THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. 33 
The barring off was done on the majority of farms with a crew of 
one man and one mule. In two districts there were a few growers 
~ who used a crew of one man and two mules. The normal amount of 
man labor required in performing the operation was approximately 
three hours per acre for a majority of the districts. 
eo CHOP COTTON. 
Sufficient cotton seed is planted to give a thick stand of plants, 
thereby necessitating considerable thinning when the young cotton 
has attained the proper growth. It is the custom to chop out these 
extra plants with a hoe, leaving the desired stand. This operation 
involves hand labor exclusively. Chopping out was done in part by 
the operator and his family, some by wage labor, and some on a con- 
tract basis. (See Table XXX.) 
OM DODO ODrbv 
Fig. 11.—Chopping cotton. 
Chopping begins some time in April for the early areas and it may 
extend well into June in the districts where the planting is done com- 
paratively late. (See fig. 11.) 
TaBLE XX X.—Chop cotton. 
Reporting. Acres per farm. 
12 Cc Ti ie an 
er Trew imes | hours 
State and county. Num- | cent of| In cot- | Chopped | Chopped | (many.| over. per 
ber. total | ton. De Nee Dy wae acre. 
records. BOE: rae 
Georgia: ee 
Waunvens Counbty:-=--- .-55-- 80 94) 47,95 41.59 6. 36 1 1.0 9. 
Greene County sass seen ee 78 100 | 53.17 30. 30 22.87 1 1.0 12. 
. Sumter Countycs 7. -52-- 2: 80 100 | 52.36 35, 25 17.11 1 1.0 11. 
» Alabama: 
Tallapoosa County........... 89 LOON ASS 11.58 1.55 1 1.0 13. 
Marshalli@ounty. =... 2-222 5: 90 100} 13.88 12. 37 1.51 1 eat 10. 
Wale: Countyasss- =. 2 css ase. 90 100 | 13.63 10, 34 3. 29 1 1.0 11. 
South Carolina: 
Anderson County ..-....--.-.- 89 100 | 32.20 27.38 4.82 1 1.0 12: 
Barnwell County .........--.- 91 100 | 43.25 25.98 Lea P47 if ot 10. 
Texas: 
MPSCounty= 25. se eees 75 100 | 108. 64 1085645) pases ee 1 1.0 7.5 
IRUSkaCOunG yes ee 75 100 | 34.24 See leosaaccosc 1 1.0 9.9 
