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TaBLE 10.—Labor required per acre for strawberries, Bowling Green, Ky.1 
i | 
: Man- Horse- K Man- Horse- 
First year. hours. hours. | Second year. hours. hours. 
ete ees 
Manuress so. 22 State ae; 20.0 4020i| Mil Chinen soe eset ote 10.0 10 
BTC AKIN Gees se 3 tees 4.0 UD 2H eC Keser emcee pee ee S20 505 Beene 
Rie breakin oeeaseaee eee 4.0 125 | Backeandl grades ee S2HOReeeeeee 
DISK! FOE NI Ss ae A ie 225 (6) || INEM oor 6 Se oonscoccssesdce | NGO ess Goose 
Harrowing twice--.----.-...--- 2.0 YO) i} AeleyvlbnNe. (eos bocdonusecacbonwd 0 35 
LAN POI Unsl@scscansocadacseee 2.0 6.0 | Sue 33 
BTA Mee ne Less Yes S203 lev Uae Mle eh eee { ita 32 
SHH TOO), ee 49.5 49.5 Crossshatroweeseec seen er eee | 4.0 8 
24.0 48.0 Gultivate 50.0 50 
LOO Rees eae eee eee fen AQNOMIE Soe sacl |uis sateen Canitcd SiR Paes ema ea 25.0 50 
Ue ieee cr 
1 Two and three horse teams were used except in some of the cultivating. 
Since the picking and marketing is so large a part of the labor and must vary with 
the crop, totals would be of comparatively little value here. These items will serve 
as a guide in inspecting a record, however. 
TaBLE 11.—Selected miscellaneous estimates. 
[Adapted from studies in New York State.] 
< Man- Horse- = Man- Horse- 
Project. hours. | hours. Broject- hours. | hours. 
Hay and alfalfa, each cutting. . 10.0 LOSO)| Sheep mea ch sass. sence eco 5.0 0.3 
Corn, al] kinds, per acre.....- 60.0 70.0 |} Brood sow and pigs until 
Beans, per ackes.....2-<2=---: 50. 0 50.0 WeANOd.t-tesiee teeters cee c 30.0 5.0 
Potatoes, per acre.--.-.....---- 120.0 10050) || ‘Othemhogs, each= 322.2222 5: 5.0 1.0 
Root crops, per acre....------ 150.0 120°0)||/ Poultry, perhead= jss2.2-54-- 1.5 2 
Truck crops, per acre.....-.--- 150.0 150.0 || Pullets, per head.......-....-- 1.5 .2 
Truck crops (per $5 received) . 10.0 10.0 || Bees, per Syieibitlessesdagsadose 3.0 6 
(Con, GEN S35 cosdeduacseanaor 150.0 0.0 150.0 
20.0 || Retail milk, per cow......--.- 150. 
The following table copied from Farmers’ Bulletin 661, Method of Analyzing the 
Farm Business, gives standards which may be modified as local experience may render 
advisable: 
TABLE 12.—Approximate work units needed for the production of crops and in caring for 
live stock, etc., a work unit being a 10-hour day of man or horse labor. 
Work units (10-hour 
Operation. days): 
Man. Horse. 
Production of crops (per acre): 
Timothy, alfalfa, and clover hay, per cutting. ..-...-..-------...---++:------ 1 1 
Oats, wheat barley, rye, buckwheat, and miller-......----.:..:-.-.:---:-::- 2 3 
Corn husked from standing Stalks"corn-belt;States®.-enes=sm ss eee ase secicee = 2 to 3 5 
Connehuskedeinom:snOclkea sa sae sass eee aoe ew See ee WoneeSeesecssce 6 6 
COnmnOtisil Oma ae ne ee et EE: Ses eae el ee BAe ee 4 to 6 5to7 
Cornshusked Southern: Statestoso-e ces ece cca oo eee eens ee ee cece Sy tO 3to4 
EO UL bOCSaesrsnee eee ee pact setae eve teats (yok ie cree me ran d  auca a S 8 tol12 ar 10 
CONIOIE ono soe 5 aes Sane ie a sae ee eee re ec 8 tol2 4to6 
SUPATSDCOUS Sete aes eee oes esse Hebel os Gagan weiner Sah See oan 7 7 
AVEC OTS enn eee as a UNE eee NS eis ea eae ee inns Se DAR 4 2 
Cal oac cman a. wer ween cetera oly aaah es hay emis oy ew aiae De BE aA 2 13 12 
TE CATT UNS GAs cc eras SSS ee Seats ok Slee yt es ey Re no URS Ae 3 1 
Sorchum sown broadcastyeut {or Nay... 25...) 2- sce sense se ee es - 4 4 
PN OWACCONS er rete nara ete Ee Mah Meee ea Soe in Pe ale whl Se aiein w wielate 20 7 
TATE LOAN esses oe es ey aR a cat RO le RT) an eee Oe IO 5 5 
A [DDUOSSS SE BESS SEAS sete Ge ee a eb e ee ase Male ees 2 SA eS eee aon 15 5 
one for live stock (per year): 
EROTSES CCOLMEDOME Sta LOSnae nce. bane Meese ecoe a es See a 8 4 
LEONE = 1S ASUGIIO SIGS an Bowe sae oue # So mNenne Bae megee Caer See en So eae 12 4 
LUBIINY (COWS Lo3o 5s 3c SC RESO Ee SAECONES 48 Sapna Re Sain t-te en SE mena 15 to 20 1to2 
Young stock, cattle, colts, etc..-------------- 5 Rg R SY Facer ae ad Ty ond Estee a 2to 3 ae 
Manthaes’ corm belt States. -.-....... es +. .osice-.cceebe ciel else Eine Dra | 10 2 
PROHBNOR GS MASTOLIM OUALCS sais ocine aeearesier cto. = CCE ee hic in eee get 20 2 
enibroodssows.and raising. pigs to-weaning:.~- ~~ —-. 42 anew reise as 30 5 
TAD) ORGS Se RS a a a ee Oe eet CPt ae eR a, Oe ate Mee Uh a 50 | 5 
tOoichickens: @well cared! for) 32% -//-- ie see nee eb ee eee eet 15 to 25 | 1 
