32 BULLETIN 896, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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HARROW, OR WEED. 
This work occurred between the planting period and the time 
when the cotton was large enough to chop. The implement used 
consists of a small one-horse A harrow, and sometimes a spike- 
tooth harrow. Weeding was done on 41 per cent of all farms. (See 
Table XXVIII.) 
Taste XXVIII.—dHarrow, or weed. 
Reporting. Acres per farm. Crew. Hours per acre. 
State and county. < Per ; ‘ rs Tikes 
; um- | cent 0 n OV- : 
ber. tetal | cotton.} ered. Man. | Mule. | Man. | Mule. 
records. 
Georgia: 
Laurens County ........- 72 85 | 46.81] 45.90 iba 1 1.0 ils 7 ilsz/ 
Greene County.........- 28 36 | 68.89] 66.25 lil 1 ie 1.8 2.0 
Sumter County-......:.- 14 18 | 87.71 | 81.64 il, 1 1.4 1S 5) 2.0 
Alabama: 
Tallapoosa County.....- 36 40 | 12.07] 12.07 1.0 1 1.0 2.2 ne 
Marshall County......... @ 80 | 13.84] 13.84 Ne? 1 1.0 1.8 1.8 
iMaleiCountye-se*seanee es 12 - 13 | 25.92) 24.50 1.0 1 ik @ 2.0 2.0 
South Carolina: 
Anderson County.-.-...-. 71 80 | 33.89 | 32.79 2 ail sil 2.0 Delt 
Texas: 
HP MisiCounty=ss- se ee 21 28 | 130.71 | 79.43 1.2 1 2.0 .6 ee 
RuskaC ounithysees= se eee 20 27 34. 35 31.10 1.0 1 1.4 ie 3} ils 7 
In nearly all districts the bulk of the harrowing and weeding was 
done with a crew of one man and one mule. 
BAR OFF. 
This operation, which precedes chopping cotton, is usually done 
with a small turning plow. This implement is run on either side of 
the cotton row, throwing the loose earth to the center and leaving 
the young cotton plants standing upon a narrow ridge. By doing 
te the plants are placed in a position which facilitates the work of 
“chopping out.” There were two districts in which no barring off 
was reported. Barring off occurred.on 59 per cent of all an 
(See Table X XIX.) 
TaBLeE XXIX.—Bar off. 
Reporting. Acres per farm. : Crew. Hours per acre. 
State and county. : oe Per : . pes 
um- | cent o n Cov- ; 
ber. total |cotton.) ered. Man. | Mule. | Man. | Mule. 
records. 
Georgia: 
Laurens County........- 60 TAL AT AO) = Ale Barf 1.0 1 1.1 2.9 Sw 
Greene County .........- 67 86 54.15 54.15 le) 1 10 3.4 3.4 
Sumter County Ly ren pres 77 O6n | SO 2s 51s | S186 10 1 1.0 Bh See 
Alabama: 
Tallapoosa County ..... 68 76 | 12.93 | 12.93 1.0 1 1.0 335 7 oa 
Marshall County... ....- 80 89 14.18 | 14.18 1.0 1 1.0 3 shod 
DaleiCounty... 2-25 2a 90 100 | 13.63] 13.63 1.0 1 1.0 3.4 3.4 
South Carolina: 
Anderson County...... 4. 18 20 | 32.42] 27.69 1.0 1 1.0 3.9 3.9 
Texas: 
IS kNC@ounty.....--....-25- 39 52 | 35.97] 34.03 el 1 1167) 2.9 3.2 
