94. BULLETIN 385, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLE 8.—Labor on cotton, Coastal Plain region, Georgia. 
[85 records, average yield 0.63 bale per acre.] 
: Man- Mule- | = = = 
Cut stalks, plow, harrow...... 8.3 17.6 || Haul to gin (average haul 2.5 
Ma yaOt bed etCeaa- sean cesses 4,2 4.8 miles), 225 bales per day.... 2.8 5.6 
Plant, fertilize, and cultivate... 18.1 18.8 || Marketing lint...-........... 1.9 3.8 
Choprandthoeterasceee-eeeeese SCS a ees | |—___—__ 
Picking (average 150 pounds Total 2s ssseeeocce 111.8 50.6 
perday) ew ease Se eee GSsOLREE cess 
The number of man-hours may be reduced by using more mules and the yield may 
be increased by better practice. The increased yield would require more picking 
and possibly leave the total man-hours much the same. Pupils’ records on cotton 
projects should prove helpful. 
Man-hours of labor on potato crop.—A few districts selected from those covered by 
farm management studies will demonstrate the variations in the amount of labor 
required to raise an acre of potatoes in different parts of the country. A large number 
of farms were averaged in each section and in each case there was much variation 
even in the same county. These statistics are based on areas large enough to lead us 
to expect efficient use of labor. The number of horses used may account for some 
variations, soil conditions and methods for others. In some cases the picking up 
was done by contract labor but this is not averaged in with the other fields. Where 
contract labor is used the figures would be of little value for school estimates. 
The following districts were selected as showing enough variation and a sufficient 
number of farms to be representative: Districts—1, Aroostook County, Me.;2, Steuben 
and Schuyler Counties, N. Y.; 3, Waushare, Portage, and Waupaca Counties, Wis.; 
4, Clay County, Minn.; 5, Monmouth County, N. J. (cover crop); 6, Charleston County, 
S. C.; 7, St. Johns County, Fla.; 8 Montrose County, Colo. (irrigated). The labor 
variations in these districts were as follows: 
TaBLE 9.— Variations in amount of labor required for different operations in raising 
an acre of potatoes. 
~ Man-hours per acre by districts. 
Processes. 
1 2 3 Bt 5 6 7 8 
Clearingulantd ac saci <2fe ac sian tare sisiste'saiel| Gas sooeerl| ese gereeell See cera ber eeeers 1.5 2.9 os ON neces 
IPlOWwANGe ose e eck oe see a cee 5.3 5.3 3.6 2.6 3.2 5.4] - 4.2 jae 
Preparing, seed hed <2 .-7.--2--------- 5.3 7.4 2.1 1.0 3.7 4.7 6.6 1.5 
Hawlinevertilizenssersaceca-eeeee aces 3.4 TAOnfoenocere seers ae 1.8 4.0 Gr Ob | eeeeeee 
IPTEPAEALIOMORSCEG las nee eee cee 6.6 4.3 3.2 3.7 Gael ers 7.0 
Applying fertilizers eee meseree eee seeieeee 6M 6 eeccage| bacdadoallobcosene 2.0 2 OS nose 
Plantings machines 2 sae stece aoe 2.9 ope eerste re toare 1.6 CAMA Se osees 3.7 2.8 
Planting “hand! coece eee asec seman steerer 3.5 Bhd EGodessdloeeuadad 6.7 if OLOR | eeeecers 
Harrowing, aiter planting) .- 22. -5-|--2- sei 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.4 1.4 Ue@ 6.0 
Cultivating. S ee eae eeecsee 13.7 17.3 9.8 6.8 14.2 26.0 10.9 10.2 
Sprayanemachinemstseesseeecisceecee CHU eecoadae 1.6 8 1.0 3.2 Dee 1.0 
Spraying, hande os se Cae sew sete oe Ser] Sere ste eva] eee eer emea | eine rete ener eee ieee tte 4a) ae cena peeesees 
Digoinesmachiness sp eesececeercsesee 4.3 2.5 2.3 19 2.6 BUA Peseeanc 2.2 
Digeine hand s.. 2skes se eaneeee aces eee LQ S2)i|n:sc's a rcis| Nome’ cierellcicierereee 18.7 2858) | tomisciaee 
Pickinep by hands seeeeeee seeeeee 16.4 13.5 oes 20.0 27.7 7 ed 
Hauling and marketing.............- 12.4 15.0 18.0 17.8 8.3 6.4 8.8 21.9 
Prrigating oes coe ce 8 SS STs eee Sete SE tors creretal| circ ers eieetetsoey creases 5.5 
Contract labor not included above. 
Total labor, maximum, 125 hours; minimum, 29 hours. 
Average for Aroostook County, Me., 67.5 hours. 
Variations in Minnesota district, 29 to 80 hours. 
Variations in Wisconsin district, 36 to 109 hours. 
Other potato data will be found in the body of the text on page 4. 
