SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES OF LABOR REQUIREMENTS. 
The following tables are selected with a view to assisting the school officials and 
teachers in three ways. In the first place, they tend to verify the statement that 
uniform records are not obtainable and that this problem is more or less local. It is 
also hoped that they give evidence of some of the factors which need consideration. 
Finally, it is probable that the selection and adoption of units and ratios from these 
tables may prove a good starting point in any community, these figures to be modified 
as local records are compiled. 
TaBLE 1.—Labor requirements for different crops. 
{Average number of hours by sections, and the average of all the sections; alsoman and horse labor rates.]! 
Tilinois New York Iowa Pennsylvania Total 
average. average. average. average. average. 
Enterprise. aN SIS | ra Nando RTC ee | OORT aR a es | ER eee 
Man. | Horse. | Man. | Horse.| Man. | Horse. | Man. | Horse. | Man. | Horse 
Corn (grain),peracre| 20.6 45.2 77.0 59.3 23.1 51.0 67.6 42.5 7.8 51.9 
Suages permacte sone aoc s 5. |= senioe 43.2 55.7 34.5 61.7 58.3 50.9 43.9 Beil 
Potatoes, PETACTO ess) e ae oa S| aclon eee On| eS lars 51.8 89.7 | 122.9 95.8 87.6 85. 6 
Alfalfa (harvesting) . 14.0 15.0 (3 cuttings) 22.9 31.6 34.4 19.6 20. 6 22.1 
Apples (bearing), per 
BOND bbs be soo qQueed sedaoubsl HeaUbDaE| bonoSe a6 Sassbe Gel bosaeres| hon soon ses cance bes ossne 162.3 53.4 
Horses, per animal 
Hint ee = seen ere 79.1 9.0} 118.7 6.3 99. 6 Sadeelpe lols asckiciact 101.8 (al 
Cous, per animal 
aS ee sesesecce 126. 2 16.8 | 153.4 ch 74 MueseSae|Saadsecal|l Lbs) 17.5} 142.0 12.3 
Poultry, per 100-hen 
UMN as* See erect] Coots coao eee e.cae 226. 6 1 AO ease es al aes Seaver a cars Aer Mies cms 128.5 16.0 
Manure, per ton.. lo 3.5 1.2 1.8 9 Ls 2.1 2.6 yD 2.4 
Oats, per ACKOtriL2 = = 11.4 21.9 ME 25. 2 14.6 PB 13) || Sos ancl ASB Bees 1557 23.7 
Wheat (seeding), per 
ACTOS ea s- he eee ae 7.0 27.3 10.6 21.5 4.9 18.7 12.3 27.7 9.0 22.6 
Wheat (harvesting), 
memaches-e seer oe 14.0 fag 9.9 7 12.5 12.5 25.1 23.4 12.3 11S 
Wheat (complete), 
WO ACKC Mae eye ee |store [laos seat 25.9 39. 2 15.9 Pose Gea eecg en Couen 20.9 31.0 
Beef cattle, per ani- | 
ORY TOL eae Se eee ieee eae ic Seta aiae (ae eames ee Sice Sey semen aremcperialasscie sera] s ascieeble 27.7 15.5 
Sheep, per animal | 
DIT Wea BSP se Sets Eaoqandos beabosde| beouséaelpenosene loos s505élloeascbuallascondce 33.9 6.7 
Peaches (bearing), | | 
DET ACIO se eee ees eae peers | ores Social cece serine [ater ecererats| orcvatctovsrar | ecis amets 90. 5 33.8 
Pears (bearing), per | 
WWeceokas soGees SONS Bees Tae Eo cee eS SO SEO [secre [ene ce aera gees er (acne ral (eres rs Bare 116.7 45.1 
Timothy hay, per | | 
POs tose RE eb onae a acer eee oes | etree et logoanssa Paco sseullbesscsas|bsoscsocllacosceas leet Or om 
Timothy seed, per | 
DOR ee es eus Son aeee nee. ee ects cya | a PSE eae bee ee sebecenelecredocalisoacoces 8.7 9.2 
Clover hay, per acre. soe aeons poseceee Bapebesa Gap ecsns oeeanee loecenersised Preeesee 12.3 12.2 
Mame eh a vApeleaCleriearer ss sea acs eo oe le oe ean Se SI Le Dale ee Silas eae yer 9.6 9.1 
$0.127 | $0.123 |2$0.091 |2$0.072 | $0.154 | $0.129 
Labor rate, per hour. | $0. 164 | $0.105 | $0.155 | $0. 165 
* Adapted from unfinished studies of the Office of Farm Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 
2 North Carolina. 
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