2.4 
‘Barnwelli'County25. 4-2 eee 59 65 | 46.53 | 46.02 1 2.0 iol 2.2 
Texas: 
NilisiCountyac eee ee 60 80 | 106.68 | 84.62 13 2.4 1.0 2.2 
Rusk, County 2. . 2-25 eee 62 83 | 935.74) |) 3323 1 | 2.0 1.2 2.4 
HAUL AND SCATTER MANURE. 
A casual glance at Table XLIII showing the distribution of receipts 
from various enterprises on these farms will indicate that live stock did 
