10 BULLETIN 641, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
LENGTH OF WORKING DAY AND WORK ACCOMPLISHED. 
The hours of labor and amount of work done for each of the haying 
operations on the farms studied is shown in Table X. 
Table X. — Hours of work per day and amount accomplished in hay-making operations. 
Operation. 
52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y 
37 farms in Washington County, Pa. 
Seeding by hand ! 
Mowing 
Tedding 
Rating 
Loading, hauling, and ) 
putting into barn ! 
Farms 
Hours 
report- 
worked 
ing each 
per day 
opera- 
per 
tion. 
man. 
30 
9.43 
52 
8.36 
29 
7.45 
52 
7.54 
52 
8.09 
Hours 
worked 
per day 
per 
horse. 
16.72 
14.90 
15.08 
Amount of 
hay handled 
per day. 
Acres. Tons. 
_ \ _,. TT Amount of 
Farms I Hours Hours | hav handled 
report- j worked worked' per day. 
ing each per day per day j 
opera- per per 
tion. man. horse. Acreg _ Tons _ 
16.80 
8.94 
12.07 
17. 30 
13. 41 
18.10 
25. 95 
10.00 
9.73 
9.90 
8.11 
8.67 
19.46 
19.80 
15. .54 
10.51 
12.66 
16.22 j 15,65 
20.11 I 6.01 
16.40 
19. 75 
24.42 
9.37 
WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER HOUR. 
The work accomplished per hour, under average conditions, is 
shown in Table XL For all farms studied the average per hour for 
seeding is 1.66 acres; for mowing, 1.07 acres; for tedding, 1.45 acres: 
for raking, 2.65 acres; and for loading, hauling, and putting into the 
barn, 3.61 tons. The operation of loading, hauling, and putting into 
barn is performed by three men or four men, depending upon the 
length of haul and the adaptability and efficiency of the men. 
Table XI may be of some assistance to those who wish to make 
plans for harvesting hay, acreage and length of working day being 
known ; 
Table XI. — Amount of hay handled per hour. 
52 farms in Steuben Countv, N. Y 
37 farms in Washington Comity, Pa. 
°P^ ion - fepS LjNum- Num- 
ing each 7, M A ber of ber of 
Seeding 
Mowing 
Tedding 
Raking 
Loading, haul- 
ing, and put- 
ting into barn. 
opera- 
tion. 
(feet). 
men. horses. 
30 j 
52 5. 14 
29 8. 76 
52 10. 83 
52 
2.23 
1.780 
1.070 
1.620 
2. 295 
J Farms 
report- 
Tons, ing each 
j opera- 
i tion. 
1.604 
2. 430 
3.442 
Width 
(feet). 
5.92 
6.85 
10.65 
Num- 
ber of 
men. 
Num- 
ber of Acres. Tons, 
horses. 
1. 5.50 
1.080 
1.280 
1. 930 
1.685 
1.990 
3. 010 
.693 1.080 
