NORMAL DAYS WORK IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 
In Table X is shown the average acres of grain that can be set up 
in shocks by one man after a grain binder. The bulk of the straw 
influences the daily acreage to some extent. 
Table X. — A fair day's work for a man setting up grain in shocks after the grain binder. 
Yield. 
Acres. 
Number 
averaged. 
Straw. 
Grain. 
Tons. 
1.3 
1.4 
1.6 
1.7 
Bushels. 
20 
25 
30 
35 
7.7 
7.6 
7.4 
7.3 
278 
380 
313 
25 
THRESHING WHEAT. 
The amount of grain threshed daily is determined by the yield of 
the crop more than by any other condition. Table XI gives the daily 
duty of average crews in threshing wheat from shock in western New 
York. About 25 acres is a fair day's work, irrespective of yield, in 
threshing from shock. 
Table XI. — Threshing wheat from shock — A fair day's work with average crews. 
Yield. 
Crew. 
Bushels 
daily. 
Acres 
daily. 
Number 
averaged. 
Men. 
Horses. 
Bushels. 
0-20 
8 or 9 
9 or 10 
10 or 11 
4 or 6 
6 
4 or 6 
561.7 
715.3 
909.8 
24.3 
25.1 
25.3 
* 124 
244 
22 
21-30 
31 and over... 
Table XII gives the duty of average crews in threshing from 
stack or in barn, both for wheat and for oats. The yield here is the 
controlling element in the daily output. The crews reported ranged 
from 5 to 18 men. In this operation, scarcity of help makes it 
necessary at times to operate with too small a crew, while at other 
times, where the neighbors help each other, more men are available 
than are needed. A crew of 8 or 10 men should be ample if the grain 
is stacked or stored so as to be convenient to the machine. 
Table XII. — Threshing wheat and oats from stack or barn- 
crews. 
■Normal output of average 
Crew. 
Wheat. 
Oats. 
Number 
averaged. 
Men. 
Horses. 
Yield. 
Bushels. 
Yield. 
Bushels. 
8 or 9 
9 or 10 
9 or 10 
2 or 4 
2 or 4 
2 or 4 
20 
25 
30 
733 
855 
914 
35 
45 
55 
1,096 
1,269 
1,340 
97 
107 
124 
