BULLETIX 641, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
LOADING, HAULING, AND PUTTING HAY INTO THE BARN. 
The crew most generally used in the New York area is one of four 
men and two horses. On the 52 New York farms there were found 
30 four-man crews, 13 three-man crews, 7 two-man crews, 1 eight- 
man crew, and 1 six-man crew. Small crews do not as a rule keep 
any horse or team at the barn, the team used for hauling being also 
used for hoisting. (See figs. 1 and 2.) 
In the cases of about half of the four-man crews one man remains 
at the barn to drive the team on the hay fork while unloading, and 
does nothing at other times. In such cases the fourth man is usually 
an old man or boy unable to work at loading. The four-man arrange- 
ment allows two men to work in the mow, enough to put the hay away 
in good shape. 
Fig. 1. — Hay loader in operation. The loader saves time and puts hay on the wagon more cheaply than 
it can be pitched by hand. 
When six, seven, or more men are used, there is a barn crew of from 
three to four who do all of the unloading, the driver unhitching from 
the load when reaching the barn and taking an empty wagon back to 
the field. The two-man crew allows one man to work in the mow 
and one to stick the hay fork and drive the hoisting team. 
In the Pennsylvania area there were found 4 four-man crews, 27 
three-man crews, 1 two-man crew, 3 seven-man crews, and 2 six-man 
crews. (See Table IX. ) 
The amount of hay handled per crew per hour is about 1.50 tons 
for the New York group and 1 for the Pennsylvania group, at a cost 
of 69 cents and 96 cents, respectively. 
