FIELD AND CROP LABOR ON GEORGIA FARMS 
Table 12. — Applying fertilizer 
(Before or after planting) 
13 
Method, implement, and crew- 
Width 
of row 
Number 
ofreports 
Average 
acreage 
per day 
Acreage reported 
most frequently 
Feei 
3 
4 
5 
6 
10 
10 
29 
24 
20 
23 
14 
34 
81 
39 
115 
144 
72 
82 
13 
58 
21 
11 
5.20 
5.31 
5.52 
6.85 
7.00 
8.86 
9. 16 
10.57 
5.74 
6.20 
7.14 
7.35 
7.88 
10.08 
10.66 
11.33 
13.55 
Scattering. 
Do . 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do.-. 
Do. 
Do 
10 (12 reports). 
10 (28 reports). 
3 
3M 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Do 
/6 (27 reports). 
\7 (28 reports). 
17 (22 reports). 
\8 (52 reports). 
8 (26 reports). 
Do 
Do 
Do 
8 (19 reports). 
Do 
Do... 
10 (17 reports). 
Do 
(10 (5 reports). 
\14 (5 reports). 
Do 
Table 13. — Covering fertilizer 
(Shovel cultivator, 1 man, 1 mule) 
Width 
of row 
Number 
of furrows 
Number 
ofreports 
Average 
acreage 
per day 
Acreage reported 
most frequently 
Feet 
4 
o l A 
4H 
10 
1 
2 
2 
2 
15 
19 
11 
24 
5.97 
3.55 
4.91 
10.12 
Scattering. 
(3 (7 reports). 
\4 (6 reports). 
Scattering. 
Do. 
Table 14. — Subsoiling 
Implement and crew 
Width of 
row 
Number 
of 
reports 
Average 
acreage 
per day 
Acreage reported 
most frequently 
Subsoil plow (1 man, 2 mules) ... . 
Feet 
4 
21 
18 
5.71 
6.92 
Scattering. 
Scooter (1 man, 1 mule) 
Do. 
INDIVIDUAL CROP OPERATIONS 
The crew performance on planting and on many of the other opera- 
tions varies for individual crops. For some operations, such as siding 
or cultivating middles, the crew performance maybe somewhat similar 
for different crops, but the operations for each crop from planting 
to harvesting are here shown separately. 
COTTON 
The common method of planting cotton is with a single-row, one- 
mule planter. (See Fig. 6.) On small patches cotton may be planted 
by hand, and on large plantations a two-row riding planter may be 
